https://acousticguitar.com lessons, music to play, and how-tos for all guitarists Tue, 20 Aug 2024 22:15:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/acousticguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AG_Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://acousticguitar.com 32 32 103806923 https://acousticguitar.com/borrowing-rootsy-ideas-to-generate-americana-a-new-solo-guitar-piece/ https://acousticguitar.com/borrowing-rootsy-ideas-to-generate-americana-a-new-solo-guitar-piece/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145261 I wrote this piece from my own classical perspective, rather than in an authentic Americana style, and set out to paint a picture of a landscape with a natural sort of pulse to it]]> https://acousticguitar.com/borrowing-rootsy-ideas-to-generate-americana-a-new-solo-guitar-piece/feed/ 0 145261 https://acousticguitar.com/getting-started-with-classical-guitar-tremolo-picking/ https://acousticguitar.com/getting-started-with-classical-guitar-tremolo-picking/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=141878 Though commonly associated with classical guitar, tremolo technique can be used on steel-string acoustic or even electric guitar to give the impression of a sustained voice. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/getting-started-with-classical-guitar-tremolo-picking/feed/ 0 141878 https://acousticguitar.com/digital-conservatories-online-learning-resources-for-classical-guitarists/ https://acousticguitar.com/digital-conservatories-online-learning-resources-for-classical-guitarists/#respond Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:22:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=113966 We looked into a number of the most popular classical-guitar learning sites and offer profiles of three here; at the end you’ll also find brief glimpses of four others. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/digital-conservatories-online-learning-resources-for-classical-guitarists/feed/ 0 113966 https://acousticguitar.com/a-steel-string-guitarists-introduction-to-nylon-string-techniques-and-repertoire/ https://acousticguitar.com/a-steel-string-guitarists-introduction-to-nylon-string-techniques-and-repertoire/#respond Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:48:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=113275 Let's have a look at technique, repertoire, and mindfulness involved in playing classical guitar.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/a-steel-string-guitarists-introduction-to-nylon-string-techniques-and-repertoire/feed/ 0 113275 https://acousticguitar.com/10-things-steel-string-players-should-know-about-classical-nylon-guitars/ https://acousticguitar.com/10-things-steel-string-players-should-know-about-classical-nylon-guitars/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:40:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=52206 A new guitar might just be what you need to spark some creativity. Here are 10 things you should know about nylon-stringed guitars, if you’re a steel-string player.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/10-things-steel-string-players-should-know-about-classical-nylon-guitars/feed/ 1 52206 https://acousticguitar.com/dance-of-the-hounsies-learn-a-haitian-classical-masterpiece-on-acoustic-guitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/dance-of-the-hounsies-learn-a-haitian-classical-masterpiece-on-acoustic-guitar/#respond Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=124692 Learn a solo guitar arrangement of "Dance of the Hounsies," a voodoo-inspired work by guitarist-composer Frantz Casseus, aka the "father of Haitian classical guitar."]]> https://acousticguitar.com/dance-of-the-hounsies-learn-a-haitian-classical-masterpiece-on-acoustic-guitar/feed/ 0 124692 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-j-s-bachs-bourree-in-e-minor-for-guitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-j-s-bachs-bourree-in-e-minor-for-guitar/#comments Sun, 17 May 2020 08:14:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=117157 Even if you’re not a classical player, mastering pieces such as this offers a great learning experience for any fingerstyle guitarist, because it not only teaches picking-hand techniques that are independent of set patterns but also demonstrates excellent form and structure. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-j-s-bachs-bourree-in-e-minor-for-guitar/feed/ 2 117157 https://acousticguitar.com/play-the-spanish-classical-song-bolero-2/ https://acousticguitar.com/play-the-spanish-classical-song-bolero-2/#respond Sat, 23 Nov 2019 08:46:03 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=112183 Andalusian-born Julian Arcas (1832–82) was perhaps the greatest Spanish classical guitarist of his time. This guitar lesson shows how to play his song, "Bolero."]]> https://acousticguitar.com/play-the-spanish-classical-song-bolero-2/feed/ 0 112183 https://acousticguitar.com/watch-michael-chapdelaine-play-his-arrangements-of-francisco-tarregas-adelita-and-lagrima/ https://acousticguitar.com/watch-michael-chapdelaine-play-his-arrangements-of-francisco-tarregas-adelita-and-lagrima/#respond Tue, 07 Aug 2018 19:33:08 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=107473 A study of his oeuvre is essential for any serious classical player, but Tárrega’s work can be also be practiced by steel-string guitarists, as demonstrated here.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/watch-michael-chapdelaine-play-his-arrangements-of-francisco-tarregas-adelita-and-lagrima/feed/ 0 107473 https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-giuliani-studies-for-steel-string-guitarists/ https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-giuliani-studies-for-steel-string-guitarists/#respond Sat, 28 Jul 2018 14:51:19 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=107369 Giuliani's concertos and sonatas remain cornerstones of the classical guitar literature.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-giuliani-studies-for-steel-string-guitarists/feed/ 0 107369 https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-giuliani-carcassi-and-sor-for-the-steel-string-guitarist/ https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-giuliani-carcassi-and-sor-for-the-steel-string-guitarist/#respond Sat, 21 Jul 2018 15:53:01 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=107189 Diversify your steel-string fingerstyle approach through studies of classical picking patterns by classical guitarists Giuliani, Carcassi, and Sor.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-giuliani-carcassi-and-sor-for-the-steel-string-guitarist/feed/ 0 107189 https://acousticguitar.com/learn-pachelbels-canon-on-guitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/learn-pachelbels-canon-on-guitar/#respond Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:35:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=107054 "Pachelbel's Canon" is an often-requested composition for gigging guitarists. Here's a compact arrangement that sounds just as good on the steel-string as nylon-string.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/learn-pachelbels-canon-on-guitar/feed/ 0 107054 https://acousticguitar.com/play-the-spanish-classical-miniature-lagrima/ https://acousticguitar.com/play-the-spanish-classical-miniature-lagrima/#respond Sat, 19 Aug 2017 18:01:41 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=98255 One of the world’s best-known composers of classical guitar music, Francisco Tárrega lived in the late 19th century, a time during which Spanish music—flamenco and classical—rose to prominence. The perennial guitar favorites “Recuerdos de la Alhambra” and the short gem “Lágrima” were penned by Tárrega and remain staples of the repertoire to this day. “Lágrima” […]]]> https://acousticguitar.com/play-the-spanish-classical-miniature-lagrima/feed/ 0 98255 https://acousticguitar.com/play-the-catalan-folk-song-el-testament-damelia/ https://acousticguitar.com/play-the-catalan-folk-song-el-testament-damelia/#respond Sun, 12 Feb 2017 19:31:53 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=98168 Spanish composer and arranger Miguel Llobet is regarded as one of Francisco Tárrega’s finest pupils. He is perhaps best known for his sophisticated arrangements of Catalan folk music. Like many of the notable Spanish composers of his day, Llobet was greatly inspired by flamenco music and the folksongs of Spain. “El Testament d’Amelia” is one […]]]> https://acousticguitar.com/play-the-catalan-folk-song-el-testament-damelia/feed/ 0 98168 https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-dig-into-a-lute-work-by-the-english-renaissance-composer-john-dowland/ https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-dig-into-a-lute-work-by-the-english-renaissance-composer-john-dowland/#respond Tue, 17 Jan 2017 20:46:07 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=100390 As a fingerstyle steel-string guitarist, you might assume that your instrument precludes learning classical literature. But this isn’t actually the case.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-dig-into-a-lute-work-by-the-english-renaissance-composer-john-dowland/feed/ 0 100390 https://acousticguitar.com/play-the-spanish-classical-song-bolero/ https://acousticguitar.com/play-the-spanish-classical-song-bolero/#respond Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:58:18 +0000 http://acousticguitar.stringlettermusic.com/?p=1041 Andalusian-born Julian Arcas (1832–82) was perhaps the greatest Spanish classical guitarist of his time. A composer and performer, he is best known for teaching the legendary guitarist/composer Francisco Tárrega. Arcas’s friendship with guitar builder and fellow Almerían Antonio Torres contributed to the birth of the Torres classical guitar design, a milestone in the history of […]]]> https://acousticguitar.com/play-the-spanish-classical-song-bolero/feed/ 0 1041