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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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." [...]
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 [...]
For this month's CGC Academy Member Spotlight we're featuring longtime member Bruce Donehower. Bruce was one of the earliest members of CGC and has been involved in so much of what's been going on at [...]
