Classical Guitar Blog Roundup [Links – 2/20/2011]
Guitar Related Links
Bradford Werner from Classical Guitar Canada outlines his week of guitar teaching. He makes the valid point that students shouldn’t let a few bad notes ruin a performance. Instead, when you make a mistake, focus on the next note. Trust that you have the rest of the piece. Also good is Bradford’s practice guide: what, […]
Read MoreThree Ways to Ruin a First Email
Music Business Tips
You’ve practice for hours and put together a great concert program. So you send out a few prospect emails, trying to book some concerts. And you got nothing. Unfortunately there’s a very good chance you missed an opportunity and screwed something up. Maybe it was one of these things… 1. You Didn’t Do Any Research […]
Read MoreAn Interview with Ricardo Iznaola
Interviews with Classical Guitarists
Ricardo Iznaola is famous today for his work in the field of guitar pedagogy. He’s the chair of the guitar and harp department at the University of Denver, and is the author of Kitharologus: the Path to Virtuosity and several other books which should be on every guitarist’s shelf. As if that weren’t enough, Mr. […]
Read MoreJonathan Leathwood plays Ricardo Iznaola [Monday Motivation]
Monday Motivation
Today we feature guitarist Jonathan Leathwood and Cellist Richard von Foerster performing a piece by Ricardo Iznaola. All Leathwood, Foerster, and Iznaola are all on the faculty at the University of Denver. The piece, Gran Guaguancó, is energetic and well worth a listen.
Read MoreClassical Guitar Blog Roundup [Links – 2/13/2011]
Guitar Related Links
Kai from the Guitar Salon Blog gives you an introduction to rasgueado. This is a video lesson that explains a lot of the basics of rasgueado, and gives some technical tips. It’s really good, so go give it a watch. William wants to know what what you focus on while performing. Your fingers? The music […]
Read MoreThree Easy & Cheap Website Solutions for Musicians
Music Business Tips
I’m going to be honest with you: if you don’t have a website you don’t exist. Or at least marketing yourself is going to be more difficult. If you don’t have a website, you can even be listed in the teacher directory. Fortunately, getting a website can be pretty easy. Your website does not have […]
Read MoreStop Bad Habits from Sticking Around
Classical Guitar Practice Tips
Most of you probably want to have a perfect performance: a magic few minutes where everything fits together and your audience leaves astounded. Well, that’s probably not going to happen. Everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes they’re actual flukes, and sometimes they are a direct result of bad practicing. If you’re a beginner, you have it especially […]
Read MoreMatt Palmer plays Scriabin [Monday Motivation]
Monday Motivation
Matt Palmer just post a new video of a Scriabin’s Canon in D minor. Matt continually impresses me with his playing. Not only can he do accomplish amazing technical feats, but he’s a helluva sensitive musician. Matt still has copies of his CD, Un tiempo fue Italica famosa available — it’s worth picking up!
Read MoreClassical Guitar Blog Roundup [Links – 1/6/2011]
Guitar Related Links
Philip Hii explains how to product a powerful, loud tone without tension. Sometimes people tend to criticize the fast and loud players, but Hii points out that if you’re able to play like that, “it means you’ve managed to acquire an extremely efficient and relaxed technique.” Steve Thachuk gives some explanation about how he deals […]
Read MoreClassical Guitar Etude III
Classical Guitar Videos
Another guitar etude, this one more for working on slurs. Here’s the sheet music (PDF). The paintings in the video are by Michelle Davis.
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