Leo Brouwer Etude 6 is being revisited in this brand new in depth lesson, which will use the 120 right hand studies of Mauro Giuliani to really push your playing up a level. Let’s dive into how to use old familiar studies to make technical gains. Leo Brouwer Etude 6 Can you play etude 6Read More…
This post deals with how to approach learning the awesome Etude No. 5 by Villa-Lobos. It has a series of videos that will walk you through how to learn and effectively practice this study, with extra lessons on planting and nailing the texture. It is the fifth in the series for the #villalobos12in12 challenge. ApproachingRead More…
This is the first part of a”super-lesson” for guitar, and it is going to cover approaching Etude No. 2 by Matteo Carcassi from Op. 60. If you are interested to see what a 19th century classical guitar etude has in common with Jazz, a freaky guitarist, metal and Indian classical Indian music!? Check out this lesson.Read More…
This post is going to cover approaching Heiter Villa-Lobos’s Etude No. 2. We will be looking into arpeggio shapes and barre chords. There is a free down load of the chord shapes and fingering available below. Etude No. 2 by Villa-Lobos is a 2 page whirlwind study of extended arpeggio shapes across the entireRead More…
Have you got the Winter 2016 edition of Classical Guitar magazine? It has a great method article on Fernando Sor‘s study no. 13 from Op. 29, written by our editor Rhayn Jooste. Sor’s Study No. 13 Op. 29 This lesson delves into barre technique, how to shape your tone and classical period melody andRead More…