Sight Reading on the Classical Guitar – Part 2
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...
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University of Louisville Guitar Festival and Competition – May 26-30, 2011
University of Louisville Guitar Festival and Competition – May 26-30, 2011 The Louisville CLassical Guitar Society & the University of Louisville is presenting a guitar festival and international competition, May 26th through 30th, 2011 at...
Estudio de Concierto – Agustin Barrios Mangore – Download
This is a wonderful etude in the moto perpetuo style. Like the Allegro from Barrios’ La Catedral, this etude works on a fluid right hand techniqe, barre in the left hand and also requires...
Concert Review – John Williams, Hartford CT
Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the concert given by John Williams last Thursday was that it was five minutes down the road from where I have been staying and I had no idea...
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...
Taking care of your classical guitar hands
Today I helped my friend move house. Boxes, couches, tables, chairs. Hand killers. There are so many occasions where I have either done something reluctantly or not at all because I was afraid of...
Profile of the Week – Duo Melis
Duo Melis I had the pleasure of watching Duo Melis perform in Vienna back in 2005 and I was absolutely stunned. As you will see in the video below, they have an intensity that...
FESTIVAL 21
FESTIVAL 21 RETURNS TO BOSTON Contact: Frank Wallace, (917) 693-5603; wallacecomposer@gmail.com SPONSOR Boston Classical Guitar Society WHO Rafael Aguirre [Spain], Olson/De Cari Duo [NYC], Maarten Stragier [Belgium], Nathan Kolosko, Jose Lezcano, BCGS Community Guitar...
CD Review – ChromaDuo: Hidden Waters
Tracy Anne Smith and Rob MacDonald The Raw and the Cooked (Le Cru et le Cuit) – Stephen Goss Still the Sea – Stephen Goss Adagio and Fugue – Christopher William Pierce Three Pieces...
CD Review – The Guitar Music of Karl Korte
CD – The Guitar Music of Karl Korte Centaur CRC 3059 Artist – Duo46, violin and guitar How do you put into words what is essentially a “stream of consciousness” experience and capture the...
