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How to Read Guitar Sheet Music
Learning how to read guitar sheet music can be similar to learning a language. It will take time, experience, and repetition to gain a sense of ease and…
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How to Play an A minor Scale on Guitar
Let's learn an A minor scale on guitar. The minor scale is a bit different from the Major scale, so first let's walk through the formula for the…
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How to Play a G Major Scale on Classical Guitar
G Major has one sharp, F#, in the key signature. A key signature saves us from having to write accidentals all over the music so the notation is…
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Classical Guitar Notation Guide
This example from "Julia Florida" by Agustin Barrios is a good example of just how many guitar notation symbols exist in our music. As teachers at CGC Academy,…
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Learn your guitar string names and numbers
Do you know your guitar string names and numbers? The standard guitar has six strings and each one has a number and a letter name.
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A Guide to Classical Guitar Strings
The most common type of classical guitar strings are made of nylon, which produces a warm, mellow tone that is distinct from the brighter sound of steel strings.…
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What does PIMA mean?
We very rarely use the "c" or little finger in classical guitar music. So "pima" refers to the fingers we use the most in the right hand.
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Renaissance Lesson: Branle Gay
In this video CGC Team member Nicoletta Todesco gives you a lesson on a fun Renaissance dance, Branle Gay by Jean-Baptiste Besard. This piece comes from our book…
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Freida by Adrian Sergovich on Classical Guitar
The video above is a performance from Simon Powis of Freida by Adrian Sergovich on classical guitar. This is the first time we have collaborated directly with a…
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Classical Guitar Summer Down Under
For the past two weeks Simon and Niki have been teaching and performing at two different classical guitar Summer Schools down under. For week 1, they were at…
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Exploring the Renaissance on Classical Guitar
Below is a performance of Luis de Milan's Pavana No.1 by Dave Belcher. It comes from our brand new course on Exploring the Renaissance on classical guitar at…
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Sight Reading Lesson for Classical Guitar
This sight reading lesson for classical guitar in 5th position comes from our book Progressive Sight Reading for Classical Guitar. This is just one of 62 such lessons…
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CGC 2023 In Review
We had a great year at CGC! As we head toward the beginning of a new year, now is a great time to look back at what happened…
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What is classical guitar?
What is classical guitar? And how does it differ from other types of guitar? This might be confusing at first as you will hear different people use the…
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