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Jamie Marie Andreas Fingers On...Fingers Off

I often make the point to students that paying attention to when fingers need to come off is as important as paying attention to when they need to go on the strings. I just had a student of my classical foundation course post a video that illustrates this nicely. He usually masters every piece flawlessly.....but in the last piece by Sor, he messes up a passage toward the end. He doesn't know it (yet), but it is because particulars fingers are not coming off at the right time. Check it out.....… Continue

Added by Jamie Marie Andreas on October 28, 2009 at 4:53pm — No Comments

Jamie Marie Andreas Student Pushes Through Shearer Classical Book

I have a student who, like many, was wasting time by getting too hung up on each piece in the Shearer book (which I use as a textbook for my classical course). Even after he had done a good job, he kept working at it to try to get it as fast as he heard somebody else play it That is fine, but he was neglecting going forward, which is very important at this stage. So I have been pushing him. He sent me a video of his results after 2 weeks with 2 new pieces. They are quite good. Here they are ar… Continue

Added by Jamie Marie Andreas on October 26, 2009 at 7:20am — No Comments

christian liang Air on the G string (BWV1068) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) in tab

taken from my guitar blog www.chrisliang.com Air on the G-string is Bach's ever popular song. I love this song and I find it both challenging and a joy to play. This song is so beautiful and expressive, you would have to be a rock not to be moved by it's melody. Recently, I have had a song request in my blog to cover this song so that gave me the push to revisit Air on the G string. Of all the bach songs I have done, this is the song that I have the greatest di… Continue

Added by christian liang on October 19, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

Socci and Pency New Acoustic Videos/Songs

Hi everyone, We have just uploaded several videos for some of our acoustic songs. Some of them are from our debut album (Just Visiting), and others are completed originals that just didn't make the album. Still others are cover versions of movie/TV theme songs and heavy metal songs. Please check them out, and let us know what you think. Thank you! Socci & Pency Continue

Added by Socci and Pency on August 3, 2009 at 7:37pm — No Comments

John Francis Dealing with Squeaks!

How should guitarists deal with the string noises that are inherent to their instrument? In the past, the pristine quality of recordings were judged by whether the squeaking of the fingers on the strings could be heard. Today, however, most audiences find them annoying, and unless artists make a conscious effort to diminish them, they are likely to rear their ugly heads at the most inopportune moment. The most logical way seems to be simply lifting one`s hand when shifting p
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Added by John Francis on July 24, 2009 at 4:00am — 2 Comments

John Francis Fingernails, Flesh And Other Fodder

The widest range of tone color and dynamics is achieved with a combination of nail and flesh. By varying the angle of the fingers one can use either more or less nail. The optimum length is one that allows you to just see the nail over the tips of the finger when looking at the palm. The nail should follow the contour of the fingertip. It is also important to make sure the sides of the nails don't have any corners that will catch the string or catch other things and crack or
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Added by John Francis on July 21, 2009 at 4:23am — 2 Comments

John Francis Transcriptions: No. 1: Johannes Brahms "Lullaby" Waltz No. 15 • Drop D Notation with Tab

Brahms Famous Lullaby Arranged For Solo Guitar by John Francis
Johannes Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany on May 7, 1833 to a poor family. His father was a double-bass player. His mother was a seamstress. Brahms began studies on the piano at the age of seven. By the age of thirteen he was able to support himself by playing piano at bars and brothels and arranging light music. He soon began writing sonatas, piano trios, and many other r
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Added by John Francis on July 20, 2009 at 2:28pm — No Comments

Perfecto De Castro New CD "CAPARISON" Now available!

I'm happy to announce the release of my 2nd solo 10-string guitar CD, "CAPARISON". It is now available on the MERCHANDISE page of my website and will be up on CDBaby and iTunes soon.

Listen to the track previews on my… Continue

Added by Perfecto De Castro on July 12, 2009 at 7:52pm — No Comments

Thayr Richey The Process

Acoustic Guitar Blog: The Process I’ve been playing the guitar for about 45 years. In that time my thinking about music and about the guitar in particular has changed - just as my playing has changed – from trying to play an F chord in the first position years ago to trying to play music by Albéniz and Bach today. I have come to see playing the guitar as a process. This process could be compared to many other processes; my current favorite is a martial art. As in the martial arts there are tec… Continue

Added by Thayr Richey on May 3, 2009 at 2:14pm — No Comments

Perfecto De Castro Upcoming CD "CAPARISON"

Production is winding down on my next CD release which I decided to call "CAPARISON". As soon as the graphics are finalized, I'll be shipping it off to the replicators. Here are the track titles: 01 Prelude BWV 1012 - Johann Sebastian Bach 02 Sarabande BWV 1012 -Johann Sebastian Bach 03 Danza Paraguaya - Agustin Pio Barrios 04 Don Perez Freire - Agustin Pio Barrios 05 Vals #4 op 8 - Agustin Pio Barrios 06 Largo from New World Symphony - Antonin Dvorak 07 Prelude BWV 1007 - Johann Sebast… Continue

Added by Perfecto De Castro on April 28, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Perfecto De Castro CD Review: "Autumn Elegy" by Charles Mokotoff

“Autumn Elegy” Artist: Charles Mokotoff Year: 2008 Imagine a time when Classical Guitar was flourishing: Segovia was still touring and giving concerts, Classical Guitar stars like Michael Lorimer, Christopher Parkening and Leo Brouwer were hosting 2 week-long (sometimes longer) masterclasses, the up and coming players were pushing the boundaries of technique and repertoire launching from the foundation that Segovia built. Charles Mokotoff was right in the thick of all that activit… Continue

Added by Perfecto De Castro on April 14, 2009 at 2:11am — No Comments

Perfecto De Castro CD Review: "Genteel" Giacomo Fiore

“Genteel” Artist: Giacomo Fiore Year: 2009

I met Giacomo Fiore in 2008 at a house concert I gave at luthier Alan Perlman’s San Francisco home. Several years prior to that meeting we’ve been exchanging views and opinions on Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s Classical Corner online forum. In all counts, the tall and lanky Genovese comes across as a warm, personable and easily likable guy: and these descriptors are easily applied to his wonderful guitar playing as well.

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Added by Perfecto De Castro on March 27, 2009 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Michael Kovitz Musical Vision

Excerpt 8 is from the chapter called “Musical Vision” from my book, From Silence to Sound — Richard Kyle’s Journey to Musical Competency (copyright © 2007 Michael Kovitz) http://www.amazon.com/Silence-Richard-Journey-Musical-Competency/dp/143032757X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234712059&sr=1-1 Richard had just demonstrated a transcription of the Gymnopedies by Eric Satie for his teacher. But the music was flat, lacked real vision, in part because the pieces are so familiar and… Continue

Added by Michael Kovitz on March 2, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Michael Kovitz From Silence to Sound - Richard Kyle's Journey to Musical Competency

I am writing this blog to introduce you to my most recent book. It is not another "how-to" book on playing the guitar. Instead I chose the form of a fictional memoir so that my readers, through hearing Richard Kyle's story, could experience the taste of his musical and spiritual odyssey. The book is not for guitarists alone -- it is for musicians and music lovers and those who have contemplated music as a spiritual path. Richard shares the journal entries of his lessons with master musician Alex… Continue

Added by Michael Kovitz on February 12, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Perfecto De Castro ClassicalGuitarBlog.net Interview

I was interviewed by Christopher Davis for his popular Classical Guitar BLOG last week and now the exchange is up for everyone to read:

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Added by Perfecto De Castro on January 28, 2009 at 11:12am — No Comments

Teja Gerken, Senior Editor Gyan Riley

I went to hear Gyan Riley perform at the Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley, CA this past Saturday. Riley (who is the son of minimalist composition pioneer Terry Riley) is a rising star in the classical guitar world, but as he ably demonstrated at this show, he is a lot more than “just” a classical player. Performing in a trio that included drummer Scott Amendol… Continue

Added by Teja Gerken, Senior Editor on October 14, 2008 at 3:46pm — No Comments

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