TOPIC | TITLE OF ARTICLE | MUSICAL EXAMPLES MENTIONED IN ARTICLE |
Alternating Right-Hand Fingers |
Right-Hand Finger Alternation |
Bianco Fiore (Cesare Negri)
Garrotin (Joaquín Turina)
Gagliarda, Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Courante, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, from Sonata No. 1, BWV 1000 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Concerto in D Major (Antonio Vivaldi)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor |
"ami" Fast Scales |
Fast Guitar Scales With "ami" |
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 (Fernando Sor)
Etude No. 7 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Garrotin (Joaquín Turina)
Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquín Rodrigo)
Passapie (Salavdor Bacarisse) |
Anchor Finger Technique |
The Anchor Finger Technique |
English Dance (Ferdinando Carulli)
Study No. 7 in A minor, Op. 60, No. 7 (Matteo Carcassi)
Study No. 2 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Saltarello (Vicenzo Galilei)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Courante, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Bianco Fiore (Cesare Negri)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Rafaga (Joaquín Turina)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Capricho Catalan (Isaac Albéniz)
Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquín Rodrigo)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 (Fernando Sor)
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Granados) |
Anxiety |
How to Control Stage Fright (Performance Anxiety) |
(No musical examples) |
Apagado |
Pizzicato |
Capriccio Espagnol, "Scena e canto gitano" (Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
La Maja de Goya (Enrique Granados)
Pipeline (Brian Carman, Bob Spickard)
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
Misionera (Fernando Bustamente)
Waltz in E Major Op. 32 No. 2 (Fernando Sor)
Maria (Francisco Tárrega)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz) |
Arpeggiated Chords |
How to Roll a Chord Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Examples) |
Arpeggiated Harmonics |
Cascading Campanella Harmonics for Classical Guitarists |
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen) |
Arpeggio Exercises |
Practice Routines, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Examples) |
Arpeggio Exercises |
Arpeggio Exercises |
El Abejorro (Emilio Pujol) |
Arpeggios Planting |
Right-Hand Planting Technique for Arpeggios |
(No Musical Examples) |
Arrangements |
Transcriptions and Arrangements |
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach) |
Articulation |
Should I Listen to Performances and Recordings of Other Guitarists |
(No Musical Examples) |
Articulation |
How to Play Staccato, Part 1 of 3 |
(No Musical Examples) |
Articulation |
How to Play Staccato, Part 2 of 3 |
Segovia Scales (Andres Segovia)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Edvard Grieg) from Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1, Op. 46
Study No. 9 in Segovia’s Twenty Studies by Fernando Sor |
Articulation |
How to Play Staccato, Part 3 of 3 |
Rossiniana No. 4, Opus 122 (Mauro Giuliani)
Grand Solo, Op. 14 (Fernando Sor)
Malagueña, Op. 165 No. 3 (Isaac Albéniz)
Presto of the Prelude from Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker) |
Artificial Fingernails |
Best Artificial Nail System Yet |
(No Musical Examples) |
Artificial Harmonics |
Natural, Right Hand, and Artificial Harmonics |
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Granados)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina)
Testament d'Amelia (Miguel Llobet)
In Sorrow's Wake (Andrew York)
Girl With the Flaxen Hair (Claude Debussy) |
Balance of Intervals and Chords |
Interval and Chord Balance Update |
(No Musical Examples) |
Balance of Intervals and Chords |
Interval and Chord Balance Part 1 of 4 |
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Maurice Ravel)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Pavana No. 2 (Luis Milán)
Pavana No. 6 (Luis Milán)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Down In The Valley (Anonymous)
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Balance of Intervals and Chords |
Interval and Chord Balance Part 2 of 4 |
Saltarello (Vicenzo Galilei) from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance
Prelude No. 2 (Manuel Ponce)
Pavanas (Gaspar Sanz)
Prelude No. 6 (Manuel Ponce)
Bianco Fiore (Cesare Negri) from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach) |
Balance of Intervals and Chords |
Interval and Chord Balance Part 3 of 4 |
Etude No. 7 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Granada (Enrique Granados)
Prelude No. 1 (Manuel Ponce)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
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Balance of Intervals and Chords |
Interval and Chord Balance Part 4 of 4 |
Pavane No. 6 (Luis Milán) |
Bar Chords |
The Secret (Little Jennifer's Secret) of How to Play Clear Bar Chords |
(No Musical Examples) |
Bar Chords |
How to Learn to Play a Bar Chord in Under 2 Minutes |
(No Musical Examples) |
Bar Chords |
Specialty Bars Part 1: Hinge Bars |
Bianco Fiore (Cesare Negri) from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina)
Prelude from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Sonata in C Major, op. 15 (Mauro Giuliani)
Pavane No. 3 (Luis Milán) |
Bar Chords |
Specialty Bars Part 2: Cross-Fret Bars |
Rossiniana No. 1, op. 119 (Mauro Giuliani)
Grand Overture (Mauro Giuliani)
Recuerdos de la Alhambra Francisco Tárrega) |
Bar Chords |
Specialty Bars Part 3: Partial Bars |
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Francisco Tárrega)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Rossiniana No. 1, op. 119 (Mauro Giuliani)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Danza Pomposa (Alexandre Tansman)
Study No. 3 in A major, Op. 60, No. 3 (Matteo Carcassi)
Marieta (Francisco Tárrega)
Courante, Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Cordoba (Isaac Albéniz)
English Suite (Johm Duarte)
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Mick Jagger and Keith Richards |
Bar Chords |
How to Use Hinge Bars as Guide Fingers |
Romanza, Romance (Anonymous)
Etude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Francisco Tárrega)
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach)
Choros No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Bar Chords |
Top Ten Nasty Habits #1. Allowing Left-Hand Fingers to "Help" a Bar |
Etude No. 7 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Romanza, Romance (Anonyhmous)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Etude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Study No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Granados) |
Broken Fingernail |
Best Artificial Nail System Yet |
(No Musical Examples) |
Broken Fingernails |
Fingernail Health |
(No Musical Examples) |
Buying a Guitar |
How to Buy a Classical Guitar |
Prelude No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Campanella Harmonics |
Cascading Campanella Harmonics for Classical Guitarists |
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen) |
Carlevaro Pizzicato |
Pizzicato |
Capriccio Espagnol, "Scena e canto gitano" (Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
La Maja de Goya (Enrique Granados)
Pipeline (Brian Carman, Bob Spickard)
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
Misionera (Fernando Bustamente)
Waltz in E Major Op. 32 No. 2 (Fernando Sor)
Maria (Francisco Tárrega)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz) |
Cascading Campanella Harmonics |
Cascading Campanella Harmonics for Classical Guitarists |
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen) |
Choosing a Guitar |
How to Buy a Classical Guitar |
Prelude No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Choosing Fingering |
Tone Color, Part 2 |
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Granados)
La Frescobalda (Girolamo Frescobaldi)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti) |
Choosing Fingering |
Tone Color, Part 3 |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina)
Method for the Spanish Guitar (Fernando Sor)
First Call (Anonymous) |
Choosing Right-Hand Fingering |
How to Choose Right-Hand Fingerings, Part 1 |
Lesson 1 from Twenty-Four Progressive Lessons, Op 31, Book 1 (Fernando Sor)
Lesson 2 from Twenty-Four Progressive Lessons, Op. 31, Book 1 (Fernando Sor)
No. 1 from Twenty-Four Little Progressive Pieces, Op. 44 (Fernando Sor)
No. 1 from Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35, Book 1 (Fernando Sor)
No. 10 from Introduction to the Study of the Guitar, Op. 60 (Fernando Sor)
Study 3 from Twelve Studies, Op. 6 (Fernando Sor)
No. 12 from Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35, Book 1 (Fernando Sor)
No. 13 from Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35, Book 1 (Fernando Sor)
No. 22 from Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35, Book 2 (Fernando Sor)
Afro-Cuban Lullaby (Arr. Jack Marshall)
Study 5 from Twelve Studies, Op. 6 (Fernando Sor)
Study No. 17 in Segovia's 20 Studies by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Choosing Right-Hand Fingering |
How to Choose Right-Hand Fingerings, Part 2 |
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Study No. 3 in A major, Op. 60, No. 3 (Matteo Carcassi)
Vals Venezolano, Venezuelan Waltz (Antonio Lauro)
Study No. 17 in Segovia's 20 Studies by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Sonata in A (Domenico Scarlatti)
Study No. 6 in Andres Segovia's 20 Studies by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Un Dia de Noviembre (Leo Brouwer)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Tarantella (Sicilian Traditional)
Study 1 from Introduction to the Study of the Guitar, Op. 60 (Fernando Sor)
Exercise No. 13 from Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35 (Fernando Sor) |
Choosing Right-Hand Fingering |
How to Choose Right-Hand Fingerings, Part 3 |
Study No. 14 from Andres Segovia's 20 Studies by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Waltz in E, Op. 32, No. 2 (Fernando Sor)
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 (Fernando Sor)
Canarios (Gaspar Sanz)
Sonatina, 3rd Movement (Federico Moreno Torroba)
Prelude No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Sonatina, 1st Movement (Federico Moreno Torroba)
Sonatina, 2nd Movement (Federico Moreno Torroba)
Prelude, from Cello Suite No. 1 (J.S. Bach)
Cello Suite No. 1 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Choppy Playing |
Connecting a Single Melody Note to a Strummed or Arpeggiated Chord |
Prelude No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Maria (Francisco Tárrega) |
Chord Balance |
Interval and Chord Balance Update |
(No Musical Examples) |
Chord Balance |
Interval and Chord Balance Part 1 of 4 |
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Maurice Ravel)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Pavana No. 2 (Luis Milán)
Pavana No. 6 (Luis Milán)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Down In The Valley (Anonymous)
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Chord Balance |
Interval and Chord Balance Part 2 of 4 |
Saltarello (Vicenzo Galilei) from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance
Prelude No. 2 (Manuel Ponce)
Pavanas (Gaspar Sanz)
Prelude No. 6 (Manuel Ponce)
Bianco Fiore (Cesare Negri) from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach) |
Chord Balance |
Interval and Chord Balance Part 3 of 4 |
Etude No. 7 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Granada (Enrique Granados)
Prelude No. 1 (Manuel Ponce)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
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Chord Balance |
Interval and Chord Balance Part 4 of 4 |
Pavane No. 6 (Luis Milán) |
Chord Changes |
Chord Changes |
Ode to Joy, from Symphony #9 (Ludwig Van Beethoven) |
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Chords
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Learn to Collapse Your Left-Hand Fingertip Joints
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Prelude No. 2 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
La Catedral, "Preludio Saudade" (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Andante Religioso (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Allegro Solemne (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Prelude, from Cello Suite No. 1 (J.S. Bach)
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Maurice Ravel)
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Chords, how to play rolled or arpeggiated chords |
How to Roll a Chord Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Examples) |
Chords, how to play rolled or arpeggiated chords |
How to Roll a Chord Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Examples) |
Color |
Tone Color, Part 1 |
(No Musical Examples) |
Color |
Tone Color, Part 2 |
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Granados)
La Frescobalda (Girolamo Frescobaldi)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti) |
Color |
Tone Color, Part 3 |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina)
Method for the Spanish Guitar (Fernando Sor)
First Call (Anonymous) |
Concerts |
How to Control Stage Fright (Performance Anxiety) |
(No musical examples) |
Connected Sound |
Connecting a Single Melody Note to a Strummed or Arpeggiated Chord |
Prelude No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Maria (Francisco Tárrega) |
Contrapuntal Music |
How to Play Staccato, Part 3 of 3 |
Rossiniana No. 4, Opus 122 (Mauro Giuliani)
Grand Solo, Op. 14 (Fernando Sor)
Malagueña, Op. 165 No. 3 (Isaac Albéniz)
Presto of the Prelude from Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker) |
Contrast Baths |
Hand Contrast Baths |
(No Musical Examples) |
Contrast Baths |
Injury Prevention for the Classical Guitarist |
(No Musical Examples) |
Counterpoint |
The Old Kleenex Trick |
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
Counterpoint |
How to Play Staccato, Part 3 of 3 |
Rossiniana No. 4, Opus 122 (Mauro Giuliani)
Grand Solo, Op. 14 (Fernando Sor)
Malagueña, Op. 165 No. 3 (Isaac Albéniz)
Presto of the Prelude from Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker) |
Counting |
Counting Out Loud—the Skill that Will Improve Your Guitar Playing More than Anything Else |
Allegretto moderato, Op. 44, No. 4 (Fernando Sor)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Counting |
Hemiola: Switching from 6/8 to 3/4 Meter |
America, from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) arr. Jorge Morel
Canarios (Gaspar Sanz)
Vals Venezolano No. 3 (Antonio Lauro)
Concierto de Aranjuez, first movement (Joaquín Rodrigo)
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Counting |
How to Count the Rhythms in Songs Written in Multiple Parts |
Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Twenty Four Progressive Lessons, Op. 31, No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Study No. 2 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude from Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995 (J.S. Bach) |
Cross-Fret Bars |
Specialty Bars Part 2: Cross-Fret Bars |
Rossiniana No. 1, op. 119 (Mauro Giuliani)
Grand Overture (Mauro Giuliani)
Recuerdos de la Alhambra Francisco Tárrega) |
Cross-String Ornaments |
Cross-String Ornaments, part 1 of 3 |
(No Musical Examples) |
Cross-String Ornaments |
Cross-String Ornaments, part 2 of 3 |
(No Musical Examples) |
Cross-String Ornaments |
Cross-String Ornaments, part 3 of 3 |
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
La Maja de Goya (Enrique Granados)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz) |
Damping |
String Damping, Part 1 |
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Anonymous)
Introduction to the Study of the Guitar, Op. 60, No. 5 (Fernando Sor)
Romance, Romanza (Anonymous)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
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Damping |
String Damping, Part 2 |
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Anonymous)
Introduction to the Study of the Guitar, Op. 60 No. 5 (Fernando Sor)
Romance, Romanza (Anonymous)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Gagliarda from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Study No. 3 in A major, Op. 60, No. 3 (Matteo Carcassi) |
Damping |
String Damping, Part 3 |
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Anonymous)
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
Grand Overture (Mauro Giuliani)
Lesson No. 3 from Twenty-Four Progressive Lessons, Book 1 Op. 31 (Fernando Sor)
Prelude in D minor (originally C minor), BWV 999 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Allemande (John Dowland)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
Damping |
String Damping, Part 4 |
Progressive Lessons, Op. 31 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Pavane (Luis Milán)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BMV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Allegro Spiritoso, Op. 1, No. 10 (Mauro Giuliani)
Sarabande from Suite in D minor, HWV 437 (Georg Friederic Handel)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
Allemande, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, BWV 1000 (J.S. Bach)
Study No. 2, in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
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Descending Slurs
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Learn to Collapse Your Left-Hand Fingertip Joints
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Prelude No. 2 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
La Catedral, "Preludio Saudade" (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Andante Religioso (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Allegro Solemne (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Prelude, from Cello Suite No. 1 (J.S. Bach)
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Maurice Ravel)
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Difficult Chords
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Learn to Collapse Your Left-Hand Fingertip Joints
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Prelude No. 2 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
La Catedral, "Preludio Saudade" (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Andante Religioso (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Allegro Solemne (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Prelude, from Cello Suite No. 1 (J.S. Bach)
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Maurice Ravel)
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Drum |
Snare Drum Effect, Part 1 of 2 |
Gran Jota de Concierto (Francisco Tárrega)
Jota Sobre Motivos Populares (Francisco Tárrega) |
Drum |
Snare Drum Effect, Part 2 of 2 |
Gran Jota de Concierto (Francisco Tárrega)
Jota Sobre Motivos Populares (Francisco Tárrega)
Mosaico Española, Fantasia Española (Jorge Morel)
Fantasia Española, Mosaico Española (Jorge Morel)
Fantasy for Solo Guitar, Op. 107 (Malcolm Arnold)
Tin Soldiers (Playing Soldiers) from Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
Playing Soldiers (Tin Soldiers) from Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
A Procession Winding Around Me (Jeffrey Van)
Beat! Beat! Drums! from A Procession Winding Around Me (Jeffrey Van)
El Berimbau (Baden Powell) arranged by Cacho Tirao
Sitio de Zaragoza (Sabicas) |
Drum Effects |
Snare Drum Effect, Part 1 of 2 |
Gran Jota de Concierto (Francisco Tárrega)
Jota Sobre Motivos Populares (Francisco Tárrega) |
Drum Effects |
Snare Drum Effect, Part 2 of 2 |
Gran Jota de Concierto (Francisco Tárrega)
Jota Sobre Motivos Populares (Francisco Tárrega)
Mosaico Española, Fantasia Española (Jorge Morel)
Fantasia Española, Mosaico Española (Jorge Morel)
Fantasy for Solo Guitar, Op. 107 (Malcolm Arnold)
Tin Soldiers (Playing Soldiers) from Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
Playing Soldiers (Tin Soldiers) from Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
A Procession Winding Around Me (Jeffrey Van)
Beat! Beat! Drums! from A Procession Winding Around Me (Jeffrey Van)
El Berimbau (Baden Powell) arranged by Cacho Tirao
Sitio de Zaragoza (Sabicas) |
Drum Effects |
The Tambor Percussion Effect |
(No Musical Example) |
Dynamics |
Doug's Rule of Life #17 |
(No Musical Example) |
Dynamics |
Should I Listen to Performances and Recordings of Other Guitarists |
(No Musical Example) |
Dynamics |
Where Do I Put the Darn Dynamics? |
(No Musical Example) |
Dynamics |
Yes I Exaggerate |
(No Musical Example) |
Dynamics |
How to Play Loud on the Guitar |
Romanza, Romance (Anonymous)
Danza Pomposa (Alexandre Tansman)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Danza from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaisssance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilsotti)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina) |
Etouffe |
Pizzicato |
Capriccio Espagnol, "Scena e canto gitano" (Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
La Maja de Goya (Enrique Granados)
Pipeline (Brian Carman, Bob Spickard)
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
Misionera (Fernando Bustamente)
Waltz in E Major Op. 32 No. 2 (Fernando Sor)
Maria (Francisco Tárrega)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz) |
Exercises (Right Hand) |
Arpeggio Exercises |
El Abejorro (Emilio Pujol) |
Exercises (Slurs) |
The Best Exercise You Can Practice for the Left Hand, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Exercises (Slurs) |
The Best Exercise You Can Practice for the Left Hand, Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Exercises for Left Hand |
The Best Exercise You Can Practice for the Left Hand, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Exercises for Left Hand |
The Best Exercise You Can Practice for the Left Hand, Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Exercises for Left Hand |
The Spider Exercise |
(No Musical Example) |
Exercises, Left-Hand Finger Independence |
The Best Exercise You Can Practice for the Left Hand, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Exercises, Left-Hand Finger Independence |
The Best Exercise You Can Practice for the Left Hand, Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Exercises, Left-Hand Finger Independence |
The Spider Exercise |
(No Musical Example) |
Exercises, Left-Hand Finger Independence |
Top Ten Nasty Habits #2, Pushing the Little Finger Around |
Andante Op. 241, No. 5, (Ferdinando Carulli)
Moderato, Op. 35, No. 2 (Fernando Sor) |
Exercises, Stretching Exercises |
Stretching Exercises |
(No Musical Example) |
Expression |
How to Play Staccato, Part 1 of 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Expression |
Should I Listen to Performances and Recordings of Other Guitarists |
Progressive Lessons, Op. 31 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Pavane (Luis Milán)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BMV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Allegro Spiritoso, Op. 1, No. 10 (Mauro Giuliani)
Sarabande from Suite in D minor, HWV 437 (Georg Friederic Handel)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
Allemande, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, BWV 1000 (J.S. Bach)
Study No. 2, in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Expression |
String Damping, Part 4 |
Progressive Lessons, Op. 31 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Pavane (Luis Milán)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BMV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Allegro Spiritoso, Op. 1, No. 10 (Mauro Giuliani)
Sarabande from Suite in D minor, HWV 437 (Georg Friederic Handel)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
Allemande, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, BWV 1000 (J.S. Bach)
Study No. 2, in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Expression |
Where Do I Put the Darn Dynamics? |
(No Musical Example) |
Expression |
Yes I Exaggerate. Exaggerate Your Dynamics. |
(No Musical Example) |
Expression |
Know What You Are Playing—Sing! |
Romance, Romanza (Anonymous)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Vals Venezolano, Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 (Antonio Lauro)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
Expression |
How to Play Loud on the Guitar |
Romanza, Romance (Anonymous)
Danza Pomposa (Alexandre Tansman)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Danza from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaisssance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilsotti)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina) |
Expression |
Tone Color, Part 3 |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina)
Method for the Spanish Guitar (Fernando Sor)
First Call (Anonymous) |
Expression |
How to Play Staccato, Part 2 of 3 |
Segovia Scales (Andres Segovia)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Edvard Grieg) from Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1 , Op. 46
Study No. 9 in Segovia’s Twenty Studies by Fernando Sor |
Expression |
How to Play Staccato, Part 3 of 3 |
Rossiniana No. 4, Opus 122 (Mauro Giuliani)
Grand Solo, Op. 14 (Fernando Sor)
Malagueña, Op. 165 No. 3 (Isaac Albéniz)
Presto of the Prelude from Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker) |
Fast Scales |
Fast Guitar Scales With "ami" |
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 (Fernando Sor)
Etude No. 7 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Garrotin (Joaquín Turina)
Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquín Rodrigo)
Passapie (Salvador Bacarisse) |
Finger Alternation |
Right-Hand Finger Alternation |
Bianco Fiore (Cesare Negri)
Garrotin (Joaquín Turina)
Gagliarda, Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Courante, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, from Sonata No. 1, BWV 1000 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Concerto in D Major (Antonio Vivaldi)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Fingerboard Dots |
An Easy Way to Add Fret Marker Dots to Your Guitar |
(No Musical Example) |
Fingerboard Markers |
An Easy Way to Add Fret Marker Dots to Your Guitar |
(No Musical Example) |
Fingering |
Doug's Rule of Life #17 |
(No Musical Example) |
Fingering |
//douglasniedt.com/techtiptonecolorpart2.html |
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Granados)
La Frescobalda (Girolamo Frescobaldi)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti) |
Fingering |
Tone Color, Part 3 |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina)
Method for the Spanish Guitar (Fernando Sor)
First Call (Anonymous) |
Fingering, Right Hand |
How to Choose Right-Hand Fingerings, Part 1 |
Lesson 1 from Twenty-Four Progressive Lessons, Op 31, Book 1 (Fernando Sor)
Lesson 2 from Twenty-Four Progressive Lessons, Op. 31, Book 1 (Fernando Sor)
No. 1 from Twenty-Four Little Progressive Pieces, Op. 44 (Fernando Sor)
No. 1 from Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35, Book 1 (Fernando Sor)
No. 10 from Introduction to the Study of the Guitar, Op. 60 (Fernando Sor)
Study 3 from Twelve Studies, Op. 6 (Fernando Sor)
No. 12 from Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35, Book 1 (Fernando Sor)
No. 13 from Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35, Book 1 (Fernando Sor)
No. 22 from Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35, Book 2 (Fernando Sor)
Afro-Cuban Lullaby (Arr. Jack Marshall)
Study 5 from Twelve Studies, Op. 6 (Fernando Sor)
Study No. 17 in Segovia's 20 Studies by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Fingering, Right Hand |
How to Choose Right-Hand Fingerings, Part 2 |
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Study No. 3 in A major, Op. 60, No. 3 (Matteo Carcassi)
Vals Venezolano, Venezuelan Waltz (Antonio Lauro)
Study No. 17 in Segovia's 20 Studies by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Sonata in A (Domenico Scarlatti)
Study No. 6 in Andres Segovia's 20 Studies by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Un Dia de Noviembre (Leo Brouwer)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Tarantella (Sicilian Traditional)
Study 1 from Introduction to the Study of the Guitar, Op. 60 (Fernando Sor)
Exercise No. 13 from Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35 (Fernando Sor) |
Fingering, Right Hand |
How to Choose Right-Hand Fingerings, Part 3 |
Study No. 14 from Andres Segovia's 20 Studies by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Waltz in E, Op. 32, No. 2 (Fernando Sor)
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 (Fernando Sor)
Canarios (Gaspar Sanz)
Sonatina, 3rd Movement (Federico Moreno Torroba)
Prelude No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Sonatina, 1st Movement (Federico Moreno Torroba)
Sonatina, 2nd Movement (Federico Moreno Torroba)
Prelude, from Cello Suite No. 1 (J.S. Bach)
Cello Suite No. 1 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Fingerings |
Should I Listen to Performances and Recordings of Other Guitarists |
(No Musical Example) |
Fingernail Health |
Fingernail Health |
(No Musical Example) |
Fingernails |
Best Artificial Nail System Yet |
(No Musical Example) |
Fingernails |
Fingernail Health |
(No Musical Example) |
Fingernails |
Fingernails |
(No Musical Example) |
Fingernails Tone Quality Free Stroke |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Fingernails Tone Quality on the Bass Strings |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Fingernails Tone Quality Rest Stroke |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 1 |
(No Musical Example) |
Fingernails Tone Quality Thumb on Bass Strings |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 4 |
(No Musical Example) |
Fingertips |
Playing On the Tips of the Fingers |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Study No. 7 in A minor, op. 60, no. 7 (Matteo Carcassi)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
Finishing Your Fingernails |
Fingernails |
(No Musical Example) |
Fix Broken Fingernail |
Best Artificial Nail System Yet |
(No Musical Example) |
Flamenco |
Rasgueados, Part 1 of 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Flamenco |
Rasgueados, Part 2 of 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Flamenco |
Rasgueados, Part 3 of 3 |
Fandanguillo, Rafaga, and Soleares (Joaquín Turina)
Leyenda and Sevilla (Isaac Albéniz)
The Millers Dance (Manuel de Falla)
Popular and classical versions of Malagueña |
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Free Stroke
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A Secret to a Relaxed Right Hand: The Pluck-Return Free Stroke
|
No musical examples.
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Free Stroke Right-Hand Finger Alternation |
Right-Hand Finger Alternation |
Bianco Fiore (Cesare Negri)
Garrotin (Joaquín Turina)
Gagliarda, Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Courante, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, from Sonata No. 1, BWV 1000 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Concerto in D Major (Antonio Vivaldi)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Free Stroke Tone Quality |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Free Stroke Tone Quality on the Bass Strings |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Free Stroke Tone Quality Thumb on the Bass Strings |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 4 |
(No Musical Example) |
Fret Dots |
An Easy Way to Add Fret Marker Dots to Your Guitar |
(No Musical Example) |
Fret Markers |
An Easy Way to Add Fret Marker Dots to Your Guitar |
(No Musical Example) |
Fretboard Markers |
An Easy Way to Add Fret Marker Dots to Your Guitar |
(No Musical Example) |
Guide Fingers |
How to Use Hinge Bars as Guide Fingers |
Romanza, Romance (Anonymous)
Etude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Francisco Tárrega)
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach)
Choros No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Guide Fingers |
Guide Fingers |
Prelude No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Study in A minor (Dionisio Aguado)
Study No. 3 (Matteo Carcassi)
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega)
Leyenda, Asturias Isaac Albéniz)
Waltz (Ferdinando Carulli)
Study No. 2 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Romanza, Romance (Anonymous) |
Hammer-ons and Pull-offs (Slurs) |
The Best Exercise You Can Practice for the Left Hand, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Hammer-ons and Pull-offs (Slurs) |
The Best Exercise You Can Practice for the Left Hand, Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Hand Injury |
Hand Contrast Baths |
(No Musical Example) |
Hand Injury |
Injury Prevention for the Classical Guitarist |
(No Musical Example) |
Hand Position |
Doug's Rule of Life #17 |
(No Musical Example) |
Hand Position |
String Damping, Part 2 |
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Anonymous)
Introduction to the Study of the Guitar, Op. 60 No. 5 (Fernando Sor)
Romance, Romanza (Anonymous)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Gagliarda from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Study No. 3 in A major, Op. 60, No. 3 (Matteo Carcassi) |
Hand Position (Left Hand) |
The Left-Hand Position |
(No Musical Example) |
Hand Position Right Hand |
Right-Hand Position |
(No Musical Example) |
Hand Strength |
No Girly-Men Guitarists Here |
(No Musical Example) |
Harmonic Notation |
How to Read Harmonic Notation |
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Testament d'Amelia (Miguel Llobet)
Nocturnal, "Dreaming" (Benjamin Britten)
Sonata, Op. 13 (Ludwig Van Beethoven)
Fantaisie, Op. 6 (Fernando Sor)
Nel Mezzo: Sonata (David Leisner)
Omaggio (Manuel de Falla) |
Harmonics |
Nailing Harmonics Past the 19th Fret |
Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo) |
Harmonics |
Natural, Right Hand, and Artificial Harmonics |
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Granados)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina)
Testament d'Amelia (Miguel Llobet)
In Sorrow's Wake (Andrew York)
Girl With the Flaxen Hair (Claude Debussy) |
Harmonics |
How to Read Harmonic Notation |
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Testament d'Amelia (Miguel Llobet)
Nocturnal, "Dreaming" (Benjamin Britten)
Sonata, Op. 13 (Ludwig Van Beethoven)
Fantaisie, Op. 6 (Fernando Sor)
Nel Mezzo: Sonata (David Leisner)
Omaggio (Manuel de Falla) |
Harmonics (Cascading Campanella) |
Cascading Campanella Harmonics for Classical Guitarists |
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen) |
Harp Harmonics |
Cascading Campanella Harmonics for Classical Guitarists |
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Harold Arlen) |
Health of Fingernails |
Fingernail Health |
(No Musical Example) |
Hemiola |
Hemiola: Switching from 6/8 to 3/4 Meter |
America, from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) arr. Jorge Morel
Canarios (Gaspar Sanz)
Vals Venezolano No. 3 (Antonio Lauro)
Concierto de Aranjuez, first movement (Joaquín Rodrigo)
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High Harmonics |
Nailing Harmonics Past the 19th Fret |
Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo) |
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High Positions
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Learn to Collapse Your Left-Hand Fingertip Joints
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Prelude No. 2 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
La Catedral, "Preludio Saudade" (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Andante Religioso (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Allegro Solemne (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Prelude, from Cello Suite No. 1 (J.S. Bach)
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Maurice Ravel)
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Hinge Bars |
Specialty Bars Part 1: Hinge Bars |
Bianco Fiore (Cesare Negri) from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina)
Prelude from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Sonata in C Major, op. 15 (Mauro Giuliani)
Pavane No. 3 (Luis Milán)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
Holding the Guitar |
Put An End To Your Guitar's Lap Dance Now |
(No Musical Example) |
Injury Prevention |
Hand Contrast Baths |
(No Musical Example) |
Injury Prevention |
Injury Prevention for the Classical Guitarist |
(No Musical Example) |
Interpretation |
How to Play Staccato, Part 1 of 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Interpretation |
How to Play Staccato, Part 2 of 3 |
Segovia Scales (Andres Segovia)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Edvard Grieg) from Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1 , Op. 46
Study No. 9 in Segovia’s Twenty Studies by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Interpretation |
How to Play Staccato, Part 3 of 3 |
Rossiniana No. 4, Opus 122 (Mauro Giuliani)
Grand Solo, Op. 14 (Fernando Sor)
Malagueña, Op. 165 No. 3 (Isaac Albéniz)
Presto of the Prelude from Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker) |
Interpretation |
Performing With Energy, Passion, and Excitement |
(No Musical Example) |
Interpretation |
Should I Listen to Performances and Recordings of Other Guitarists |
(No Musical Example) |
Interpretation |
String Damping, Part 4 |
Progressive Lessons, Op. 31 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Pavane (Luis Milán)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BMV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Allegro Spiritoso, Op. 1, No. 10 (Mauro Giuliani)
Sarabande from Suite in D minor, HWV 437 (Georg Friederic Handel)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
Allemande, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, BWV 1000 (J.S. Bach)
Study No. 2, in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Interpretation |
Where Do I Put the Darn Dynamics? |
(No Musical Example) |
Interpretation |
Yes I Exaggerate. Exaggerate Your Dynamics. |
(No Musical Example) |
Interpretation |
Yes I Exaggerate. Exaggerate Your Dynamics. |
(No Musical Example) |
Interpretation |
Know What You Are Playing—Sing! |
Romance, Romanza (Anonymous)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Vals Venezolano, Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 (Antonio Lauro)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
Interpretation |
How to Play Loud on the Guitar |
Romanza, Romance (Anonymous)
Danza Pomposa (Alexandre Tansman)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Danza from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaisssance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilsotti)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina) |
Interpretation |
Tone Color, Part 2 |
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Granados)
La Frescobalda (Girolamo Frescobaldi)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti) |
Interpretation |
Tone Color, Part 3 |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina)
Method for the Spanish Guitar (Fernando Sor)
First Call (Anonymous) |
Interval and Chord Balance |
Interval and Chord Balance Part 1 of 4 |
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Maurice Ravel)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Pavana No. 2 (Luis Milán)
Pavana No. 6 (Luis Milán)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Down In The Valley (Anonymous) |
Interval and Chord Balance |
Interval and Chord Balance Part 2 of 4 |
Saltarello (Vicenzo Galilei) from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance
Prelude No. 2 (Manuel Ponce)
Pavanas (Gaspar Sanz)
Prelude No. 6 (Manuel Ponce)
Bianco Fiore (Cesare Negri) from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach) |
Interval and Chord Balance |
Interval and Chord Balance Part 3 of 4 |
Etude No. 7 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Granada (Enrique Granados)
Prelude No. 1 (Manuel Ponce)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Interval and Chord Balance |
Interval and Chord Balance Part 4 of 4 |
Pavane No. 6 (Luis Milán) |
Interval and Chord Balance |
Interval and Chord Balance Update |
(No Musical Example) |
Intonation |
How to Tune Your Guitar |
(No Musical Example) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
Practicing. Another New Year's Resolution? No. It's A Life Resolution! |
(No Musical Example) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
Doug's Rule of Life #17 |
(No Musical Example) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
Effective Strategies for Rewarding Practice: Set Goals for EVERY Practice Session
Set Goals for EVERY Practice Session |
(No Musical Example) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
I've Practiced That Spot a Hundred Times. |
(No Musical Example) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
Memorizing Music |
(No Musical Example) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
Practice Routines, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
Practice With Your Eyes Closed |
(No Musical Example) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
Should I Listen to Performances and Recordings of Other Guitarists |
(No Musical Example) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
Talent is NOT the Answer |
(No Musical Example) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
Know What You Are Playing—Sing! |
Romance, Romanza (Anonymous)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Vals Venezolano, Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 (Antonio Lauro)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
Counting Out Loud—the Skill that Will Improve Your Guitar Playing More than Anything Else |
Allegretto moderato, Op. 44, No. 4 (Fernando Sor)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
Practicing in Altered Rhythms |
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, op.9 (Fernando Sor)
Allemande from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Vals Venezolano, Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 (Antonio Lauro) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
How to Use Reflex Practice to Master Fast, Difficult Passages Other than Scales |
Study No. 2 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 (Fernando Sor) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
Step Practice |
Cavatina (Stanley Myers) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
How to Count the Rhythms in Songs Written in Multiple Parts |
Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Twenty Four Progressive Lessons, Op. 31, No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Study No. 2 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude from Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995 (J.S. Bach) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
Nailing Harmonics Past the 19th Fret |
Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo) |
Learning a Piece of Music |
Mark Up Your Music |
Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach))
Etude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos))
Rossiniana No. 1 Op. 119 (Mauro Giuliani))
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega) |
Left-Hand Exercises |
The Spider Exercise |
(No Musical Example) |
Left-Hand Exercises (Slurs) |
The Best Exercise You Can Practice for the Left Hand, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Left-Hand Exercises (Slurs) |
The Best Exercise You Can Practice for the Left Hand, Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Left-Hand Finger Independence |
The Best Exercise You Can Practice for the Left Hand, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Left-Hand Finger Independence |
The Best Exercise You Can Practice for the Left Hand, Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Left-Hand Finger Independence |
Top Ten Nasty Habits #2, Pushing the Little Finger Around |
Andante Op. 241, No. 5, (Ferdinando Carulli)
Moderato, Op. 35, No. 2 (Fernando Sor) |
Left-Hand Finger Independence |
Top Ten Nasty Habits #1, Allowing Left-Hand Fingers to "Help" a Bar |
Etude No. 7 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Romanza, Romance (Anonyhmous)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Etude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Study No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Granados) |
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Left-Hand Fingers
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Learn to Collapse Your Left-Hand Fingertip Joints
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Prelude No. 2 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
La Catedral, "Preludio Saudade" (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Andante Religioso (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Allegro Solemne (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Prelude, from Cello Suite No. 1 (J.S. Bach)
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Maurice Ravel)
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Left-Hand Position |
The Left-Hand Position |
(No Musical Example) |
Left-Hand Position |
Left-Hand Thumb |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Mazurka Apassionata (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Grandos)
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Left-Hand Position |
Playing On the Tips of the Fingers |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Study No. 7 in A minor, op. 60, no. 7 (Matteo Carcassi)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
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Left-Hand Technique
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Learn to Collapse Your Left-Hand Fingertip Joints
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Prelude No. 2 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
La Catedral, "Preludio Saudade" (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Andante Religioso (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Allegro Solemne (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Prelude, from Cello Suite No. 1 (J.S. Bach)
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Maurice Ravel)
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Left-Hand Thumb |
Left-Hand Thumb |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Mazurka Apassionata (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Grandos)
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Legato |
Connecting a Single Melody Note to a Strummed or Arpeggiated Chord |
Prelude No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Maria (Francisco Tárrega) |
Legato |
How to Play Staccato, Part 3 of 3 |
Rossiniana No. 4, Opus 122 (Mauro Giuliani)
Grand Solo, Op. 14 (Fernando Sor)
Malagueña, Op. 165 No. 3 (Isaac Albéniz)
Presto of the Prelude from Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker) |
Little Finger Right Hand |
The Right-Hand Little Finger, Part 1 of 2 |
Carioca (arr. Jorge Morel) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Practicing. Another New Year's Resolution? No. It's A Life Resolution! |
(No Musical Example) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Doug's Rule of Life #17 |
(No Musical Example) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Effective Strategies for Rewarding Practice: Set Goals for EVERY Practice Session |
(No Musical Example) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
I've Practiced That Spot a Hundred Times. |
(No Musical Example) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Memorizing Music |
(No Musical Example) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Practice Routines, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Practice With Your Eyes Closed |
(No Musical Example) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Should I Listen to Performances and Recordings of Other Guitarists |
(No Musical Example) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Talent is NOT the Answer |
(No Musical Example) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Know What You Are Playing—Sing! |
Romance, Romanza (Anonymous)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Vals Venezolano, Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 (Antonio Lauro)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Counting Out Loud—the Skill that Will Improve Your Guitar Playing More than Anything Else |
Allegretto moderato, Op. 44, No. 4 (Fernando Sor)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Practicing in Altered Rhythms |
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, op.9 (Fernando Sor)
Allemande from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Vals Venezolano, Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 (Antonio Lauro) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
How to Use Reflex Practice to Master Fast, Difficult Passages Other than Scales |
Study No. 2 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 (Fernando Sor) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Step Practice |
Cavatina (Stanley Myers) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Tone Color, Part 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Tone Color, Part 3 |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina)
Method for the Spanish Guitar (Fernando Sor)
First Call (Anonymous) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Nailing Harmonics Past the 19th Fret |
Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo) |
Mastering a Piece of Music |
Mark Up Your Music |
Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach))
Etude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos))
Rossiniana No. 1 Op. 119 (Mauro Giuliani))
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega) |
Memorization |
Doug's Rule of Life #17 |
(No Musical Example) |
Memorization |
Memorizing Music |
(No Musical Example) |
Metronome Markings |
Metronome Tempo Markings |
(No Musical Example) |
Multiple Voices |
How to Count the Rhythms in Songs Written in Multiple Parts |
Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Twenty Four Progressive Lessons, Op. 31, No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Study No. 2 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude from Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995 (J.S. Bach) |
Multiple Voices |
How to Count the Rhythms in Songs Written in Multiple Parts |
Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Twenty Four Progressive Lessons, Op. 31, No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Study No. 2 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude from Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995 (J.S. Bach) |
Muscle Injury |
Hand Contrast Baths |
(No Musical Example) |
Muscle Injury |
Injury Prevention for the Classical Guitarist |
(No Musical Example) |
Music Annotation |
Mark Up Your Music |
Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach))
Etude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos))
Rossiniana No. 1 Op. 119 (Mauro Giuliani))
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega) |
Music Notation |
How to Read Harmonic Notation |
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Testament d'Amelia (Miguel Llobet)
Nocturnal, "Dreaming" (Benjamin Britten)
Sonata, Op. 13 (Ludwig Van Beethoven)
Fantaisie, Op. 6 (Fernando Sor)
Nel Mezzo: Sonata (David Leisner)
Omaggio (Manuel de Falla) |
Music Reading |
Counting Out Loud—the Skill that Will Improve Your Guitar Playing More than Anything Else |
Allegretto moderato, Op. 44, No. 4 (Fernando Sor)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Music Reading |
Sight Reading |
Andante (Fernando Sor)
Dixie (Daniel Decatur Emmett)
America (Samuel A. Ward)
When Irish Eyes are Smiling (Ernest Ball) |
Music Reading |
How to Read Harmonic Notation |
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Testament d'Amelia (Miguel Llobet)
Nocturnal, "Dreaming" (Benjamin Britten)
Sonata, Op. 13 (Ludwig Van Beethoven)
Fantaisie, Op. 6 (Fernando Sor)
Nel Mezzo: Sonata (David Leisner)
Omaggio (Manuel de Falla) |
Music Reading |
Counting Out Loud—the Skill that Will Improve Your Guitar Playing More than Anything Else |
Allegretto moderato, Op. 44, No. 4 (Fernando Sor)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Music Reading |
Sight Reading |
Andante (Fernando Sor)
Dixie (Daniel Decatur Emmett)
America (Samuel A. Ward)
When Irish Eyes are Smiling (Ernest Ball) |
Muting Strings |
String Damping, Part 1 |
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Anonymous)
Introduction to the Study of the Guitar, Op. 60, No. 5 (Fernando Sor)
Romance, Romanza (Anonymous)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega) |
Muting Strings |
String Damping, Part 2 |
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Anonymous)
Introduction to the Study of the Guitar, Op. 60 No. 5 (Fernando Sor)
Romance, Romanza (Anonymous)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Gagliarda from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Study No. 3 in A major, Op. 60, No. 3 (Matteo Carcassi) |
Muting Strings |
String Damping, Part 3 |
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Anonymous)
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
Grand Overture (Mauro Giuliani)
Lesson No. 3 from Twenty-Four Progressive Lessons, Book 1 Op. 31 (Fernando Sor)
Prelude in D minor (originally C minor), BWV 999 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Allemande (John Dowland)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
Muting Strings |
String Damping, Part 4 |
Progressive Lessons, Op. 31 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Pavane (Luis Milán)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BMV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Allegro Spiritoso, Op. 1, No. 10 (Mauro Giuliani)
Sarabande from Suite in D minor, HWV 437 (Georg Friederic Handel)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
Allemande, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, BWV 1000 (J.S. Bach)
Study No. 2, in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Nails |
Best Artificial Nail System Yet |
(No Musical Example) |
Nails |
Fingernails |
(No Musical Example) |
Nails: Thumbnail Shape and Length |
How to Find the Best Length and Shape for Your Thumbnail |
(No Musical Example) |
Nails Tone Quality |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 1 |
(No Musical Example) |
Nails, Tone Quality Free Stroke |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Nails, Tone Quality on the Bass Strings |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Nails Tone Quality Thumb on Bass Strings |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 4 |
(No Musical Example) |
Nails: Health, Thin, Broken |
Fingernail Health |
(No Musical Example) |
Natural Harmonics |
Natural, Right Hand, and Artificial Harmonics |
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Granados)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina)
Testament d'Amelia (Miguel Llobet)
In Sorrow's Wake (Andrew York)
Girl With the Flaxen Hair (Claude Debussy) |
Nerves |
How to Control Stage Fright (Performance Anxiety) |
(No musical examples) |
Nervousness |
How to Control Stage Fright (Performance Anxiety) |
(No musical examples) |
Non-standard Tunings |
How to Stabilize Scordatura (open, non-standard) Tunings |
(No Musical Example) |
Notation |
How to Read Harmonic Notation |
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Testament d'Amelia (Miguel Llobet)
Nocturnal, "Dreaming" (Benjamin Britten)
Sonata, Op. 13 (Ludwig Van Beethoven)
Fantaisie, Op. 6 (Fernando Sor)
Nel Mezzo: Sonata (David Leisner)
Omaggio (Manuel de Falla) |
Notation |
Snare Drum Effect, Part 2 of 2 |
Gran Jota de Concierto (Francisco Tárrega)
Jota Sobre Motivos Populares (Francisco Tárrega)
Mosaico Española, Fantasia Española (Jorge Morel)
Fantasia Española, Mosaico Española (Jorge Morel)
Fantasy for Solo Guitar, Op. 107 (Malcolm Arnold)
Tin Soldiers (Playing Soldiers) from Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
Playing Soldiers (Tin Soldiers) from Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
A Procession Winding Around Me (Jeffrey Van)
Beat! Beat! Drums! from A Procession Winding Around Me (Jeffrey Van)
El Berimbau (Baden Powell) arranged by Cacho Tirao
Sitio de Zaragoza (Sabicas) |
Orchestration |
Tone Color, Part 3 |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina)
Method for the Spanish Guitar (Fernando Sor)
First Call (Anonymous) |
Ornaments |
Cross-String Ornaments, part 1 of 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Ornaments |
Cross-String Ornaments, part 2 of 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Ornaments |
Cross-String Ornaments, part 3 of 3 |
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
La Maja de Goya (Enrique Granados)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz) |
Overtones |
String Damping, Part 4 |
(No Musical Example) |
Pain Treatment |
Hand Contrast Baths |
(No Musical Example) |
Pain Treatment |
Injury Prevention for the Classical Guitarist |
(No Musical Example) |
Partial Bars |
Specialty Bars Part 3: Partial Bars |
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Francisco Tárrega)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Rossiniana No. 1, op. 119 (Mauro Giuliani)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Danza Pomposa (Alexandre Tansman)
Study No. 3 in A major, Op. 60, No. 3 (Matteo Carcassi)
Marieta (Francisco Tárrega)
Courante, Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Cordoba (Isaac Albéniz)
English Suite (Johm Duarte)
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Mick Jagger and Keith Richards |
Percussion |
Snare Drum Effect, Part 1 of 2 |
Gran Jota de Concierto (Francisco Tárrega)
Jota Sobre Motivos Populares (Francisco Tárrega) |
Percussion |
Snare Drum Effect, Part 2 of 2 |
Gran Jota de Concierto (Francisco Tárrega)
Jota Sobre Motivos Populares (Francisco Tárrega)
Mosaico Española, Fantasia Española (Jorge Morel)
Fantasia Española, Mosaico Española (Jorge Morel)
Fantasy for Solo Guitar, Op. 107 (Malcolm Arnold)
Tin Soldiers (Playing Soldiers) from Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
Playing Soldiers (Tin Soldiers) from Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
A Procession Winding Around Me (Jeffrey Van)
Beat! Beat! Drums! from A Procession Winding Around Me (Jeffrey Van)
El Berimbau (Baden Powell) arranged by Cacho Tirao
Sitio de Zaragoza (Sabicas) |
Percussion Techniques |
The Tambor Percussion Effect |
(No Musical Example) |
Percussion Techniques |
Snare Drum Effect, Part 1 of 2 |
Gran Jota de Concierto (Francisco Tárrega)
Jota Sobre Motivos Populares (Francisco Tárrega) |
Performance Anxiety |
How to Control Stage Fright (Performance Anxiety) |
(No musical examples) |
Performance |
How to Control Stage Fright (Performance Anxiety) |
(No musical examples) |
Performance |
Performing With Energy, Passion, and Excitement. It's All About Communication |
(No Musical Example) |
Performing |
Adrenaline and Altered Perception of Tempo |
(No Musical Example) |
Performing |
Doug's Rule of Life #17 |
(No Musical Example) |
Performing |
For Men Only: No Hairy Arms (or ankles) |
(No Musical Example) |
Performing |
How to Control Stage Fright (Performance Anxiety) |
(No musical examples) |
Performing |
How to Give a Performance (Without Making a Complete Fool of Yourself) |
(No Musical Example) |
Performing |
How to Stabilize Scordatura (open, non-standard) Tunings |
(No Musical Example) |
Performing |
How to Tune Your Guitar |
(No Musical Example) |
Performing |
I've Practiced That Spot a Hundred Times.
|
(No Musical Example) |
Performing |
Memorizing Music |
(No Musical Example) |
Performing |
Performing With Energy, Passion, and Excitement. It's All About Communication |
(No Musical Example) |
Performing |
Practice Routines, Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Performing |
Put An End To Your Guitar's Lap Dance Now |
(No Musical Example) |
Performing |
Should I Listen to Performances and Recordings of Other Guitarists |
(No musical examples) |
Performing |
Where Do I Put the Darn Dynamics? |
(No Musical Example) |
Performing |
Yes I Exaggerate. Exaggerate Your Dynamics. |
(No Musical Example) |
Performing |
Pre-Planting At the Beginning of a Piece |
Study No. 3 in A Major, Op. 60, No. 3 (Matteo Carcassi)
Danza from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Study No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 60, No. 7 (Matteo Carcassi)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega) |
Performing |
How to Play Loud on the Guitar |
Romanza, Romance (Anonymous)
Danza Pomposa (Alexandre Tansman)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Danza from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaisssance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilsotti)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina) |
Performing |
Pre-Planting At the Beginning of a Piece |
Study No. 3 in A Major, Op. 60, No. 3 (Matteo Carcassi)
Danza from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Study No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 60, No. 7 (Matteo Carcassi)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega) |
Phrasing |
Should I Listen to Performances and Recordings of Other Guitarists |
(No Musical Example) |
Phrasing |
String Damping, Part 4 |
Progressive Lessons, Op. 31 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Pavane (Luis Milán)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BMV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Allegro Spiritoso, Op. 1, No. 10 (Mauro Giuliani)
Sarabande from Suite in D minor, HWV 437 (Georg Friederic Handel)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
Allemande, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, BWV 1000 (J.S. Bach)
Study No. 2, in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Pinky Finger Right Hand |
The Right-Hand Little Finger, Part 1 of 2 |
Carioca (arr. Jorge Morel) |
Pizzicato |
Pizzicato |
Capriccio Espagnol, "Scena e canto gitano" (Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov)
La Maja de Goya (Enrique Granados)
Pipeline (Brian Carman, Bob Spickard)
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
Misionera (Fernando Bustamente)
Waltz in E Major Op. 32 No. 2 (Fernando Sor)
Maria (Francisco Tárrega)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz) |
Planting |
Right-Hand Planting Technique for Arpeggios |
(No Musical Example) |
Planting |
Pre-Planting At the Beginning of a Piece |
Study No. 3 in A Major, Op. 60, No. 3 (Matteo Carcassi)
Danza from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Study No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 60, No. 7 (Matteo Carcassi)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega) |
Playing in High Positions |
Playing in High Positions |
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
Nocturnal (Benjamin Britten)
Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquín Rodrigo)
Mazurka (Alexandre Tansman) |
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Pluck-Release Free Stroke
|
A Secret to a Relaxed Right Hand: The Pluck-Return Free Stroke
|
No musical examples.
|
|
Pluck-Return Free Stroke
|
A Secret to a Relaxed Right Hand: The Pluck-Return Free Stroke
|
No musical examples.
|
Polishing Your Fingernails |
Fingernails |
(No Musical Example) |
Position |
Playing On the Tips of the Fingers |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Study No. 7 in A minor, op. 60, no. 7 (Matteo Carcassi)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
Position (Left Hand) |
The Left-Hand Position |
(No Musical Example) |
Position (Left Hand) |
Left-Hand Thumb |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Mazurka Apassionata (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Grandos)
|
Position (Left Hand) |
Playing On the Tips of the Fingers |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Study No. 7 in A minor, op. 60, no. 7 (Matteo Carcassi)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
Position, Right Hand |
Right-Hand Position |
(No Musical Example) |
Practice Routine |
Practice Routines, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Practicing |
Counting Out Loud—the Skill that Will Improve Your Guitar Playing More than Anything Else |
Allegretto moderato, Op. 44, No. 4 (Fernando Sor)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
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Practicing
|
How to Maintain Pieces in Your Repertoire
|
No musical examples.
|
Practicing |
How to Use Reflex Practice to Master Fast, Difficult Passages Other than Scales |
Study No. 2 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 (Fernando Sor) |
Practicing |
How to Use Reflex Bursts to Learn a Fast Scale |
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega) |
Practicing |
I've Practiced That Spot a Hundred Times. But when I play it for somebody, I still mess it up. |
(No Musical Example) |
Practicing |
Know What You Are Playing—Sing! |
Romance, Romanza (Anonymous)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Vals Venezolano, Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 (Antonio Lauro)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
Practicing |
Mark Up Your Music |
Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach))
Etude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos))
Rossiniana No. 1 Op. 119 (Mauro Giuliani))
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega) |
Practicing |
Memorizing Music |
(No Musical Example) |
Practicing |
Practice Routines, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Practicing |
Practice Routines, Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Practicing |
Practice With Your Eyes Closed |
(No Musical Example) |
Practicing |
Practicing. Another New Year's Resolution? No. It's A Life Resolution! |
(No Musical Example) |
Practicing |
Practicing in Altered Rhythms |
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, op.9 (Fernando Sor)
Allemande from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Vals Venezolano, Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 (Antonio Lauro) |
Practicing |
Scales, Part 1 of 2 |
Segovia Scales (Andres Segovia)
Carlevaro Scales (Abel Carlevaro) |
Practicing |
Scales, Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Practicing |
Set Goals for EVERY Practice Session |
(No Musical Example) |
Practicing |
Sight Reading |
Andante (Fernando Sor)
Dixie (Daniel Decatur Emmett)
America (Samuel A. Ward)
When Irish Eyes are Smiling (Ernest Ball) |
Practicing |
Step Practice |
Cavatina (Stanley Myers) |
Practicing |
Talent is NOT the Answer |
(No Musical Example) |
Practicing |
The Old Kleenex Trick |
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Bouree, Bourree from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
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Pulloffs
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Learn to Collapse Your Left-Hand Fingertip Joints
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Prelude No. 2 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
La Catedral, "Preludio Saudade" (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Andante Religioso (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Allegro Solemne (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Prelude, from Cello Suite No. 1 (J.S. Bach)
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Maurice Ravel)
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Purchasing a Guitar |
How to Buy a Classical Guitar |
Prelude No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Rasgueados |
Practice Routines, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Rasgueados |
Rasgueados, Part 1 of 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Rasgueados |
Rasgueados, Part 2 of 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Rasgueados |
Rasgueados, Part 3 of 3 |
Fandanguillo, Rafaga, and Soleares (Joaquín Turina)
Leyenda and Sevilla (Isaac Albéniz)
The Millers Dance (Manuel de Falla)
Popular and classical versions of Malagueña |
Reading Music |
Counting Out Loud—the Skill that Will Improve Your Guitar Playing More than Anything Else |
Allegretto moderato, Op. 44, No. 4 (Fernando Sor)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Reading Music |
Sight Reading |
Andante (Fernando Sor)
Dixie (Daniel Decatur Emmett)
America (Samuel A. Ward)
When Irish Eyes are Smiling (Ernest Ball) |
Reading Music |
How to Read Harmonic Notation |
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Testament d'Amelia (Miguel Llobet)
Nocturnal, "Dreaming" (Benjamin Britten)
Sonata, Op. 13 (Ludwig Van Beethoven)
Fantaisie, Op. 6 (Fernando Sor)
Nel Mezzo: Sonata (David Leisner)
Omaggio (Manuel de Falla) |
Reflex Practice |
How to Use Reflex Practice to Master Fast, Difficult Passages Other than Scales |
Study No. 2 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 (Fernando Sor) |
Reflex Practice |
How to Use Reflex Bursts to Learn a Fast Scale |
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega) |
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A Secret to a Relaxed Right Hand: The Pluck-Return Free Stroke
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No musical examples.
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Relaxed Right Hand
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A Secret to a Relaxed Right Hand: The Pluck-Return Free Stroke
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No musical examples.
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Repeats |
Do I Play the Repeats in My Music? |
Bouree, Bourree from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
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Repertoire
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How to Maintain Pieces in Your Repertoire
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No musical examples.
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Repertoire |
Practice Routines, Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Repetition |
Do I Play the Repeats in My Music? |
Bouree, Bourree from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
Resonance |
String Damping, Part 4 |
Progressive Lessons, Op. 31 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Pavane (Luis Milán)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BMV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Allegro Spiritoso, Op. 1, No. 10 (Mauro Giuliani)
Sarabande from Suite in D minor, HWV 437 (Georg Friederic Handel)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
Allemande, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, BWV 1000 (J.S. Bach)
Study No. 2, in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Resonance |
String Damping, Part 4 |
Progressive Lessons, Op. 31 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Pavane (Luis Milán)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BMV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Allegro Spiritoso, Op. 1, No. 10 (Mauro Giuliani)
Sarabande from Suite in D minor, HWV 437 (Georg Friederic Handel)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
Allemande, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, BWV 1000 (J.S. Bach)
Study No. 2, in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Rest Stroke |
Rest Stroke Follow Through |
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega) |
Rest Stroke Tone Quality |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 1 |
(No Musical Example) |
Rest Stroke Tone Quality on the Bass Strings |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Rest Stroke Tone Quality Thumb on the Bass Strings |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 4 |
(No Musical Example) |
Rests |
String Damping, Part 4 |
Progressive Lessons, Op. 31 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Pavane (Luis Milán)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BMV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Allegro Spiritoso, Op. 1, No. 10 (Mauro Giuliani)
Sarabande from Suite in D minor, HWV 437 (Georg Friederic Handel)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
Allemande, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, BWV 1000 (J.S. Bach)
Study No. 2, in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Rhythm |
Counting Out Loud—the Skill that Will Improve Your Guitar Playing More than Anything Else |
Allegretto moderato, Op. 44, No. 4 (Fernando Sor)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Rhythm |
Hemiola: Switching from 6/8 to 3/4 Meter |
America, from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) arr. Jorge Morel
Canarios (Gaspar Sanz)
Vals Venezolano No. 3 (Antonio Lauro)
Concierto de Aranjuez, first movement (Joaquín Rodrigo)
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Rhythm |
How to Count the Rhythms in Songs Written in Multiple Parts |
Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Twenty Four Progressive Lessons, Op. 31, No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Study No. 2 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude from Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995 (J.S. Bach) |
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Right Hand
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A Secret to a Relaxed Right Hand: The Pluck-Return Free Stroke
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No musical examples.
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Right-Hand Exercises |
Arpeggio Exercises |
El Abejorro (Emilio Pujol) |
Right Hand Fingernails |
Fingernails |
(No Musical Example) |
Right-Hand Finger Alternation |
Right-Hand Finger Alternation |
Bianco Fiore (Cesare Negri)
Garrotin (Joaquín Turina)
Gagliarda, Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Courante, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, from Sonata No. 1, BWV 1000 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Concerto in D Major (Antonio Vivaldi)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Right-Hand Fingering |
How to Choose Right-Hand Fingerings, Part 1 |
Lesson 1 from Twenty-Four Progressive Lessons, Op 31, Book 1 (Fernando Sor)
Lesson 2 from Twenty-Four Progressive Lessons, Op. 31, Book 1 (Fernando Sor)
No. 1 from Twenty-Four Little Progressive Pieces, Op. 44 (Fernando Sor)
No. 1 from Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35, Book 1 (Fernando Sor)
No. 10 from Introduction to the Study of the Guitar, Op. 60 (Fernando Sor)
Study 3 from Twelve Studies, Op. 6 (Fernando Sor)
No. 12 from Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35, Book 1 (Fernando Sor)
No. 13 from Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35, Book 1 (Fernando Sor)
No. 22 from Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35, Book 2 (Fernando Sor)
Afro-Cuban Lullaby (Arr. Jack Marshall)
Study 5 from Twelve Studies, Op. 6 (Fernando Sor)
Study No. 17 in Segovia's 20 Studies by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Right-Hand Fingering |
How to Choose Right-Hand Fingerings, Part 2 |
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Study No. 3 in A major, Op. 60, No. 3 (Matteo Carcassi)
Vals Venezolano, Venezuelan Waltz (Antonio Lauro)
Study No. 17 in Segovia's 20 Studies by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Sonata in A (Domenico Scarlatti)
Study No. 6 in Andres Segovia's 20 Studies by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Un Dia de Noviembre (Leo Brouwer)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Tarantella (Sicilian Traditional)
Study 1 from Introduction to the Study of the Guitar, Op. 60 (Fernando Sor)
Exercise No. 13 from Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35 (Fernando Sor) |
Right-Hand Fingering |
How to Choose Right-Hand Fingerings, Part 3 |
Study No. 14 from Andres Segovia's 20 Studies by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Waltz in E, Op. 32, No. 2 (Fernando Sor)
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 (Fernando Sor)
Canarios (Gaspar Sanz)
Sonatina, 3rd Movement (Federico Moreno Torroba)
Prelude No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Sonatina, 1st Movement (Federico Moreno Torroba)
Sonatina, 2nd Movement (Federico Moreno Torroba)
Prelude, from Cello Suite No. 1 (J.S. Bach)
Cello Suite No. 1 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Right-Hand Fingering, Anchor Technique |
The Anchor Finger Technique |
English Dance (Ferdinando Carulli)
Study No. 7 in A minor, Op. 60, No. 7 (Matteo Carcassi)
Study No. 2 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Saltarello (Vicenzo Galilei)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Courante, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Bianco Fiore (Cesare Negri)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Rafaga (Joaquín Turina)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Capricho Catalan (Isaac Albéniz)
Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquín Rodrigo)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 (Fernando Sor)
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Granados) |
Right-Hand Harmonics |
Natural, Right Hand, and Artificial Harmonics |
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Granados)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina)
Testament d'Amelia (Miguel Llobet)
In Sorrow's Wake (Andrew York)
Girl With the Flaxen Hair (Claude Debussy) |
Right-Hand Little Finger |
The Right-Hand Little Finger, Part 1 of 2 |
Carioca (arr. Jorge Morel) |
Right Hand Pinky Finger |
The Right-Hand Little Finger, Part 1 of 2 |
Carioca (arr. Jorge Morel) |
Right-Hand Planting Technique |
Right-Hand Planting Technique for Arpeggios |
(No Musical Example) |
Right-Hand Position |
Right-Hand Position |
(No Musical Example) |
Right-Hand Position |
String Damping, Part 2 |
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Anonymous)
Introduction to the Study of the Guitar, Op. 60 No. 5 (Fernando Sor)
Romance, Romanza (Anonymous)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Gagliarda from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Study No. 3 in A major, Op. 60, No. 3 (Matteo Carcassi) |
Right-Hand Position |
The Right-Hand Little Finger, Part 1 of 2 |
Carioca (arr. Jorge Morel) |
Right-Hand Speed |
Arpeggio Exercises |
El Abejorro (Emilio Pujol) |
Right-Hand String Crosses |
Right-Hand String Crosses |
(No Musical Example) |
Right-hand Technique |
Double Thumb Stroke |
Leyenda (Isaac Albéniz)
Prélude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Prélude No. 5 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Etude No. 11 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Cavatina (Stanley Myers)
Gymnopédie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
El Testament d'Amelia (Miguel Llobet)
Prélude No. 2 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
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Right-hand Technique |
Pre-Planting At the Beginning of a Piece |
Study No. 3 in A Major, Op. 60, No. 3 (Matteo Carcassi)
Danza from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Study No. 7 in A Minor, Op. 60, No. 7 (Matteo Carcassi)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega) |
Right-Hand Technique |
The Right-Hand Little Finger, Part 1 of 2 |
Carioca (arr. Jorge Morel) |
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Right-Hand Technique
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A Secret to a Relaxed Right Hand: The Pluck-Return Free Stroke
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No musical examples.
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Right-Hand Thumb |
Double Thumb Stroke |
Leyenda (Isaac Albéniz)
Prélude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Prélude No. 5 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Etude No. 11 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Cavatina (Stanley Myers)
Gymnopédie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
El Testament d'Amelia (Miguel Llobet)
Prélude No. 2 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
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Right Hand Tone Quality Free Stroke |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Right Hand Tone Quality on the Bass Strings |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Right Hand Tone Quality Rest Stroke |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 1 |
(No Musical Example) |
Right Hand Tone Quality Thumb on Bass Strings |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 4 |
(No Musical Example) |
Rolling a Chord |
How to Roll a Chord Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Rolling a Chord |
How to Roll a Chord Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Rubato |
Should I Listen to Performances and Recordings of Other Guitarists |
(No Musical Example) |
Scales |
Practice Routines, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Scales |
Scales, Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Scales |
How to Use Reflex Bursts to Learn a Fast Scale |
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega) |
Scales |
Scales, Part 1 of 2 |
Segovia Scales (Andres Segovia)
Carlevaro Scales (Abel Carlevaro) |
Scales |
Fast Guitar Scales With "ami" |
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 (Fernando Sor)
Etude No. 7 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Garrotin (Joaquín Turina)
Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquín Rodrigo)
Passapie (Salvador Bacarisse) |
Scordatura |
How to Stabilize Scordatura (open, non-standard) Tunings |
(No Musical Example) |
Shaping Your Fingernails |
Fingernails |
(No Musical Example) |
Shifting |
Shifting |
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Romanza, Romance (Anonymous)
Etude #1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Sight Reading |
Practice Routines, Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Sight Reading |
Sight Reading |
Andante (Fernando Sor)
Dixie (Daniel Decatur Emmett)
America (Samuel A. Ward)
When Irish Eyes are Smiling (Ernest Ball) |
Singing |
Know What You Are Playing—Sing! |
Romance, Romanza (Anonymous)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Vals Venezolano, Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 (Antonio Lauro)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
Sitting Position |
Doug's Rule of Life #17 |
(No Musical Example) |
Sitting Position |
Put An End To Your Guitar's Lap Dance Now |
(No Musical Example) |
Slur Exercises |
Practice Routines, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Slurred Ornaments |
Cross-String Ornaments, part 1 of 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Slurred Ornaments |
Cross-String Ornaments, part 2 of 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Slurred Ornaments |
Cross-String Ornaments, part 3 of 3 |
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
La Maja de Goya (Enrique Granados)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz) |
Slurs |
The Best Exercise You Can Practice for the Left Hand, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Slurs |
The Best Exercise You Can Practice for the Left Hand, Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Slurs |
Slurs |
Etude (Study) No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Variations on a Theme by Mozart (Fernando Sor)
Saltarello (Vincenzo Galilei)
Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquín Rodrigo)
Minuet in C (Fernando Sor)
Garrotin (Joaquín Turina)
Soleares (Joaquín Turina) |
Smooth Chord Changes |
Connecting a Single Melody Note to a Strummed or Arpeggiated Chord |
Prelude No. 3 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Maria (Francisco Tárrega) |
Snare Drum Effect |
Snare Drum Effect, Part 1 of 2 |
Gran Jota de Concierto (Francisco Tárrega)
Jota Sobre Motivos Populares (Francisco Tárrega) |
Snare Drum Effect |
Snare Drum Effect, Part 2 of 2 |
Gran Jota de Concierto (Francisco Tárrega)
Jota Sobre Motivos Populares (Francisco Tárrega)
Mosaico Española, Fantasia Española (Jorge Morel)
Fantasia Española, Mosaico Española (Jorge Morel)
Fantasy for Solo Guitar, Op. 107 (Malcolm Arnold)
Tin Soldiers (Playing Soldiers) from Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
Playing Soldiers (Tin Soldiers) from Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
A Procession Winding Around Me (Jeffrey Van)
Beat! Beat! Drums! from A Procession Winding Around Me (Jeffrey Van)
El Berimbau (Baden Powell) arranged by Cacho Tirao
Sitio de Zaragoza (Sabicas) |
Speed |
Fast Guitar Scales With "ami" |
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 (Fernando Sor)
Etude No. 7 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Garrotin (Joaquín Turina)
Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquín Rodrigo)
Passapie (Salvador Bacarisse) |
Speed on Arpeggios |
Arpeggio exercises |
El Abejorro (Emilio Pujol) |
Speed Bursts |
How to Use Reflex Practice to Master Fast, Difficult Passages Other than Scales |
Study No. 2 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, Op. 9 (Fernando Sor) |
Speed Bursts |
How to Use Reflex Bursts to Learn a Fast Scale |
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega) |
Spider Exercise |
The Spider Exercise |
(No Musical Example) |
Staccato |
How to Play Staccato, Part 1 of 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Staccato |
How to Play Staccato, Part 2 of 3 |
Segovia Scales (Andres Segovia)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Edvard Grieg) from Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1 , Op. 46
Study No. 9 in Segovia’s Twenty Studies by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
Staccato |
How to Play Staccato, Part 3 of 3 |
Rossiniana No. 4, Opus 122 (Mauro Giuliani)
Grand Solo, Op. 14 (Fernando Sor)
Malagueña, Op. 165 No. 3 (Isaac Albéniz)
Presto of the Prelude from Lute Suite No. 1, BMV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Mr. Bojangles (Jerry Jeff Walker) |
Stage Fright |
Adrenaline and Altered Perception of Tempo |
(No Musical Example) |
Stage Fright |
How to Control Stage Fright (Performance Anxiety) |
(No musical examples) |
Step Practice |
Step Practice |
Cavatina (Stanley Myers)
Puff the Magic Dragon (Peter Yarrow and Leonard Lipton) |
Stretching Exercises |
Practice Routines, Part 1 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Stretching Exercises |
Stretching Exercises |
(No Musical Example) |
String Crossings |
How to Play Staccato, Part 2 of 3 |
Segovia Scales (Andres Segovia)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Edvard Grieg) from Peer Gynt, Suite No. 1 , Op. 46
Study No. 9 in Segovia’s Twenty Studies by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
String Damping |
String Damping, Part 1 |
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Anonymous)
Introduction to the Study of the Guitar, Op. 60, No. 5 (Fernando Sor)
Romance, Romanza (Anonymous)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega) |
String Damping |
String Damping, Part 2 |
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Anonymous)
Introduction to the Study of the Guitar, Op. 60 No. 5 (Fernando Sor)
Romance, Romanza (Anonymous)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Gagliarda from Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti)
Study No. 3 in A major, Op. 60, No. 3 (Matteo Carcassi) |
String Damping |
String Damping, Part 3 |
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star (Anonymous)
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
Grand Overture (Mauro Giuliani)
Lesson No. 3 from Twenty-Four Progressive Lessons, Book 1 Op. 31 (Fernando Sor)
Prelude in D minor (originally C minor), BWV 999 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Allemande (John Dowland)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
String Damping |
String Damping, Part 4 |
Progressive Lessons, Op. 31 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Pavane (Luis Milán)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Fugue, from Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BWV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro, BMV 998 (J.S. Bach)
Allegro Spiritoso, Op. 1, No. 10 (Mauro Giuliani)
Sarabande from Suite in D minor, HWV 437 (Georg Friederic Handel)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Gymnopedie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
Allemande, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Fugue, BWV 1000 (J.S. Bach)
Study No. 2, in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor) |
String Noise |
How to Use Hinge Bars as Guide Fingers |
Romanza, Romance (Anonymous)
Etude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Francisco Tárrega)
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach)
Choros No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
String Noise |
String Squeaks and Romeo and Juliet |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
String Squeaks |
String Squeaks and Romeo and Juliet |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Prelude No. 4 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Strings Crosses |
Right-Hand String Crosses |
(No Musical Example) |
Swing |
Hemiola: Switching from 6/8 to 3/4 Meter |
America, from West Side Story (Leonard Bernstein) arr. Jorge Morel
Canarios (Gaspar Sanz)
Vals Venezolano No. 3 (Antonio Lauro)
Concierto de Aranjuez, first movement (Joaquín Rodrigo)
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Tambor |
The Tambor Percussion Effect |
(No Musical Example) |
Tambor |
Snare Drum Effect, Part 1 of 2 |
Gran Jota de Concierto (Francisco Tárrega)
Jota Sobre Motivos Populares (Francisco Tárrega) |
Tambor |
Snare Drum Effect, Part 2 of 2 |
Gran Jota de Concierto (Francisco Tárrega)
Jota Sobre Motivos Populares (Francisco Tárrega)
Mosaico Española, Fantasia Española (Jorge Morel)
Fantasia Española, Mosaico Española (Jorge Morel)
Fantasy for Solo Guitar, Op. 107 (Malcolm Arnold)
Tin Soldiers (Playing Soldiers) from Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
Playing Soldiers (Tin Soldiers) from Prince's Toys (Nikita Koshkin)
A Procession Winding Around Me (Jeffrey Van)
Beat! Beat! Drums! from A Procession Winding Around Me (Jeffrey Van)
El Berimbau (Baden Powell) arranged by Cacho Tirao
Sitio de Zaragoza (Sabicas) |
Technique |
Scales, Part 2 of 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Technique |
Scales, Part 1 of 2 |
Segovia Scales (Andres Segovia)
Carlevaro Scales (Abel Carlevaro) |
Tempo |
Adrenaline and Altered Perception of Tempo |
(No Musical Example) |
Tempo |
Doug's Rule of Life #17 |
(No Musical Example) |
Tempo |
Metronome Tempo Markings |
(No Musical Example) |
Tempo |
Should I Listen to Performances and Recordings of Other Guitarists |
(No Musical Example) |
Tendinitus |
Hand Contrast Baths |
(No Musical Example) |
Tendinitus |
Injury Prevention for the Classical Guitarist |
(No Musical Example) |
Testing a Guitar |
How to Buy a Classical Guitar |
(No Musical Example) |
Thin Fingernails |
Fingernail Health |
(No Musical Example) |
Thumb |
Double Thumb Stroke |
Leyenda (Isaac Albéniz)
Prélude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Prélude No. 5 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Etude No. 11 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Cavatina (Stanley Myers)
Gymnopédie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
El Testament d'Amelia (Miguel Llobet)
Prélude No. 2 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
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Thumb, Left-Hand |
Left-Hand Thumb |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Mazurka Apassionata (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Grandos) |
Thumb, Right Hand |
Double Thumb Stroke |
Leyenda (Isaac Albéniz)
Prélude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Prélude No. 5 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Etude No. 11 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Cavatina (Stanley Myers)
Gymnopédie No. 1 (Erik Satie)
El Testament d'Amelia (Miguel Llobet)
Prélude No. 2 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
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Thumb, Right-Hand Thumbnail |
How to Find the Best Length and Shape for Your Thumbnail |
(No Musical Example) |
Timbre |
Tone Color, Part 1 |
(No Musical Example) |
Timbre |
Tone Color, Part 2 |
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Granados)
La Frescobalda (Girolamo Frescobaldi)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti) |
Timbre |
Tone Color, Part 3 |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina)
Method for the Spanish Guitar (Fernando Sor)
First Call (Anonymous) |
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Tip Joints
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Learn to Collapse Your Left-Hand Fingertip Joints
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Prelude No. 2 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
La Catedral, "Preludio Saudade" (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Andante Religioso (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
La Catedral, Allegro Solemne (Agustín Barrios Mangoré)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Prelude, from Cello Suite No. 1 (J.S. Bach)
Pavane for a Dead Princess (Maurice Ravel)
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Tips of the Fingers |
Playing On the Tips of the Fingers |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Study No. 7 in A minor, op. 60, no. 7 (Matteo Carcassi)
Prelude No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos)
Alman (Robert Johnson)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
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Tirando
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A Secret to a Relaxed Right Hand: The Pluck-Return Free Stroke
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No musical examples.
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Tone Color |
Should I Listen to Performances and Recordings of Other Guitarists |
(No Musical Example) |
Tone Color |
Tone Color, Part 1 |
(No Musical Example) |
Tone Color |
Tone Color, Part 2 |
Spanish Dance No. 5 (Enrique Granados)
La Frescobalda (Girolamo Frescobaldi)
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Six Lute Pieces of the Renaissance (trans. Oscar Chilesotti) |
Tone Color |
Tone Color, Part 3 |
Leyenda, Asturias (Isaac Albéniz)
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega)
Fandanguillo (Joaquín Turina)
Method for the Spanish Guitar (Fernando Sor)
First Call (Anonymous) |
Tone Quality Fingers on the Bass Strings |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 1 |
(No Musical Example) |
Tone Quality Free Strokee |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 2 |
(No Musical Example) |
Tone Quality Fingers on the Bass Strings |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 3 |
(No Musical Example) |
Tone Quality Thumb on the Bass Strings |
How to Produce a Beautiful Tone, Part 4 |
(No Musical Example) |
Transcriptions |
Transcriptions and Arrangements |
(No Musical Example) |
Tremolo |
How to Master the Tremolo, Part 1 of 4 |
(No Musical Example) |
Tremolo |
How to Master the Tremolo, Part 2 of 4 |
(No Musical Example) |
Tremolo |
How to Master the Tremolo, Part 4 of 4 |
(No Musical Example) |
Tuning |
How to Stabilize Scordatura (open, non-standard) Tunings |
(No Musical Example) |
Tuning |
How to Tune Your Guitar |
(No Musical Example) |
Vary the Repeats |
Do I Play the Repeats in My Music? |
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
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(No Musical Example) |
Vibrato |
Vibrato, Part 1 |
(No Musical Example) |
Vibrato |
Vibrato, Part 2 |
Twinkle, Twinkle (Anonymous)
Romanza, Romance (Avilla-Lobos)
Lágrima (Francisco Tárrega)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Choros No. 1 (Heitor Villa-Lobos) |
Voices |
How to Count the Rhythms in Songs Written in Multiple Parts |
Twenty-Four Very Easy Exercises, Op. 35 No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Twenty Four Progressive Lessons, Op. 31, No. 1 (Fernando Sor)
Adelita (Francisco Tárrega)
Capricho Árabe (Francisco Tárrega)
Study No. 2 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Study No. 5 in Segovia's 20 Studies for the Guitar by Fernando Sor (Fernando Sor)
Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995 (J.S. Bach)
Prelude from Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995 (J.S. Bach) |
Voices |
The Old Kleenex Trick |
Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach)
Bouree, from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 (J.S. Bach) |
