classical guitar

Sight Reading with Rhythmic Subdivision

Sight Reading with Rhythmic Subdivision In this article we'll look at sight reading with rhythmic subdivision. This is an advanced counting technique that can help you develop solid rhythm. As you advance on classical guitar, [...]

Improve Your Sight Reading on Guitar

Improve Your Sight Reading on Guitar In this article we'll look at how to improve your sight reading on guitar. This is an intermediate lesson. In our beginner lesson on we offered a very broad overview. [...]

The Barre

The barre is a challenging technique to master in the beginner stages of learning guitar. Patience and perseverance will get you a long way, and know that you will be able to play barres if [...]

Free Stroke Technique

Free stroke, also known as tirando, is the most commonly used stroke in classical guitar technique. It can produce a variety of sounds and dynamics, while using very little energy from the right hand. Tirando [...]

Sight Reading 1 Beginner Steps

  Sight reading is an important skill that should be developed from an early stage. In level 1, we are beginners, and so we will approach sight reading with a realistic set of goals, and [...]

Voice independence in the right hand

Steve wrote in from the newsletter and asked Question: I am working on Roland Dyens 20 Letters, letter #2. The melody is all stems down played with the thumb. Give me an exercise to train [...]

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