Chad Ibison in Fort Worth, Texas [Concert Review]
Classical Guitar Concert Reviews
Sunday (1/30/2011) the Fort Worth Guitar Guild hosted guitarist Chad Ibison. I’d heard of Chad before; he competed and placed at the First Annual APSU Guitar Festival. Color, Tempo, and Ponce Ibison opened the concert with Sonata Romantica by Ponce. One of the challenges of the guitar is using color in a way that’s both […]
Read MoreHow to Read Music Better in One Easy Step
Musical Interpretation and Musicianship
Guitarists generally suck at reading music. How do you get better at reading music? Do it a lot. But that’s not what this post is about. Look at Your Hands There’s this weird stigma against looking at your hands while playing. Some people feel it’s a crutch. Others feel that looking ahead of your hands […]
Read MoreAna Vidovic Masterclass
Guitar Masterclass Videos
Found a few videos of Ana Vidovic giving a masterclass. Worth watching. She seems big on experimenting with tonal color, but there’s not a lot of helpful advice about how to do that. That said, she does mention that phrases should, in her opinion, have a consistent sound. Sort of a hint at how the […]
Read MoreClassical Guitar Blog Roundup
Guitar Related Links
Another good week on the classical guitar blogs. Lots of teaching-centric things. First up, Bradford Werner of Classical Guitar Canada goes through his week of guitar teaching. The post is about the things Brandford talked about most while teaching this week. Like Bradford, I notice certain trends coming up in teaching from week to week. […]
Read MoreCLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY OF NEPA CONCERT: featuring Joseph Murphy and Matthew Slotkin guitar and saxophone duo, 8 p.m., Marian Chapel, Marywood University, $15/$10. 756-3347. via thetimes-tribune.com
Read MoreAdam Holzman Interview
Interviews with Classical Guitarists
I recently had the opportunity to chat with classical guitarist Adam Holzman. Adam has been in the guitar business for a long time, so I asked him about some of things he had the opportunity to be a part of very early on: the Aspen festival, studying with his brother, Bruce Holzman, and how Adam […]
Read MoreClassical Guitar Etude II
Updates & Activities
I tend to write a lot of little pieces for students. Sometimes they turn out pretty well! I like this one quite a bit. Here’s the sheet music. If you’re looking to work on p m i m arpeggios (or have a student who is), this might work well for you.
Read MoreFor You Electric Guitar Moonlighters…
Guitar Related Links
For those of you that still keep up those electric guitar skills, there’s a new ebook on the market today. Jon Bloomer over at Guitar Noize just released a new book call Shred Master Exercises and Studies. I got a chance to look through it ealier, and it’s very good. 25 attractive sounding exercises, with […]
Read MoreBrazilian Guitar Quartet plays Albeniz [Monday Motivation]
Monday Motivation
“For me, I think the only danger is being too much in love with guitar playing. The MUSIC is the most important thing, and the guitar is only the instrument.” -Jerry Garcia The Brazilian Guitar Quartet has been around for about ten years. This was the first I’d heard of them, however. There has been […]
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