I’d like to personally thank Marcus Dominelli for this wonderful and educational guest post. Last year I bought a Dominelli guitar (spruce/indian) and love it. You can see photos of my guitar here. I didn’t order this guitar, I just visited Marcus and decided to buy this one which he had in the shop. I [...]
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Advice for Musicians: Based on a Study of Andres Segovia and Julian Bream
See the bigger picture. You have chosen to be a classical guitarist, you are mastering your profession, now before it is too late, choose a goal. Do not choose a wavering goal, choose something that seems impossible, and do not let anything stop you until you yourself have reached it… READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT: Advice [...]
Classical Guitar: A Method for Students & Teachers – Volume 1 – Beginner (Free)
Don’t forget to check out more free and recommended music in our sheet music section! Classical Guitar: A Method for Students & Teachers Volume I • Beginner by Bradford Werner Available as a PDF (88 pages): FREE or by donation This method took me a few years to build so if you’re feeling generous please give a small [...]
Practicing with a metronome – some pros, cons, and tips | The Practicing Musician
A little article I wrote for beginner students on The Practicing Musician: Many students are unsure about how often they should practice with a metronome because there is little consensus in music education as to the benefits or negative consequences. Before outlining some pros and cons I’d like to tell you what I often tell [...]
End of the week in Canada – August 20th, 2011
Here’s the week folks. I’ve spent the week debugging this site and others from a webserver hack which was redirecting people to Russian gambling sites. If you ended up doing any gambling I hope you won some money! Besides that I’ve been working on this: Classical Guitar Concerts & Events 2011, check out your town or [...]
A Basic Guide to Better Practicing
This post is from The Practicing Musician Blog. The Practicing Musician is a blog about inspiration and personal development in daily music practice. There is one juicy post per week by yours truely. The post was written for beginner students or intermediate students that could use some motivation. Hopefully some of the professionals who read this [...]
Raffi Altounian’s Top Five Pieces to Learn on the Guitar | RCM Blogs
A blog post from the RCM with videos and more… In the first in a series of posts, we asked classical guitarist and Conservatory faculty member Raffi Altounian which pieces he recommends all guitar players learn. Here’s what he told us. READ THE FULL ARTICLE: Raffi Altounian’s Top Five Pieces to Learn on the Guitar | [...]
End of the week in Canada – August 13th
After years of making individual concert posts I’ve created an events page: Visit the new Concerts and Events : 2011 Events Objectives: To post concerts by guitar societies, music series, or individual artists. Help me update this page by emailing: admin@classicalguitarcanada.ca A useful tool for artists and agents planning to concertize in Canada allowing them to see [...]
31 Days to Better Practicing – The Free Ebook by Chris Foley
A 65 page free ebook on better practicing by Chris Foley of the Collaborative Piano Blog. What more can be said? Get it while it lasts students! Get the Free ebook here: 31 Days to Better Practicing – The Free Ebook – Chris Foley’s Posterous.
Guitar Heroes and Early Music | Arts & Collections International
A neat little article about the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. show titled “Guitar Heroes and Early Music.” Includes some sound samples from a lutenwerk and more. Our regular musical interlude this time includes a look at some innovative Italian American guitar makers and the legacy of early music that continues to flourish in [...]
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