John Gordon Ross

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I don’t claim great skill as a guitarist, though I have a diploma of sorts and have earned a living from the guitar in the remote past – an even more precarious one than the one I have now, though. The guitar, particularly the classical guitar, still claims a good deal of my time and mental energy, so it had to be represented on this site. Unfortunately, apart from the indispensable forum run by Jean-François Delcamp, there is not a great deal of very useful stuff on the Internet related with the classical guitar – here are some feeds which I hope are of more use to you than to me, and towards the bottom of the page you’ll find a few links mostly related with classical guitarists. Drop me a comment if you know a feed or link which might fit (or just to say hi).

Guitar Feeds

Classical Guitar Review

Guitar Hamilton Festival

Posted 20 days ago

H amilton International Guitar Festival July 13-15, 2012 Featuring Jorge Caballero, Irina Kulikova, Laura Young, Gohar Vardanyan, Kevin Manderville, Shawn Pickup, Emma Rush, Will Douglas and Tim Phelan. Five concerts, masterclasses, private lessons, workshops and a luthier showcase. More info at www.guitarhamilton.com or (905) 807-4792. Register early for a reduced rate! [Link]

Say no to crack.

Posted 4 weeks ago

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The Virtuoso Guitarist – By Matt Palmer

Posted 7 weeks ago

I first met Matt Palmer at the Koblenz festival in 2005 and I observed a steady flow of guitarists approaching him asking for a demonstration of his astounding technique. Apart from his innate musicality and facility on the guitar, it was Palmer’s exceptional deployment of ami fingerings that beguiled other guitarists. Not only was it fast, but it sounded full, … [Link]

Creative Guitar

Andrés Torres Segovia

Posted 8 months ago

Andrés Torres Segovia (21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987) was a Spanish read more [Link]

Long Nails

Posted 8 months ago

The debate over long or short nails has raged since the dawn of the classical guitar and the right answer to this question is "It doesn't matter".read more [Link]

yrtyrty

Posted 8 months ago

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Learn Classical Guitar Blog

Feb 4, James.Chen

Posted 45 hours ago

About us: Since 1991, the Wuhan Kailing Electronic CO., LTD has made a fine reputation on the base of professional design and production for Electrical [Link]

Jan 11, Guitar Music

Posted 4 weeks ago

John Williams, Andrea Segovia and Anton Del Forno. John Williams has a wonderful technique and has recorded so much guitar music for everyone to enjoy. [Link]

Jan 6, Josef Kuffner – Tyrolean Dance

Posted 4 weeks ago

Although this Tyrolean Dance by Josef Kuffner is deemed to be very easy there are many small yet important lessons that can be learned by analyzing it properly… [Link]

Classical Guitar

New Music and the Electric Guitar

Posted 7 days ago

With Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Gruppen (1955–57), a massive piece for three orchestras and three conductors, the electric guitar began spreading from rock and roll dance halls and smoky jazz clubs to the classical concert stage. Ever since, an increasing number of composers have been featuring the instrument, with some actually making it the centerpiece of their musical aesthetics. I’m a firm … [Link]

On Fingerings & Breakthroughs

Posted 3 weeks ago

Choosing the fingering for a passage of music is an extremely personal process—what comes off easy for one player might prove a stumbling block for another. Granted, there are some general guidelines and principles that can be applied to everyone as a starting point, but that still leaves a critical amount of discretion to the individual player, who usually ends … [Link]

Five New Year’s Resolutions for the Classical Guitarist

Posted 6 weeks ago

The approaching New Year gives us a chance to assess where we are as well as where we want to go. Although any day is just as good a day for making things better, there is an undeniable psychological boost to starting anew together with the calendar. Here’s a few music-related resolutions to make the most of 2012. Practice More … [Link]

Classical Guitar

Luthiers, Classical Guitar Makers • Re: New guitar shape for acoustic and classic and not only..

Posted 64 minutes ago

Impressive.Statistics: Posted by AdamX — Monday 06 February 2012, 18:46 pm [Link]

Our recordings of Contemporary music • Re: Raymond, Jean-Marie; Poema Nostalgico

Posted 84 minutes ago

You've come up trumps again!Really nice..Am going over to the d'oz site now with cash in hand!CheersWillboStatistics: Posted by willbo2000 — Monday 06 February 2012, 18:27 pm [Link]

Classical Guitar Strings • Re: Dogal strings…. WOW!

Posted 87 minutes ago

gabasa wrote:es335 wrote:Tom wrote:…As for the basses, I have ordered extra set of Hannbach Silver 200 to go with it when the Dogal bass set wear out.I don't doubt they will pair with the Dogals as well as most basses do, but the tension change will be significant. I would expect it to feel a bit like light top/heavy bottom! … [Link]

Guitar Blog – Lessons & Articles

Top Music School Reviews

Posted 7 days ago

If you are looking for a way to break into the music industry, you may be looking at top music school reviews. Music school is just one of the many options to break into this unconventional industry. Many people who are in the music industry now never got a diploma from music school, they simply interned or apprenticed and put … [Link]

World First Guitar and Singing Super Bundle

Posted 4 months ago

Hi guys,This is literally a World first! You may have already heard about this, but I feel like I need to pass it on to as many people as I possibly can – it’s that amazing! Recently I heard of a group of guitar nuts who were trying to get all of the major guitar lesson sites together to make … [Link]

Master The Blues Like SRV – For Guitar Players

Posted 5 months ago

Most blues guitarists start out as rock or country guitarists, only developing their interests in blues at a later date. Thus, there are many blues guitarists who don’t have all of the necessary education and background necessary to play traditional blues who rely on modified rock licks and scales to sort of “fake” a blues sound. For the guitarist who’s … [Link]

starglasses.net

Mr. Joe Pass at your service

Posted 8 months ago

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Some hot playing by Mimi Fox

Posted 8 months ago

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A jazzy take on the Fab Four

Posted 8 months ago

Wow…another cool transcription from Mr. Al Owens! This time we have Here, There and Everywhere by the Beatles. Click here for the PDF and here for the MP3. I urge other people to send in their arrangements, also. Thanks! Maybe this will get me off my butt and finish the tunes I have on the backburner. Maybe :-) [Link]

About.com Guitar

Foo Fighters: 'Bridge Burning' Guitar Tab

Posted 8 days ago

The opening track of Foo Fighters' 2011 album Wasting Light is both a lot of fun, and pretty cool to play on guitar. Use the links below to both learn the tab and also listen to the song to make sure you're playing everything correctly….Read Full Post [Link]

Radiohead: 'Lotus Flower' Guitar Tab

Posted 10 days ago

This track from Radiohead's 2011 release The King of Limbs certainly isn't very guitar-centric, but fans may have fun playing along with this. Radiohead's "Lotus Flower" guitar tab Listen to "Lotus Flower" on Spotify [Link]

Fleet Foxes: 'The Cascades' Guitar Tab

Posted 12 days ago

I personally loved Fleet Foxes 2011 record Helplessness Blues – it's worth hearing, especially for those of you with a taste for acoustic folk music. The track "The Cascades" features some very nice, classically-inspired guitar playing. Get the song tab, and listen to the music below….Read Full Post [Link]

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    • 1 Richard Corr // Feb 11, 2010 at %I:%M %p

      To dmslabbert:

      Glad you liked the quality of the paper used in my books. You may be interested to know that the paper used was 105gsm Matt Art for the interior pages, with the cover printed on gloss 1/s lamination artboard at a weight 260gsm.

    • 2 John Hall // Apr 15, 2011 at %I:%M %p

      Thank you for the endorsement of my book of etudes. I have a new web site and hope you will find the blog interesting.

    • 3 Jorge al Najjar // May 28, 2011 at %I:%M %p

      Hi, and thanks for the post :) My work might not be the ‘Classical Guitar’ people are expecting, but somewhere in my head I did these videos with the aim of causing a sensation on the viewer similar to the one that might happen if you are a Tom & Jerry fan (as I am) and watch Beavis & Butthead with usual cartoon expectations in mind, and then ponder if that is a “real” cartoon (as I did). (And, yes, B&B is a great(est) cartoon ;) . Hope you enjoy, and there is a lot more coming.

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