Category: Articles

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Sight Reading on the Classical Guitar – Part 1

Sight Reading on the Classical Guitar Introduction “Reading facility is not simply a useful additional skill for a musician to have. It is, in sense, necessary for full membership to the musical community.”[1] Sight...

Money and the Musician – CD sales 3

Money and the Musician – CD sales

Creating a full length CD is a very intensive undertaking. Microphones, audio engineers, hours upon hours of editing, album art work, replication, and remembering to thank your mother in the liner notes. In the...

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The London Guitar Studio

When I was studying at the Royal Academy of Music I supported myself by page turning and ushering at the Wigmore Hall. The favourite part of every shift, however, was walking down after the...

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Cordoba Guitar Festival

This year marked the 30th anniversary for the Festival de la Guitarra de Cordoba. With more than 30 performances over a range of styles, classes in a variety of genres and multiple performance venues,...

Let off some steam! 0

Let off some steam!

O.K. the gloves are coming off and I am going to let myself rant for a little while. I had a slightly annoying week and I would like to share that annoyance in a...

Making the most of a bad situation 5

Making the most of a bad situation

As I settle in for my 5 hour train ride from Washington D.C. to New Haven I am thinking about the performance last night. It was not a soul crushing disaster, but it was...

What is the best classical guitar? 101

The Best Classical Guitar?

Would you like to study classical guitar? Take lessons with one of the best online classical guitar courses available. Ask 100 different guitarists what they think is the best classical guitar and you will...

Great guitar sites that you should know about 15

Great guitar sites that you should know about

The European Guitar Teachers Assosiation Based in the U.K. the European Guitar Teachers Assosiation (EGTA) website is a fantastic resource for the classical guitarist. It has a fantastic array of articles written by professional...