Sydney Summer School
After a very long flight (via Beijing) I am down in Sydney, Australia and we are ready to start the Sydney Classical Guitar Summer School tomorrow. The teachers include Tim Kain, John Couch, Giusseppe Zangari, [...]
Simon’s update Dec 2014
Good grief, the last time I wrote a personal update was way back in August. There has been a lot going on since then and I will do my best to be succinct! In October [...]
L206 Arpeggios 2
Arpeggios level 2 In L109 we took a first look at playing arpeggios and we kept them in one position. We played those arpeggios by holding down a chord in the left hand and playing each [...]
CAGED System on guitar
CAGED System on Guitar In this article we'll introduce you to the CAGED system on guitar. The guitar fretboard is hard to decipher. It seems to have little rhyme or reason to where the notes [...]
The best classical guitar teacher?
by Simon Powis Common advice to a beginner classical guitarist is to find yourself the best classical guitar teacher available, but what exactly makes a good teacher? Furthermore, how do you know if you are [...]