In an orchestra, the conductor will mould the sound of a moment by choosing what instruments are to come out loud and clear, what instruments are supporting with the harmony, and what instruments might be [...]
Developing speed on the classical guitar is a very big focus for a lot of people. Which is kind of strange seeing as the majority of pieces are not really that fast. To be sure [...]
Our default reaction to difficulty or intensity, as humans, seems to be to overcompensate with tension. On the classical guitar this overcompensation is very present in the left hand. For instance, if we play a [...]
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 [...]
Thinking horizontally is something that doesn’t come very naturally to guitarists. But working on horizontal phrasing is the key to playing long beautiful melodies. First let me clarify what I mean by the term ‘horizontal’. [...]
