This editorial post is a personal point of view of how choosing the right guitar repertoire can make a difference at an audition; It is all about context and perspective. This personal editorial piece begins, like so many good ones do, with a story about a journey. A journey that pretty much straight away beganRead More…
Since 9/11 flying with a guitar on any airline has become a little more difficult and expensive. This editorial details a solution I came up with in response to flying from the UK to Auckland New Zealand. Simply called the Guitar Tube. This post is going to form part of series about moving internationally asRead More…
Yesterday the guitar world lost one of its greatest living composers: Roland Dyens. This post is a tribute from Rhayn Jooste to Roland that celebrates a small part of his life and influence. Roland Dyens sat down in front of us, picked up his guitar and stopped just as he was about to play.Read More…
This is a review of the Agustin Barrios Mangore book: El Inalcanzable; the title of which stems from Villa Lobo’s description of Barrios and his music. Authors: Margarita Morselli; Carlos Salcedo Publisher: Asociacion Cultural Comuneros Published: Asuncion November 2007 ISBN: 978-99953-843-0-2 This thick full size soft cover book explores most aspects of Barrios’ life,Read More…
A spotlight EDITORIAL post about the other side of actual practicing of the guitar; the better way to practice. In other words the cerebral side coupled with the art of being productive. In this case its an article about optimizing your time and mental energy. So in the immortal words of one Ice-T lets kickRead More…