Chers amis de la guitare, Le Festival et Compétition Internationale de Guitare Classique de Montréal en est à présent à sa 9ème édition, et le thème de l’événement pour cette année sera : « les guitaristes compositeurs ». Nos invités de marque, soit Roddy Ellias, Simone Iannarelli, et Andrew Zohn, vous éblouiront à la fois par leur maîtrise [...]
Archive | March, 2010
Use good posture – not guitar posture
Also see: Classical Guitar Technique and Posture: Four Videos of Great Artists Working on your posture does not require an in-depth conversation about ‘guitar posture’, instead use ‘good posture’. Good posture both while playing the guitar and away from the guitar can improve your entire life. Don’t neglect your posture while away from the guitar, no [...]
Review: Play Piazzolla – 13 Tangos for Guitar
Play Piazzolla: 13 Tangos for Easy Guitar by Gary Ryan (arranger), Astor Piazzolla (Composer) Paperback: 28 pages Publisher: Boosey and Hawkes; 1 edition (Jan 1 2009) Language: English I found this collection of Piazzolla arrangements by chance at the local music store. I’ve played other Piazzolla works such as Cinco Piezas (1980) but as most people know Cinco [...]
Rhythm Trainer #5
The Rhythm Trainer for guitarists is from my publication “Guitar Victoria – Studio Series Vol. 2″. EXERCISE #5 The upper system gives the rhythm on open-strings. The lower system is intended for use after the upper system has been confidently mastered. Do not play the two staves as a duet. As in Exercise #4: The [...]
The Week in Links (March 27th)
Canadian News: Victoria: 2010 Northwest Guitar Festival in Victoria, BC (April 9-11) (www.guitarvictoria.com) Edmonton: Grégoire Gagnon (April 16) & The Rosette Guitar Duo (April 9th) (www.edmontonclassicalguitarsociety.org) Montreal: Open Mic Concert (www.societedeguitaredemontreal.org) Toronto: Detlev Bork (April 10th) (www.guitarsocietyoftoronto.com) Lessons & Web Links: Making the most of a bad situation (www.classicalguitarreview.com) The Fingertip Myth (www.classicalguitarblog.net) Teaching: How [...]
Winnipeg Guitar Society: Arc Duo
Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society Present: Arc Duo April 17, 2010 | 8 p.m. Saturday Manitoba Museum Planetarium Auditorium From: http://www.winnipegclassicalguitarsociety.com/arcduo.html In their home base of New York City, Arc Duo’s performance highlights include recitals at renowned venues such as Caramoor Music Festival, Lincoln Center, Merkin Concert Hall, and Carnegie Hall, where their debut was noted [...]
Rhythm Trainer #4
The Rhythm Trainer for guitarists is from my publication “Guitar Victoria – Studio Series Vol. 2″. EXERCISE #4 The upper system gives the rhythm on open-strings. The lower system is intended for use after the upper system has been confidently mastered. Do not play the two staves as a duet. As in Exercise #3: The [...]
Rhythm Trainer #15
The Rhythm Trainer for guitarists is from my publication “Guitar Victoria – Studio Series Vol. 2″. EXERCISE #15 *The lessons are progressive so you may wish to not practise this one until having gone through all 14 before it. Example 15 with metronome Example 15 without metronome Be careful to observe the rest and feel [...]
Rhythm Trainer #3
The Rhythm Trainer for guitarists is from my publication “Guitar Victoria – Studio Series Vol. 2″. EXERCISE #3 The upper system gives the rhythm on open-strings. The lower system is intended for use after the upper system has been confidently mastered. Do not play the two staves as a duet. As in Exercise #2: The [...]
Rhythm Trainer #2
The Rhythm Trainer for guitarists is from my publication “Guitar Victoria – Studio Series Vol. 2″. EXERCISE #2 The upper system gives the rhythm on open-strings. The lower system is intended for use after the upper system has been confidently mastered. Do not play the two staves as a duet. The below example contains 8th [...]
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