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Classical Guitar Right-Hand Position and Nail S...
Two small things have an outsized effect on your tone: where your right hand sits, and how long your nails are. In this masterclass at Siccas Guitars, Ana Vidović discusses...
Classical Guitar Right-Hand Position and Nail S...
Two small things have an outsized effect on your tone: where your right hand sits, and how long your nails are. In this masterclass at Siccas Guitars, Ana Vidović discusses...
Classical Guitar Arpeggio Technique — Ana Vidov...
Arpeggios — playing the notes of a chord one after another rather than together — are everywhere in the guitar repertoire, and doing them cleanly is a core skill. In...
Classical Guitar Arpeggio Technique — Ana Vidov...
Arpeggios — playing the notes of a chord one after another rather than together — are everywhere in the guitar repertoire, and doing them cleanly is a core skill. In...
How to Practise Classical Guitar Musically — A ...
It is possible to practise for hours and not get better, and it usually comes down to one thing: practising mechanically instead of musically. In this lesson at Siccas Guitars,...
How to Practise Classical Guitar Musically — A ...
It is possible to practise for hours and not get better, and it usually comes down to one thing: practising mechanically instead of musically. In this lesson at Siccas Guitars,...
Mauro Giuliani — The Guitar Virtuoso of Classic...
The brilliant style Where Sor's music is poised and intimate, Giuliani's is extroverted and dazzling — written to thrill a concert audience. His best-known works show this concert flair to...
Mauro Giuliani — The Guitar Virtuoso of Classic...
The brilliant style Where Sor's music is poised and intimate, Giuliani's is extroverted and dazzling — written to thrill a concert audience. His best-known works show this concert flair to...
Buying a Vintage Classical Guitar — What to Loo...
There is a special magic to a vintage classical guitar. An old instrument carries decades of playing in its wood; its top has had years to mature and "open up,"...
Buying a Vintage Classical Guitar — What to Loo...
There is a special magic to a vintage classical guitar. An old instrument carries decades of playing in its wood; its top has had years to mature and "open up,"...
Dieter Müller — A Master of the Double-Top Guitar
The modern concert guitar is, increasingly, a meeting of art and science — and few makers embody that better than Dieter Müller. Working in Biedenkopf, Germany, Müller belongs to the...
Dieter Müller — A Master of the Double-Top Guitar
The modern concert guitar is, increasingly, a meeting of art and science — and few makers embody that better than Dieter Müller. Working in Biedenkopf, Germany, Müller belongs to the...
Daniel Friederich — The Scientist of the Classi...
Among the great twentieth-century luthiers, Daniel Friederich (1932–2020) stands apart for the sheer rigour of his approach. Where some makers worked by feel and tradition, the French master treated guitar...
Daniel Friederich — The Scientist of the Classi...
Among the great twentieth-century luthiers, Daniel Friederich (1932–2020) stands apart for the sheer rigour of his approach. Where some makers worked by feel and tradition, the French master treated guitar...
Antonio de Torres — The Father of the Modern Cl...
If Francisco Tárrega is the father of modern guitar playing, then Antonio de Torres Jurado (1817–1892) is the father of the modern guitar itself. Before Torres, the guitar was a...
Antonio de Torres — The Father of the Modern Cl...
If Francisco Tárrega is the father of modern guitar playing, then Antonio de Torres Jurado (1817–1892) is the father of the modern guitar itself. Before Torres, the guitar was a...
Hermann Hauser — The Guitar-Making Dynasty That...
If you asked guitarists to name the single greatest classical guitar ever made, a remarkable number would point to one instrument: the 1937 Hermann Hauser that Andrés Segovia played for...
Hermann Hauser — The Guitar-Making Dynasty That...
If you asked guitarists to name the single greatest classical guitar ever made, a remarkable number would point to one instrument: the 1937 Hermann Hauser that Andrés Segovia played for...
The Godfather Theme on Classical Guitar
Few melodies conjure a whole world in a single phrase the way the theme from The Godfather does. Written by the Italian composer Nino Rota for Francis Ford Coppola's 1972...
The Godfather Theme on Classical Guitar
Few melodies conjure a whole world in a single phrase the way the theme from The Godfather does. Written by the Italian composer Nino Rota for Francis Ford Coppola's 1972...
Spanish Music on the Classical Guitar — A Guide
No country is more bound up with the guitar than Spain. When people imagine the instrument, they often imagine it Spanish — sun-warmed, rhythmic, full of longing — and for...
Spanish Music on the Classical Guitar — A Guide
No country is more bound up with the guitar than Spain. When people imagine the instrument, they often imagine it Spanish — sun-warmed, rhythmic, full of longing — and for...
Fernando Sor — The Beethoven of the Guitar
If Tárrega is the father of modern guitar technique, Fernando Sor (1778–1839) is the composer who first proved the guitar could carry serious music. Nicknamed "the Beethoven of the guitar,"...
Fernando Sor — The Beethoven of the Guitar
If Tárrega is the father of modern guitar technique, Fernando Sor (1778–1839) is the composer who first proved the guitar could carry serious music. Nicknamed "the Beethoven of the guitar,"...







