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Nov 5, 2009, Student for life
I 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
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Nov 3, 2009, Music from John Williams Barrios album
On 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
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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
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Oct 31, 2009, Malaguena - Spanish Dance Form With A Dash of Flamenco Fire
The Malaguena is an Andalusian folk-dance form which originated in Malga in Southern Spain...
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Oct 31, 2009, Free Guitar Lesson Page - With Videos PDF Files And Study Notes
Looking 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...
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Oct 31, 2009, Learn Classical Guitar Site Map
Learn classical guitar site map helps you to find a page and the information you want quickly and effectively...
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Oct 31, 2009, Videos For Monthly Music - Now You Can Match the Music With the Videos
This Videos For Monthly Music page allows you to practice all the free sheet music provide over the year...
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Oct 31, 2009, Free Guitar Sheet Music
Get free monthly guitar sheet music here...
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Oct 24, 2009, Shivers up my spine
Leona Boyd Andre's Segovia Julian Bream Their repertoire interpretation, unpretentiousness for presentation (and lack of concern to offend critics of
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Oct 24, 2009, Guitar playing
Hello, 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
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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
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Oct 24, 2009, Downloading videos
Hi 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
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Oct 24, 2009, writing a score
I 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?
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Oct 24, 2009, octave x-headed notes
In 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
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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
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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
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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
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Oct 20, 2009, Small-town music man
I 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
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Oct 16, 2009, James Edward McCutcheon
I 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
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Oct 16, 2009, A Piece of music
I 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
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Oct 16, 2009, first guitar ever documented
When was the first guitar in the world ever documented, or recorded? The answer to that question is rather clouded but perhaps these pages will
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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
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Oct 16, 2009, Music Notation Question
Hi 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
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Oct 10, 2009, For Her
As 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
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Oct 7, 2009, Carulli Waltz - Free Guitar Lesson
This Carulli Waltz is a charming example of his work for the beginning to intermediate guitarist...
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Oct 5, 2009, Shaping Your Nails For Guitar?
Shaping your nails is achieved with a little knowledge and application...
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Oct 5, 2009, scales learning
I 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
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Oct 5, 2009, Buying a classical guitar
Hi 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
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Oct 5, 2009, Guitar Store - Looking For A Great Guitar Store?
Guitar store convenience is one way we can help you...
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Oct 5, 2009, minimize screeching when changing chords
how 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
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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
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Oct 5, 2009, Circle of Fifths
I 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
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Oct 5, 2009, Fretboard memorization
Is 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
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Oct 5, 2009, 1st Position Study Books
Hello. 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
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Oct 5, 2009, One new favorite on YouTube, and three others live
I just discovered Julio Cesar Oliva, who Ruben Diaz of the Guitar Foundation of America calls the greatest classical guitar composer and player in
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Oct 5, 2009, Anything by the brilliant Perez
Carlos Alberto Perez, currently in Sydney, Australia is to my ear the best classical guitarist today.
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Sep 30, 2009, Sharkey
Julian Bream - for his flawless interpretation and soul. Pepe Romero - for his flamenco technique and raging rasquiados. Adam del Monte - for his
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Sep 18, 2009, I need help on my homework
Please help me !!!! Here is a fill in the blank guestion that needs to be answered... * The blank means to make the sound louder? Answer:
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Sep 18, 2009, Mexican influence on classical guitar
I 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
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Sep 18, 2009, spanish guitar pieces
I 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
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Sep 18, 2009, Barring technique
I'm a beginning classical guitar student and I'm having some difficulty maintaining equal pressure across all strings when applying a full barre. And
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Sep 14, 2009, I'd have to say Julian Bream, Virginia Luque, Roland Dyens
Julian had a beatiful tone and great musicianship. Roland Dyens is always pushing the envelope as far as composers and styles go. For a young,
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Sep 14, 2009, John Williams is my guitar hero
It 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
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Sep 11, 2009, Pepe Romero had dinner at my house
I 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
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Sep 8, 2009, excellent players
Chris parkening Liona Boyd John
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Sep 7, 2009, Chord Roll Help
Hi 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
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Sep 7, 2009, Links - For Learn Classical Guitar
This is the Links page for learnclassicalguitar.com
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Sep 5, 2009, Renaissance Guitar Piece - Anon...Free Guitar Lesson
This Renaissance Guitar Piece reputedly first appeared around 1596 in the "New Book of Tablature" by William Barley as Packington's Pound...
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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
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Aug 30, 2009, Living? Vidovic, Kanengiser, Clarke, and Two HMs
At 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
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