Types of Cadences
Music Theory
In form in music I mentioned briefly the idea of a cadence. This week on Music Theory Friday we’re going to expand upon that idea and go over a few basic types of cadences. Cadence Defined The type of cadence that we’re going to talk about here is a harmonic cadence. Simply put, a cadence […]
Read MoreHappy Holidays!
Guitar Related Links
Happy holidays everyone! If you’re doing the Christmas thing, Kevin Gallagher has been posting on his blog about some arrangements of Christmas music. You can find a few of his arrangements at his website and he’s also got a cool Christmas album out.
Read More“Listen to Everyone, Idolize No One”
Musical Interpretation and Musicianship
As I’ve touched on before, I’m an extremely big fan of weightlifting and strength training. I tend to read a lot of information about it from various sites on the web. Today I was reading an article titled My 8 Ah Ha Moments and stumbled upon the phrase in the title. In the strength training […]
Read MoreMonday Motivation: Holidays Edition
Monday Motivation
I’m writing this post on 12/17/08, and since I’m out of town the blog will essentially be on auto pilot. I’ve arranged a ton of content for you, though, so there will be some new stuff to look at! “We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always generates […]
Read MoreAwesome Resource
Guitar Related Links
This site is great. All about sight reading, and they tell the truth: rhythm is the most important aspect. The site generates random measures of rhythms for practice. Practice Sight Reading [via How to Practise]
Read MoreForm in Music
Music Theory, Musical Interpretation and Musicianship
In this installment of Music Theory Fridays, we’re going to talk about form. Form in music is the overall structure of a piece. One of the biggest moments any young guitar player can have is realizing that “stuff repeats.” This simple idea that most high school and older guitarist realize right away is a major […]
Read MoreAbout the Left Hand
Classical Guitar Technique
At the moment I have the time to dive into a book that I’ve wanted to read for a few years now. The Natural Classical Guitarby Lee F. Ryan happened to be the my school’s library, so I grabbed it! I came across this passage on page 100 and laughed out loud, but it makes […]
Read MorePractice Perfect
Classical Guitar Practice Tips
I’m writing about this because I’m terrible at it. Sometimes it’s really easy to get caught up in the flow a piece and just keep going every time it’s practiced. The reality is that if mistakes are practiced each time, mistakes will happen in performance. The goal of practice time should be to play something […]
Read MoreAn Interview with Steve Lin, Part II
Interviews with Classical Guitarists
Part one of this interview can be found here. You can learn more about Steve Lin at his website or check out some of his playing on youtube. ———– What are your top tips for aspiring guitarists? I assume all will get good doses of scales, repertoire, and all that, so I won’t beat that […]
Read MoreAn Interview with Steve Lin
Interviews with Classical Guitarists
Steve Lin is a classical guitarist and recording artist for VGo Recordings. Steve has performed throughout the United States, Mexico, Taiwan and Italy, and, in addition to his busy performance schedule, is a DMA candidate the New England Conservatory of Music. Check out some his playing on Youtube here. I had the opportunity to connect […]
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