Classical Guitar Blog

CGC 2024: Year in Review It's time to say goodbye to another year here at CGC. But before we move on to 2025, we want to take this opportunity to look back at 2024. [...]

How to Identify Voices in Guitar Music Identifying voices in guitar music is an analysis skill all guitarists should develop. Classical guitar music is often quite congested because it contains multiple voices on a single [...]

Aquila Classical Guitar Strings: A Review This article will provide a review of four different sets of Aquila classical guitar strings. Thanks to Luca at Aquila for sending the strings for review! General [...]

Lesson on Lo Spagnoletto by Cesare Negri Lo Spagnoletto is a fun dance by the Italian Renaissance dance master Cesare Negri. Cesare Negri was an Italian dance master and choreographer, and his most important [...]

Best Classical Guitar Method Books If you're a beginner, how do you choose the best classical guitar method book? This is one of the most common questions asked on the Classical Guitar subreddit. But [...]

D'Addario XT Classical Guitar Strings This article will review the D'Addario XT classical guitar strings. These strings are quite unique because they feature a special coating on the bass strings that give them [...]