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Jul 4, 2009, scales
Is there any difference between acoustic guitar scale playing n classical? Please send me some scales, I need it. Hi Jooo, No, there is no
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Jul 2, 2009, respectable
John Williams Pepe Romero /Angel Romero Norbert Kraft
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Jul 2, 2009, mystery book
I took guitar class n high school last year and I bought a guitar to continue my learning but I cannot find the book we used n class. It was a book
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Jul 1, 2009, Free Guitar Sheet Music
Get free monthly guitar sheet music here...
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Jul 1, 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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Jul 1, 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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Jun 30, 2009, Etude by Mertz - Free Guitar Lesson
This Etude by Mertz contains many lessons such as 16th note practice, slurs, chords and more...
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Jun 30, 2009, Segovia and Noad
Watching tutorial classes by these two were an exciting intro to the classical guitar years ago. After buying guitar books I was always stopped by the
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Jun 28, 2009, Living The Frustrations of Not Being Blessed By The Muses.
College, 1970, University of Arizona. My roommate, a classical artist with Oboe and Guitar, spoke the language of music, it's theories, it's major
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Jun 18, 2009, Bm Almeria
I have been offered one of these guitars are they good quality. Hi Gary, T found this page which you might want to look at. It said... B&M
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Jun 18, 2009, Concierto de aranjuez - for solo guitar?
On holiday in Spain, I heard a busker playing the second movement of the Concierto de Aranjuez in an arrangment for solo guitar. It was very much more
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Jun 16, 2009, Plodder
Segovia - pedantic and opinionated as a musician -but his genius and spirituality transcends these flaws! Julian Bream - Musician first - but still
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Jun 13, 2009, Guitar God Incarnate
Kazuhito Yamashita is #1, 2 and 3 in my books. Segovia is the old-school maestro, David Russell is the Lord of lyrical music, John Williams is owner
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Jun 10, 2009, First -- Love making beautiful music
I've heard it said that music is a celebration of the soul. It always has been for me. My wife and I have been singing together in choral groups and
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Jun 4, 2009, How much and What?
Not a story, more a thought: All you musicians out there amateur or professional, when you just play music what do you play and why? I realize that
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Jun 3, 2009, What does 2p0 mean?
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Jun 3, 2009, Finger Picks
Instead of growing out my fingernails (which my wife hates) would it be ok on the guitar to use a certain type of finger picks? If so what kind and
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Jun 3, 2009, Guitar Players - Shivers Up My Spine!
1. Andre Segovia, 2. Narsisco Yepes, 3. Ana Vidovic They ara
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May 29, 2009, Segovia: "I have nothing to teach her ... "
Even at the age of 13 Andres Segovia declared I have nothing to teach her ... she should not accept the advice of any other guitarist. She was of
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May 23, 2009, Cutaway guitars - pros and cons?
Hi, Mr. Maurice I've been enjoying your site immensely for some time now while waiting for my lessons to start, so first, thank you so much for the
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May 23, 2009, Small Finger Control
Hi, I have been studying classical guitar for some weeks now, and one problem causes me inability to play music: I simply cannot play some
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May 19, 2009, His Loyal Subject
Travis Johnson -- he seems to make love to his guitar while he makes it sing like a choir of
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May 19, 2009, Susan Heffron
I picked up an acoustic guitar in fourth grade and developed a passion to play classical guitar in high school; upon hearing Carlos Montoya in concert
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May 12, 2009, mesmerizing
Zang Xuefei, her playing is beyond words
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May 6, 2009, beginner - need help
Dear Sir First of all thanks a lot for the free lessons. My problem is, I find it bit difficult to locate notes on the guitar which on your exercises
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May 6, 2009, size?
What size guitar should I get? I saw a 3/4 guitar but now I am confused. Hi joma ma, I've answered this one before but, as a rough guide, I
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May 6, 2009, This might be a stupid question
Dear Sir, How long must a person practice minimum per day to have an effect on improving his skills Yours Faithfully, PRASANJITH Hi Prasanjith, I
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May 6, 2009, free and rest strokes
I know how to play the rest and free strokes but I don't know where and when. please guide me. Hi Am, Free strokes are often played in faster
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May 6, 2009, Stu
No 1. John Williams. I'm an engineer; I was trained to appreciate and strive for attention to detail, precision. I also love classical guitar. John
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May 2, 2009, Study In E Minor - Melancholy Classical Guitar Piece
This Study in E Minor is written around well established common chord progressions in the E Harmonic Minor key...
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May 2, 2009, Adelita FranciscoTarrega's Beautiful Miniature
Adelita is the perfect companion piece for Lagrima and one that many guitar players aspire to play successfully...
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Apr 30, 2009, Rujero By Gaspar Sanz
Rujero is a wonderful, but not too difficult piece by Gaspar Sanz, to play on the classical guitar with its interesting melody, rhythm and ornamental grace notes...
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Apr 29, 2009, How I started practicing guitar
I was 13 when I saw a guitar in a instrument store, a handmade guitar, it cost only 89 dollars here in my country El Salvador. My uncle who died 4
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Apr 26, 2009, a true beginner
I am starting from absolute scratch. I know some musical notation but it is very shaky. I have looked at the lessons for beginners and I am
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Apr 24, 2009, Teacher/Students
Andres Segovia, Christopher Parkening, John Williams: because the music they play grabs your attention and tells a story the way classical music is
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Apr 24, 2009, Recording Classical Guitar on a Computer
Hi Trevor, I would like to ask what you think is a good and inexpensive method for recording my own classical guitar playing on my computer. On the
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Apr 24, 2009, Stem Up/Stem Down
I have been puzzled as to why some of the stemmed notes in music notation are sometimes pointed up or down. Is is strictly for aesthetic purposes, or
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Apr 24, 2009, Beginner wanting to learn Flamenco
I have a Conde Hermanos Flamenco guitar and want to learn to play Flamenco music. I live in Huntington West Virginia and don't have any teachers
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Apr 24, 2009, These are my favorite guitarists
Some people say that all the guitarrist are the best, in my opinion are only: John Williams Agustin Pio Barrios Mangore Ana Vidovic I like them
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Apr 21, 2009, Playing Scales
Is it important to use the rest stroke when practising scales? Does this mean you should use a thumb rest stroke on the sixth string as it is not
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Apr 16, 2009, How to use those books?
Hello Trevor, You very often mention/recommend 3 books: Classical Guitar Pedagogy, Pumping Nylon and The Path to Virtuosity. I have them all. How do
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Apr 15, 2009, Thinking about getting one.
I have been playing a regular acoustic guitar for a couple a years and am a decent player. I would like to get a classical guitar since I do a lot
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Apr 15, 2009, Guitar Size
I have been looking at guitars online and am a beginner. I'm looking for one around $100-$150 and have found a few that I'm really interested in.
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Apr 15, 2009, Jose Ramirez 125 Anos anniversary guitar
Have you ever seen or read anything on the Ramirez 125 Anos? I have been reading a lot on it and it sounds like it would be a nice guitar. I cannot
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Apr 10, 2009, Hi Please can you help me
I am looking for a classical guitar transcription of Mendelssohn's Song without words. I know that Julian Bream plays it on his romantic guitar cd
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Apr 10, 2009, When can we use i, a or m, a fingers
I've have been learning the guitar for a few months. I need to know when can I use i,a and m,a apart from the usual i,m fingers. Is there an example
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Apr 10, 2009, one guitar to another
Hi, I'm a 'newbie', sorry if this sounds strange but I have two questions which might be some what related... 1) Can you learn chords on the
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Apr 10, 2009, starting out
What are the parts and notes on the acoustic guitar? Hi, A look at this page might help you to learn and know the notes. And for the parts of an
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Apr 10, 2009, about the notes
Hi! I bought a guitar because I always wanted to play the guitar. So anyways I have a hard time with the notes to play songs, I don't get the
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Apr 10, 2009, Reading music
When reading sheet music, how do I know which string to play each note on. I know how to work out notes on the strings but I don't know which string
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