Learn Classical Guitar BlogUp-to-date news and information about Classical Guitar. We will bring you product reviews, information and timely news about topics related to Classical Guitar including best technique practices, music, composers, instrument care and much, much more. Nov 5, 2009, Student for lifeI was a child of the 60s and my older teenager brother was, like every kid his age, in a rock and roll band. So there were always guitars around, all Permalink -- click for full blog post "Student for life" Nov 3, 2009, Music from John Williams Barrios albumOn side one of John Williams Barrios album he has two Barrios peices Estudio and Preludio on track 3. I was wondering if anyone might know where I can Permalink -- click for full blog post "Music from John Williams Barrios album" Nov 3, 2009, Playback software?Hi. Many years ago, I took a year of classical guitar lessons. The lesson books I purchased at the time started with some simple little pieces that Permalink -- click for full blog post "Playback software?" Oct 31, 2009, Malaguena - Spanish Dance Form With A Dash of Flamenco FireThe Malaguena is an Andalusian folk-dance form which originated in Malga in Southern Spain... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Malaguena - Spanish Dance Form With A Dash of Flamenco Fire" Oct 31, 2009, Free Guitar Lesson Page - With Videos PDF Files And Study NotesLooking for a Free Guitar Lesson page? Well this is the page you're looking for to help with technique and sound quality in your guitar playing... Oct 31, 2009, Learn Classical Guitar Site MapLearn classical guitar site map helps you to find a page and the information you want quickly and effectively... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Learn Classical Guitar Site Map" Oct 31, 2009, Videos For Monthly Music - Now You Can Match the Music With the VideosThis Videos For Monthly Music page allows you to practice all the free sheet music provide over the year... Oct 31, 2009, Free Guitar Sheet MusicGet free monthly guitar sheet music here... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free Guitar Sheet Music" Oct 24, 2009, Shivers up my spineLeona Boyd Andre's Segovia Julian Bream Their repertoire interpretation, unpretentiousness for presentation (and lack of concern to offend critics of Permalink -- click for full blog post "Shivers up my spine" Oct 24, 2009, Guitar playingHello, After much persuasion, my parents have allowed me to sign up for a guitar class. When registering, the lady there told me that I would be Permalink -- click for full blog post "Guitar playing" Oct 24, 2009, Classical or Acoustic as a start for my 9 year-old?Hello - My daughter announced that she wanted to take guitar lessons and as insurance against this being a 10 day infatuation we borrowed a 3/4 size Permalink -- click for full blog post "Classical or Acoustic as a start for my 9 year-old? " Oct 24, 2009, Downloading videosHi Trevor, I'm a sales rep and consequently have to travel around a lot. I take my old guitar with me on my trips to stop me being bored in the Permalink -- click for full blog post "Downloading videos" Oct 24, 2009, writing a scoreI heard that you only use bass clef with a guitar score. So how do I go about a score when I sustain the lower strings while plucking the higher ones? Permalink -- click for full blog post "writing a score" Oct 24, 2009, octave x-headed notesIn Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, passage where bass is E, F, E, the score shows unison octave with x as the upper note head. What does that mean? It's Permalink -- click for full blog post "octave x-headed notes" Oct 24, 2009, Need help with reading the...notes?Okay, so I'm trying to learn a song. But I'm not sure what the line down with the dot beside it...I don't know if I should hold it a little longer or Permalink -- click for full blog post "Need help with reading the...notes?" Oct 24, 2009, 3? how about 2...Pavel Steidel - the most captivating guitarist I have seen in years. Head and shoulders above anyone in the game - no one can compare to his 19th Permalink -- click for full blog post "3? how about 2..." Oct 24, 2009, Trombone to guitar...Not much of a story, I'm afraid... I am a classically trained trombone player, who suffered a jaw injury making it impossible for me to play any brass Permalink -- click for full blog post "Trombone to guitar..." Oct 20, 2009, Small-town music manI began guitar on an old Stella when I was 16. I played trombone in school so knew how to read music. I learned by myself that summer with a Nick Permalink -- click for full blog post "Small-town music man" Oct 16, 2009, James Edward McCutcheonI began experimenting with my older brothers $15.00 Silvertone Parlor guitar it was made by Harmony, painted Black with a faux orange tiger burst. I Permalink -- click for full blog post " James Edward McCutcheon" Oct 16, 2009, A Piece of musicI have played this piece for quite a bit but I only know the beginning of it and would be keen to play the rest of the song Hope you Permalink -- click for full blog post "A Piece of music" Oct 16, 2009, first guitar ever documentedWhen was the first guitar in the world ever documented, or recorded? The answer to that question is rather clouded but perhaps these pages will Permalink -- click for full blog post "first guitar ever documented" Oct 16, 2009, How many pieces should I try to learn at one time?Hi, I was just wondering how many pieces of music should I practice at one time? I usually just pick like 2 or 3 pieces that I want to learn and Permalink -- click for full blog post "How many pieces should I try to learn at one time?" Oct 16, 2009, Music Notation QuestionHi Mr. Maurice, I just printed up your Chromatic Exercise and your study of Major and Minor Scales, to use as exercises. And I have a beginner's Permalink -- click for full blog post "Music Notation Question" Oct 10, 2009, For HerAs a freshman at a private university, I had never thought of trying to play the guitar. I had always wanted to learn an instrument but I couldn't Permalink -- click for full blog post "For Her" Oct 7, 2009, Carulli Waltz - Free Guitar LessonThis Carulli Waltz is a charming example of his work for the beginning to intermediate guitarist... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Carulli Waltz - Free Guitar Lesson" Oct 5, 2009, Shaping Your Nails For Guitar?Shaping your nails is achieved with a little knowledge and application... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Shaping Your Nails For Guitar?" Oct 5, 2009, scales learningI have been practicing scales for a little while now and was wondering if I should continue to look at the music sheet rather than looking at my left Permalink -- click for full blog post "scales learning" Oct 5, 2009, Buying a classical guitarHi there! Would you have some advice on buyng a Classical Guitar ? I'm a beginner on classical, although Ive been playing guitar for a few years, so Permalink -- click for full blog post "Buying a classical guitar" Oct 5, 2009, Guitar Store - Looking For A Great Guitar Store?Guitar store convenience is one way we can help you... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Guitar Store - Looking For A Great Guitar Store?" Oct 5, 2009, minimize screeching when changing chordshow do you minimize the screeching sound made by the fingers when changing chords? Hi, I've answered this one before. Basically, the best way to Permalink -- click for full blog post "minimize screeching when changing chords" Oct 5, 2009, There are levels of piano you can complete is there the same for guitar?There are levels of piano you can complete is there the same for guitar? Thanks, Brad Hi Brad, Yes, there are levels. In the U.K. you can sit for Oct 5, 2009, Circle of FifthsI am trying to wrap my head around the circle of fifths. Is it something that is necessary to know, if it is can anyone explain it? Hi Joe, It is Permalink -- click for full blog post "Circle of Fifths" Oct 5, 2009, Fretboard memorizationIs there a proven method for learning where the notes and equivalent notes are on the fretboard and sight read them quickly, especially in the higher Permalink -- click for full blog post "Fretboard memorization" Oct 5, 2009, 1st Position Study BooksHello. After several years away from playing, I have decided to rekindle my love of classical guitar. I studied the basics of 1st position in high Permalink -- click for full blog post "1st Position Study Books" Oct 5, 2009, One new favorite on YouTube, and three others liveI just discovered Julio Cesar Oliva, who Ruben Diaz of the Guitar Foundation of America calls the greatest classical guitar composer and player in Permalink -- click for full blog post "One new favorite on YouTube, and three others live" Oct 5, 2009, Anything by the brilliant PerezCarlos Alberto Perez, currently in Sydney, Australia is to my ear the best classical guitarist today. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Anything by the brilliant Perez" Sep 30, 2009, SharkeyJulian Bream - for his flawless interpretation and soul. Pepe Romero - for his flamenco technique and raging rasquiados. Adam del Monte - for his Permalink -- click for full blog post "Sharkey" Sep 18, 2009, I need help on my homeworkPlease help me !!!! Here is a fill in the blank guestion that needs to be answered... * The blank means to make the sound louder? Answer: Permalink -- click for full blog post "I need help on my homework" Sep 18, 2009, Mexican influence on classical guitarI was wondering if there is a Mexican influence on classical guitar. Although a lot of the old spanish masterpieces are great the main reasons I want Permalink -- click for full blog post "Mexican influence on classical guitar" Sep 18, 2009, spanish guitar piecesI ask every guitar player I meet, as I do not listen to volumes of guitar pieces. I am interested in spanish style pieces, and ask your awareness of Permalink -- click for full blog post "spanish guitar pieces" Sep 18, 2009, Barring techniqueI'm a beginning classical guitar student and I'm having some difficulty maintaining equal pressure across all strings when applying a full barre. And Permalink -- click for full blog post "Barring technique" Sep 14, 2009, I'd have to say Julian Bream, Virginia Luque, Roland DyensJulian had a beatiful tone and great musicianship. Roland Dyens is always pushing the envelope as far as composers and styles go. For a young, Permalink -- click for full blog post "I'd have to say Julian Bream, Virginia Luque, Roland Dyens" Sep 14, 2009, John Williams is my guitar heroIt is very hard for me to pick my three favorite guitarists because I like so many, but I would never doubt to say that my favorite one is John Permalink -- click for full blog post "John Williams is my guitar hero" Sep 11, 2009, Pepe Romero had dinner at my houseI am a beginning student of classical guitar but it has been an influence in my life for years. My father was a professor of Spanish and a musician so Permalink -- click for full blog post "Pepe Romero had dinner at my house" Sep 8, 2009, excellent playersChris parkening Liona Boyd John Permalink -- click for full blog post "excellent players" Sep 7, 2009, Chord Roll HelpHi Mr. Maurice, In working on Greensleeves, I have been attempting to get the same sound out of the G roll chord in bar 14 that you are getting. On Permalink -- click for full blog post "Chord Roll Help" Sep 7, 2009, Links - For Learn Classical GuitarThis is the Links page for learnclassicalguitar.com Permalink -- click for full blog post "Links - For Learn Classical Guitar" Sep 5, 2009, Renaissance Guitar Piece - Anon...Free Guitar LessonThis Renaissance Guitar Piece reputedly first appeared around 1596 in the "New Book of Tablature" by William Barley as Packington's Pound... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Renaissance Guitar Piece - Anon...Free Guitar Lesson" Sep 5, 2009, One more?Li Jie I was downloading some Bach from Youtube for my sister and I heard this girl playing Bach's prelude BWV1007. Got my Permalink -- click for full blog post "One more?" Aug 30, 2009, Living? Vidovic, Kanengiser, Clarke, and Two HMsAt the top I would have to put Ana Vidovic. Comparing artists, especially virtuosos, is a dicey business. But calling Vidovic today's Ida Presti would Permalink -- click for full blog post "Living? Vidovic, Kanengiser, Clarke, and Two HMs"
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