Rhythm is arguably the most important component of music. It should stand to reason, then, that we should aspire to master rhythm before all else. As a classical guitarist, you are often left alone in …
Six String Scales – Learning the Fretboard
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The CAGED System on guitar
The guitar fretboard is hard to decipher. It seems to have little rhyme or reason to where the notes are placed and therefore learning the notes (and the alternate places to play the same notes) can …
Sight Reading with Rhythmic Subdivision
In level 3 you are going to be encountering some more complex rhythms with smaller durations and syncopation. As rhythm is king when it comes to sight reading it is important to develop tactics to …
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Improving Your Sight Reading on Guitar
In level 1 we looked at sight-reading in a very broad overview. In level 2 we are going to start training your fingerboard knowledge.When you think about it, there really are not that many notes …
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Sight Reading on the Classical Guitar
“Reading facility is not simply a useful additional skill for a musician to have. It is, in sense, necessary for full membership to the musical community.” Sight reading has a new found significance …
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