“The road to mastery is about growth, not perfection.” Joshua Waitzkins
El Inalcanzable, Agustin Barrios Mangore – A Review
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…
The CAGED System: Part One
This overview article will delve into the CAGED system, what it is and how it works. Highlighting how it supports learning the fretboard and what it can do for a Classical guitarist trying to memorize pieces. Free download of this posts handout at the bottom of the page. First however lets introduce the system andRead More…
Inspirational Quote No. 2
“The thing a musician does is give the listener a view of his universe.” John Coltrane Inspirational music quote.
How Bach Built A Canon
A practical hands-on lesson that delves into the mechanics of how J.S. Bach composed Invention no.1. BWV 772 which was written around 1720 to teach his young son Wilhelm Friedemann the basics of music. There is a Free download of the score arranged for two guitars, a backing track and analysis crib notes at theRead More…