Comments for Classical Guitar Corner

Comment on Breaking down a passage of music by koos

koos — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:11:11 +0000

Great advice! I have actually only recently had such an insight into some phrases in the Sonata by Antonio Jose and am practicing the theme and variations by Ponce in this way in order to understand the music better as well as speeding up the memorisation.

Very nice how you’ve made an excercise out of this phrase.

Comment on Metronome Technique by Michael Glaser

Michael Glaser — Sun, 29 May 2011 04:30:55 +0000

I don’t know if this is the right spot for this or not but I am looking for advice on playing the classical guitar. Where do I start. I am 30 and have had several different guitars and played off and on since I was 18 but never really accomplished anything. What I have learned is what I have learned on my own through books or bits here and there from people I have seen play. I have bad learning habits. I have never taken any lessons. I jump around a lot and dont think I know any full songs. I have been into every style of music at one time or another and as far as playing it on the guitar I have always loved finger-style the best. I like using all my fingers. And I have always liked classical music. So I have decided to focus strictly on playing classical. In the next month I am going out to buy a new guitar. I think maybe around the $1000 price range. Any advice on a good classical guitar for around that or a little more. Any advice at all would be so very helpful. Like I said I have had bad habits in the past trying to learn the guitar and I want to do this the right way from the start with classical. If I put this in the wrong spot I am sorry for wasting your time. And if you could point me in a direction then thank you very much.

Comment on Buzzing Scales by Mario Tenuta

Mario Tenuta — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:14:49 +0000

Excellent Article!!!

i teach this to all my students . Especially beginners. Most students start learning the guitar with the reception that they have to force to get any sound at all. I give them this exercise from the start to make them realize how easy it is to play !! I myself use it when practicing difficult pieces and when my I get too tense.

Comment on Breaking down a passage of music by prasha

prasha — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:02:26 +0000

very gooooooooood ideas and methods

Comment on Making the most of your practice time by lawrence hiun

lawrence hiun — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:05:14 +0000

Practicing needs to be in a quiet place and choosing a good place to practice is important to guitarist.
As mentioned by Simon, we need to have good seat and fresh air when we want to learn and absorb musical inspiration.

Maybe we must have different places when we want to look for musical inspiration. I start my practice by listening to my guitarist idols… Paco de Lucia, Andreas Segovia, Julian Bream and John Williams and many others.

Comment on Scale Practice by lawrence hiun

lawrence hiun — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 03:09:42 +0000

Simon
The scale practice is good only when a player wants to learn a new piece with a scale in it. Sometime, I found it is good for warm up purposes and technique practice.

Comment on Choosing Repertoire by lawrence hiun

lawrence hiun — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 07:44:34 +0000

Hi, Simon

There is still lacking of interesting techniques and musicianship for guitarists written by the mordern composers and guitarists.
I found that the classical guitar repertoire is too limited to F.Sor, Cacarssi , D. Aguado, Carulli, and M. Guiliani.
These composers came from the Romantic and Classical era and their music are quite similar..
I think modern guitarist should transcribe more modern, jazz, blue and popular music to encourage young people to learn classical guitar.

Comment on Buzzing Scales by lawrence hiun

lawrence hiun — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 07:03:00 +0000

good technique to learn for beginners and advanced players.
Too much pressure cause stress on the flow of our fingers and thus cause fatigue of finger and hand.

Comment on Breaking down a passage of music by lawrence hiun

lawrence hiun — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 06:50:02 +0000

Good tips for beginners who start early to memorise new pieces and complex music pieces.
Good techniques come from proper and right concepts such as correct posture and movement of fingers.