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Manuel Ponce — Mexico's Gift to the Classical G...
When Andrés Segovia set out to build a serious modern repertoire for the guitar, he turned to the composers he most admired — and few gave him more than the...
Manuel Ponce — Mexico's Gift to the Classical G...
When Andrés Segovia set out to build a serious modern repertoire for the guitar, he turned to the composers he most admired — and few gave him more than the...
Domenico Scarlatti on Classical Guitar — Baroqu...
Of all the great Baroque composers whose music guitarists have adopted, none feels more naturally at home on the instrument than Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757). He never wrote a note for...
Domenico Scarlatti on Classical Guitar — Baroqu...
Of all the great Baroque composers whose music guitarists have adopted, none feels more naturally at home on the instrument than Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757). He never wrote a note for...
Miguel Llobet — The Bridge Between Tárrega and ...
Some musicians matter as much for where they stand in history as for what they wrote, and Miguel Llobet (1878–1938) is one of them. The Catalan virtuoso was the crucial...
Miguel Llobet — The Bridge Between Tárrega and ...
Some musicians matter as much for where they stand in history as for what they wrote, and Miguel Llobet (1878–1938) is one of them. The Catalan virtuoso was the crucial...
Leo Brouwer — The Living Master of the Guitar
If you study the classical guitar today, you will play Leo Brouwer — there is almost no avoiding it, and no reason to want to. Born in Havana in 1939,...
Leo Brouwer — The Living Master of the Guitar
If you study the classical guitar today, you will play Leo Brouwer — there is almost no avoiding it, and no reason to want to. Born in Havana in 1939,...
Koyunbaba by Carlo Domeniconi — The Hypnotic Mo...
Some pieces become so popular that they almost escape their composer. Koyunbaba, by the Italian composer Carlo Domeniconi (born 1947), is one of them — a hypnotic, hauntingly beautiful suite...
Koyunbaba by Carlo Domeniconi — The Hypnotic Mo...
Some pieces become so popular that they almost escape their composer. Koyunbaba, by the Italian composer Carlo Domeniconi (born 1947), is one of them — a hypnotic, hauntingly beautiful suite...
Roland Dyens — Where Classical Guitar Meets Jazz
Few musicians have been so completely loved by the guitar community as Roland Dyens (1955–2016). The French-Tunisian guitarist and composer broke down the wall between the classical guitar and the...
Roland Dyens — Where Classical Guitar Meets Jazz
Few musicians have been so completely loved by the guitar community as Roland Dyens (1955–2016). The French-Tunisian guitarist and composer broke down the wall between the classical guitar and the...
Classical Guitar Nails — How to Shape and Care ...
Here is something beginners are often surprised to learn: on the classical guitar, your right-hand fingernails are part of the instrument. The point where nail and fingertip meet the string...
Classical Guitar Nails — How to Shape and Care ...
Here is something beginners are often surprised to learn: on the classical guitar, your right-hand fingernails are part of the instrument. The point where nail and fingertip meet the string...
How to Care for a Classical Guitar — Humidity a...
A fine classical guitar is a remarkably delicate object — thin pieces of living wood, held under string tension and shaped to vibrate. Treated well, it can last and improve...
How to Care for a Classical Guitar — Humidity a...
A fine classical guitar is a remarkably delicate object — thin pieces of living wood, held under string tension and shaped to vibrate. Treated well, it can last and improve...
Reading Music vs Tab on Classical Guitar — Whic...
Every guitarist eventually faces the question: should I learn to read standard music notation, or is tablature (tab) enough? It is a genuine and reasonable debate — both systems are...
Reading Music vs Tab on Classical Guitar — Whic...
Every guitarist eventually faces the question: should I learn to read standard music notation, or is tablature (tab) enough? It is a genuine and reasonable debate — both systems are...
Fan-Braced vs. Double-Top vs. Lattice Classical...
If you've started comparing higher-end classical guitars, you'll keep meeting three terms: fan bracing, double-top and lattice bracing. They describe how the soundboard is built — and that, more than...
Fan-Braced vs. Double-Top vs. Lattice Classical...
If you've started comparing higher-end classical guitars, you'll keep meeting three terms: fan bracing, double-top and lattice bracing. They describe how the soundboard is built — and that, more than...
How to Play Canon in D on Classical Guitar (Fre...
You've heard Canon in D a thousand times — at weddings, in films, behind half the internet. Fewer people know it began life as a piece for three violins and...
How to Play Canon in D on Classical Guitar (Fre...
You've heard Canon in D a thousand times — at weddings, in films, behind half the internet. Fewer people know it began life as a piece for three violins and...
Free Classical Guitar Sheet Music: Where to Fin...
You don't need to spend a cent on repertoire to get started — centuries of the finest classical guitar music are in the public domain and free to download legally....
Free Classical Guitar Sheet Music: Where to Fin...
You don't need to spend a cent on repertoire to get started — centuries of the finest classical guitar music are in the public domain and free to download legally....







