How to Teach Your Students to Slow Down
Guitar Teaching
Even the most insignificant thing can become a big deal in a lesson. For instance, as Rob pointed out: teachers have to choose their words carefully. Sometimes a word carries with it implications as to how a give technique or musical idea should be accomplished. The result of the “wrong” word can be frustration from […]
Read MoreSt. Louis Classical Guitar Society 2011-2012 Season
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The St. Louis Classical Guitar Society, one of the region’s musical gems, has announced its 2011-12 concert season. It will feature some well-known names along with newer talents. Sept. 24, 2011: Jorge Caballero Nov. 5, 2011: Duo Noire Dec. 3, 2011: Carlos Perez Jan. 21, 2012: the Beijing Guitar Duo, Meng Su and Yameng Wang. […]
Read MoreMatthew Holmes-Linder in San Francisco, CA [Concert Review]
Classical Guitar Concert Reviews
This is a guest review by Giacomo Fiore. On Friday, April 29th, I took a seat next to department chair David Tanenbaum and took a look at the program for Matthew Holmes-Linder’s second graduate recital. I was immediately struck by the fact that all pieces (with the exception of Brouwer’s Concierto Elegiaco) had been written […]
Read MoreMobius Trio in Davis, CA on May 12, 2011
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Mobius Trio WHEN: Noon, May 12 WHERE: Room 115, Music Building, UC Davis, Davis COST: Free INFORMATION: (530) 752-7896; http://music.ucdavis.edu/events More info: Blogs.Sacbee.com
Read MoreKevin Loh plays Michael Chapdelaine [Monday Motivation]
Monday Motivation
Today we feature Kevin Loh playing a Beau Fleuve by Michael Chapdelaine.
Read MoreAlturas Duo in Baltimore, MD on April 30, 2011 [Guitar + Multiple Instruments Concert]
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The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society has a cool presentation at 8 p.m. Saturday at Towson University’s Center for the Arts — the Alturas Duo, a unique combination of instruments (guitar, charango, viola) and repertoire (classical and South American). More info: weblogs.baltimoresun.com
Read MoreMilos Karadaglic Story on Economist.com
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Milos Karadaglic’s debut CD of Mediterranean repertoire is out this month and includes pieces by two popular composers, Isaac Albéniz and Joaquín Rodrigo. The 27-year-old Montenegrin blames the pop world for his instrument’s demise. “With the invention of the electric guitar, the instrument stopped being intimate and started to reach out into wider audiences,” he […]
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Sometimes surprising things land in my inbox via Google Alerts. Today it was this… Imagine taking in-depth, one-on-one guitar lessons from Jackson Browne or Richard Thompson. These are among the rarefied experiences offered by On The Music Path, a new iPad app designed to teach users to play real instruments with instruction from world-class musicians. […]
Read MoreAssad Duo Concert Review
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Sergio and Odair Assad have moved audiences and inspired guitarists around the world for over 30 years with revelatory performances of Latin American music and European classics, original compositions, deep musicality, and supple, almost telepathic, guitar duo performances. In the late 1990’s they began to expand their ensemble sound in a series of collaborations with […]
Read MoreThe Jamestown Concert Association will host the Cavatina Duo, Eugenia Moliner, flute, and Denis Azabagic, guitar, at 8 p.m. Friday, in St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 410 N. Main St. via post-journal.com
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