CGC Summer School 2018 (Update)
Dear CGC friends! It has been a wonderful week at the Classical Guitar Corner Summer School 2018. We have guitarists from all over the world who have come to enjoy a musical retreat with classes, [...]
Inspiration: Listening to Houghton with Jacob Cordover
In honor of the life and art of Australian guitarist and composer Philip Houghton (d. Sept. 30, 2017), here's a beautiful performance of Houghton's "haunted sonata," Ophelia, played by Jacob Cordover. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNe6YTw9kAM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcTTjvhyW-I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-4rV6QJWZA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQjDaTwaBTE [...]
Member Spotlight: Julie Watson
Julie Watson has been a member at CGC Academy for almost two years now. In that time she has become an essential, dedicated member of the CGC Academy community and last year she attended the [...]
Classical vs Acoustic Guitars
What are the actual differences between an acoustic and a classical guitar and which one is right for me? It's pretty easy to discern the difference between electric guitars and acoustics and classicals: while [...]
Inspiration: Listening to Beethoven with SoloDuo
For this month's bit of inspiration, check out SoloDuo, a duet of Italian guitarists Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli (featured on the CGC Podcast here), playing Beethoven! This is Sonata no. 8, op. 13, "Pathetique." [...]
Scarlatti Sonata K322 in A Major
This energetic and rhythmic sonata is the last piece in the Level 4 Repertoire book here at CGC. It is rated for strong intermediate to advanced players. Some of the challenges include a [...]