This short post will introduce voice leading and cadences on the classical guitar; it will focus on effective ways of highlighting the cadence, which will help with creating your own compositions as well as analyzing other pieces from a theoretical and aural perspective. Grammar What do pandas and cadences have in common? Grammar! Yes,Read More…
Have you got the Winter 2015 edition of the all new Classical Guitar Magazine? If so apart from the amazing articles on Pablo Villegas, and Xuefei Yang there is a load of guitar porn from the Harris Collection within the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. You may have also noticed that our Guitar Editor RhaynRead More…
Wishing every one a merry start to the yuletide festivities this year. Please enjoy this video from out erstwhile Guitar Editor Rhayn Jooste. This is a traditional Christmas Carol by Agustin Barrios; it is also the alternative version, the one with harmonics. A very Merry Christmas to all. It is available to buy from theRead More…
“Life is how you perceive it” R. McKnight
This article and video is about learning your way around the fretboard through a few simple orientation techniques. These will not only improve your knowledge of the fretboard but also help with learning scales and arpeggios and most importantly aid sight reading. For a lot of guitarists knowing the notes across the fretboard seems likeRead More…