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These ensembles have taken the guitar world by storm and it seems no day goes by without a new orchestra being formed somewhere in the guitar landscape. The promises are many, and their supporters are fervent believers that this is the future of the guitar. Could this be?
…using Youtube and Facebook alone is akin to yell your name in Times Square during New Years eve: technically you are reaching millions, but nobody cares.
Since its adoption, it was clear that social media was going to start a great migration of the information sources in the inchoate guitar market. Nowadays, social media plays the most important role in...
WHY DO WE CHANGE STRINGS? Growing up in Peru during the 90’s, brand new strings were a luxury few could either afford or accommodate. Monetary considerations aside, there were simply very few places when...
As an artist manager and consultant, it is my job to be up to date with guitar market trends in order to find opportunities to further the careers of my clients. However, this can...
I have recently taken the plunge into giving Skype lessons, and the results have been surprising. When I was starting out as a guitarist my education was completely dependent on who was available to...
Benjamin Verdery announces his 14th guitar class on the island of Maui in Hawaii from Wednesday, July 24 through Thursday, August 1, 2013. Joining him as guest teacher this year will be the renowned...
Concert review, June 21 Le Poisson Rouge, New York Milos Karadaglic, a 27 year old musician from Montenegro, has recently taken quite an extraordinary path for a classical guitarist. Signed by Deutsche Grammophon, Milos...
Sight Reading on the Classical Guitar by Simon Powis Part 3 The benefits of good sight-reading The guitar community has survived, even flourished, in the last decades, and it has done so without a...
Sight Reading on the Classical Guitar by Simon Powis Part 2 Why does the problem exist? Difficulties of the instrument “To be objective about it, I would say the guitar is more difficult than...
