Spanish Dance (The Guitarist’s Way, Book 1)
Buy The Guitarist’s Way, Book 1 here… https://amzn.to/358VWVy Spanish Dance played on the classical guitar.
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Why Detailed Notation is the Best Way to Learn Scales
Scales are an important part of your classical guitar practice, these two methods make learning scales easier to understand. Using tab to learn guitar scales makes it easier to visualise the position of the fingers. We can also use detailed notation to show the placement of the fingers. Check out […]
Bossa Nova Guitar Technique
In this guitar lesson, we look at how to play the technique behind bossa nova and samba rhythms, such as The Girl from Ipanema. How to achieve smooth chord changes, how to play the bossa nova rhythm, and how to achieve a good sound with the guitar. Bossa nova guitar […]
Musical Phrasing: Explained!
How can musicians use phrasing and punctuation to add expression to their playing? In this video, we explore some ways to take your playing further by looking at musical phrases, dynamics, and tempo to create more expressive music. Phrasing in music is a way for musicians to add a more […]
Music Articulation: Explained!
In this music lesson, we explore legato, staccato and pizzicato – which are 3 forms of articulation commonly used in music. Learning about articulation and how to apply them to your playing is one of the most important skills to take your playing to the next level. It can help […]
Why Does Music Only Use 12 Notes?
Why is it that there are only 12 notes used in music? Why not 13 or 14? It comes from the circle of fifths. Much of Western music is built on the relationship between the tonic and the dominant. If we are to work out the dominant of each dominant […]
The Inner Game of Tennis – How It Helped Me as a Musician
How long does it take to learn the guitar? Is it too late to learn the piano? In this video, I look at a better way of thinking about our musical development. Rather than judging ourselves for where we are at the moment, I use the example of a flower […]
Note Stem Direction: Up or Down?
Does it matter which direction note stems are pointing? There are reasons why notes might point either up or down, and in this music theory lesson, we’ll explore the idea behind note stem direction. We will look at both single-line melodies and also polyphonic music with multiple voices or parts. […]
How to Play Music with Phrasing
In my first explanation of musical phrasing, we explored what phrasing is and why it’s important. In this video, I suggest a way to understand phrasing, and how we can find it within the music. Phrasing in music is all about trying to communicate ideas rather than just play notes. […]
