On this year’s annual guitar event of Primorska region music schools (ZPGŠ), we were joined by Maria Linnemann for a series of concerts, masterclasses and an interview. In this interview we’re discussing her work “Scenes From Don Quixote”, her transition…
Talking about using your smartphone and a portable audio recorder to produce good quality videos for YouTube and how to sync audio/video directly on the phone via iMovie app. Below you can see the quick sample I made for this…
Quick demonstration of a new solid spruce top and walnut back and sides guitar built by Michele Della Giustina and comparison to my 2001 double top guitar. Enjoy!
*To jump from sample to sample use these times: 1. R. Towner: Green and Golden – 1:32 / 1:55 / 2:18 / 2:39 / 3:01 / 3:24 2. F. Sor: Variations on a theme by Mozart, Op. 9 – 3:47…
The two extensions mentioned in the video are: SWS Reaper Extension, which adds hundreds of advanced functions and features to this DAW Pelleke’s custom actions for 3-4 point editing. I also wrote a tutorial on how to install these in…
Tips and tricks for restringing your classical guitar: Protect your guitar by taping a thick piece of paper or a bookmark onto the bridge Consider changing strings one by one to avoid any tuning problems Avoid making knots at the…
Second episode of Guitarise Q&A section, this time with Gert asking about how you can eliminate squeaking noises when changing positions on classical guitar. I feel like the squeaking noises are a big issue for classical guitarists. The example you…
Today I’ll take a look into acciaccature, note ornaments commonly found in guitar music of the classical period. Typically, in classical guitar repertory, an acciaccatura is notated with a slash through and is therefore easily recognisable. The word acciaccatura comes…
This is my typical daily warm-up routine, consisting of three types of exercises: right hand, left hand and a combination of both. They are all basically adapted exercises from Abel Carlevaro’s books 2-4 from his Serie didactica para guitarra. To…
