Monday Motivation: Montana Skies
Monday Motivation
“Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.” -Ursula K. Leguin Going to keep up the Cello+Guitar thing this week with Montana Skies. I first heard these guys a while back, and even got one of their CDs for my wife.** Hope […]
Read MoreUniversity of Louisville Guitar Festival Review
Classical Guitar Festival Reviews
I had the opportunity to attend the U of L Guitar Festival/Competition earlier this summer. Dr. Stephen Mattingly, the festival’s director, put together a great weekend with just the right blend of concerts, masterclasses, and lectures. The Tantalus Quartet opened the festival Friday night. Tantalus focuses on playing music by living composers; the program opened […]
Read MoreClassical Fingernail Shaping and Buffing [Video Lesson]
Classical Guitar Fingernails
Includes info about what we need to work on our nails, some advice about shaping, and the three step process I use to get a smooth edge on my nails. You can now get Micro Mesh Pads right from the Classical Guitar Blog!
Read MoreNews: CG Blog Wins Award
Around the Web, Updates & Activities
Brett over at Guitar Friendly was nice enough to honor the Classical Guitar Blog with a first place in the “Guitar Instruction and Lessons” category of the 2010 Guitar Blog Awards. Thanks, Brett!
Read MoreMonday Motivation: Yo-Yo Ma + Assads
Monday Motivation
“Our heroes are people and people are flawed. Don’t let that taint the thing you love.” -Randy K. Milholland Here are the Assad brothers performing with Yo-Yo Ma. Kind of neat, and definitely a nice compliment. Guitar and cello work really well together. #### I’m now in the Dallas, TX area. Hit me up if […]
Read MoreRuthless Practice
Classical Guitar Practice Tips
Earlier I wrote about whether or not practicing tremolo is worth the time. My answer was similar to how I approach all my practicing: ruthlessly. Your time, my friend, is valuable. Your practice time is even more valuable. You’re busy, and that hour or two of guitar each day is hard to fit in. Practice […]
Read MoreNews: CG Blog featured on Total Guitar’s “Blog of the Week”
Around the Web, Best of the Classical Guitar Blog, Updates & Activities
The Classical Guitar Blog was featured on Total Guitar’s Blog of the Week. I’m honored to be included! One of my goals for this site is to expand the audience for classical guitar, and getting coverage from more mainstream guitar magazines is a great way to do that. Welcome Total Guitar readers! Here’s some of […]
Read MoreIs Tremolo Worth the Time?
Classical Guitar Technique
Pete asks… Considering the amount of practice/drilling required to develop the technique and the amount of tremolo pieces available to play, do you think it is a worthwhile investment of practice time? Apologies if I am oversimplifying or just being lazy:) but this is the main reason I haven’t spent more time on it honestly. […]
Read MoreMonday Motivation: Steidl Edition
Monday Motivation
“You’ve got to find some way of saying it without saying it.” -Duke Ellington Today we feature Pavel Steidl playing Caprice No. 36 from Opus 20. I really enjoy these pieces, so I thought I’d share.
Read MoreFree Stuff: Tremolo Exercises 1
Classical Guitar Tips
I’ve never really worked on tremolo; it didn’t really interest me. But for the last few weeks I’ve been making an earnest effort to improve my mediocre tremolo skills. Tremolo is very similar to an arpeggio, but requires more precision and more careful preparation in the right hand. To that end, you can apply several […]
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