Visesnut Classical Guitar Case Review
Are you in the market for a new classical guitar case? In this video Simon reviews the "Visesnut Classical Guitar Case," which is a very popular heavy-duty flight case for classical guitars at the moment. [...]
CGC 074 : Scott Tennant
Scott Tennant is one of the most accomplished guitarists of his generation. He is one of the founding members of the Grammy-award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. In addition he has recorded numerous solo albums in [...]
Member Spotlight: Chris Wilhite
In this month's CGC Academy Member Spotlight we're featuring Academy member Chris Wilhite. This video is a live performance from the Student Open Mic Concert at this year's CGC Summer School. Chris is here performing [...]
CGC 072 : Tony Morris and Classical Guitar Alive!
In this episode of The Classical Guitar Corner Podcast, Simon interviews Tony Morris, who hosts the radio show Classical Guitar Alive! Simon and Tony talk about CGA! and its global audience as well as Tony's [...]
CGC 071 : Member Q&A with Michael Clunn
In this episode of The Classical Guitar Corner Podcast, Simon sits down for another Q&A session with CGC Academy member Michael Clunn. Michael recently submitted his Level 1 Certificate Course submission and has been a [...]
Inspiration: Listening to Houghton with Jacob Cordover
In honor of the life and art of Australian guitarist and composer Philip Houghton (d. Sept. 30, 2017), here's a beautiful performance of Houghton's "haunted sonata," Ophelia, played by Jacob Cordover. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNe6YTw9kAM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcTTjvhyW-I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-4rV6QJWZA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQjDaTwaBTE [...]
Member Spotlight: Julie Watson
Julie Watson has been a member at CGC Academy for almost two years now. In that time she has become an essential, dedicated member of the CGC Academy community and last year she attended the [...]
“Classical” vs. “Acoustic” Guitars
by Dave Belcher If you're new to guitar or have only ever played one style of guitar before, you might find yourself asking, What are the actual differences between an acoustic and a classical guitar [...]
CGC 070 : Dave Belcher
In this episode of The Classical Guitar Corner Podcast, Simon interviews . . . well, me! This was a fun conversation, mostly discussing what I do as the Community Manager at CGC, but also touches [...]
CGC 069 : Scales Challenge!
In this episode of The Classical Guitar Corner Podcast, Simon offers a sneak peek into one of the live sessions at the CGC Academy. This session was a wrap-up of our monthly member challenge, focused [...]