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Amplification and Classical Guitar: The Search for Natural Colors

Learn to Play J.S. Bach’s ‘Bourrée in E Minor’ for Guitar

For many classical guitar students, tackling the "Bourrée in E minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach is a rite of passage. Read More

The History of the Modern Classical Guitar and its Deep Iberian Roots

Significant developments in classical guitar design and technique flourished in Spain during the past few centuries, but the story began many years—perhaps millennia—earlier. Read More

Concierto de Aranjuez Composer Rodrigo with article author Graham Wade

The Truth About Rodrigo’s ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’

In this history of the classical guitar staple "Concierto de Aranjuez" we separate fact from fiction using composer Joaquín Rodrigo's own words. Read More

How To Develop a Good Tremolo on Classical Guitar

Learn how to develop good tremolo, is one of the most beautiful techniques of the classical guitar. It gives the impression of a sustained, shimmering note. Read More

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The Guitar Makers of Madrid

Superb classical and flamenco guitars are made in every corner of the world, yet no other country’s socio-cultural relationship to an instrument is as close as Spain’s is to the guitar. Read More

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Fretwork: A Look at Vintage Japanese Classical Guitars

Japanese luthiers were already building fine classical guitars in the 1960s and solving technical challenges that would soon make them major exporters well into the 1980s Read More

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It’s Never Too Late to Start: Starting to Play Guitar as an Adult has Unique Challenges—and Opportunities

To those of you either struggling to learn guitar as an adult or returning to it later in life—no, it isn't too late to achieve something remarkable. Read More

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Music to Play

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Classical Guitar Music to Play: ‘Andante’ by Beethoven (tr. Pascual Roch)

Edited by Neil Smith This famous Beethoven theme is from the Roch Method for Guitar. I have left... Read More

Music to Play: ‘Divertissement No. 3 for Guitar’ by Helen Walker

From the Spring 2017 issue of Classical Guitar Click here to download a PDF of “Divertissement No. 3... Read More

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Luthiers & Guitars

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Gernot Wagner: The Master Luthier on the Double-Top Movement and His Influences

From the Summer 2016 issue of Classical Guitar | BY THÉRÉSE WASSILY SABA Over the past 100 years,... Read More

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Classical Guitar Builder Joshia de Jonge on Experimentation and a Life of Lutherie

By Emile Menasché Joshia de Jonge has never known a world without the sights, smells, and sounds of... Read More

Technique

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Method: Roland Dyens’ Immortal ‘Tango en Skaï’; a Study in Fluidity and Rhythm

From the Fall 2017 issue of Classical Guitar | BY RHAYN JOOSTE Tango en Skaï by Roland Dyens... Read More

Leo Brouwer: A Desperate Solution to a Problem (INJURIES. RECOVERY. GUITAR)

In a 1984 interview in CG, the great Cuban composer/guitarist Leo Brouwer revealed to writer Gareth Walters that... Read More

Sessions

Classical Guitar Sessions: ‘Flametal’ Guitarist Ben Woods Plays Foo Fighters & A Rumba

When L.A.-based guitarist Ben Woods stopped by for Classical Guitar Sessions, we expected he might play something a...

Classical Guitar Sessions: Piotr Pakhomkin Plays Scarlatti, Villa-Lobos, and Paganini

Based in Washington D.C., Russian-American guitarist Piotr Pakhomkin is one of the bright lights of the younger generation...

‘Classical Guitar Sessions’ Presents Marc Teicholz Playing ‘Seis Brevidades’ by Sergio Assad

American guitarist Marc Teicholz has enjoyed quite a career since he won first prize at the Guitar Foundation...

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Album Review: Carlos Barbosa-Lima and Johannes Tonio Kreusch Shine on ‘Manisero’

Carlos Barbosa-Lima tackled everything from Handel to Cole Porter to The Beatles, and regularly played jazz at a high level—but he was especially known for the unparalleled depth and sensitivity he brought to Latin and South American repertoire. Read More

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