Month: June 2016

Preparatory Work for Scales

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During the summer months when it seems like there are extra hours in the day, I like to augment my practice by spending a lot more time with some intensive technique exploration and then learning new repertoire where I can experience the fruits of my labor. I remember coming across a sentence in Philip Hii’s writings essentially claiming that break-throughs rarely occur in the first few hours of practice. I agree wholeheartedly! And, as many of you could probably attest after practicing between the hours of 11 PM to 4 AM when . . .

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This is Classical Guitar and Aural Refocus

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As I plan out the next stages/posts for the blog I thought I’d give a shout out to Canadian classical guitarist, Bradford Werner’s great site www.thisisclassicalguitar.com. He covers so much: from reviews to lessons to a great selection of videos. He published a recent article I wrote on a concept I’ve found to really help me break through practice plateaus. Check it out: Aural Refocus Article.

 

Marcin Dylla and Carcassi Etude 7

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I just stumbled across this video of phenomenal guitarist Marcin Dylla talking about Carcassi’s Etude 7. The real treat for students is that he plays it at the end of the video and manages to raise it from the status of a mere etude to a mini-masterpiece.