Member Spotlight: Jeffrey Chan
We're always happy to share with you accomplishments of our members at CGC Academy. In this month's Member Spotlight we're featuring Academy member Jeff Chan who's been a member at the Academy for almost a [...]
Inspiration: Listening to Fitkin with Kevin Loh
Need a bit of inspiration? We've got you covered -- check out this great performance of "Skirting" by British (post-)minimalist composer Graham Fitkin by guitarist Kevin Loh. This is from a live performance that Kevin [...]
3 Ways to Improve Focus in Your Practice
3 Ways to Improve Focus in Your Practice by Dave Belcher As we begin afresh with a new year many of us are thinking about goals we'd like to accomplish over the next twelve months. [...]
A lookback at CGC 2019
Hundreds of thousands of guitarists served With the CGC podcast nearing half a million downloads, our youtube channel closing in on two million views, and our website serving over 200,000 unique visitors [...]
Ornamentation in the Music of JS Bach
Ornamentation in the Music of JS Bach In this article we will look closely at ornamentation in the music of JS Bach. First we'll look at some general principles from the baroque era, focusing [...]
Inspiration: Listening to Koshkin with Mäntylä
We are fortunate to have so many wonderful contemporary composers who not only write for but also play the guitar and so understand how to compose for the instrument. Russian composer Nikita Koshkin is one [...]