Technique vs Musicality
Technique vs Musicality In this article our Community Manager Dave Belcher discusses the topic of technique vs musicality. Are they at odds with one another? Is one more important? Let's dive in. The process of [...]
Member Spotlight: Donna Zitzelberger
It's always a pleasure to share with you the accomplishments of our members over at CGC Academy. This month we'd like to share a wonderful performance that Academy member Donna Zitzelberger gave in a masterclass [...]
CGC 088 : Karin Schaupp
In this episode of The Classical Guitar Corner Podcast, Simon interviews German-born Australian virtuoso guitarist Karin Schaupp. In this conversation we hear about Karin's extensive collaborations with many top-profile artists, including her work bringing acting [...]
Inspiration: Listening to Bach with The Great Necks
The Great Necks are a fantastic guitar trio made up of Adam Levin, Scott Borg, and Matthew Rohde. They just completed their first album last year and it includes a recording of this amazing Toccata [...]
The Guitalele
by Dave Belcher The "Guitalele"? The guitar is but one member of a very large and extended family. Distant cousins of today's guitar stretch back at least 3,000 years -- though closer family resemblances date [...]
Inspiration: Listening to Scarlatti with Rene Izquierdo
Over at CGC Academy we've been treated to some wonderful new masterclass lessons on Brouwer's Etudes Simples with Cuban vituoso guitarist Rene Izquierdo. If you haven't gotten enough inspiration yet, here's some more! This is [...]