Archive for May, 2008

Pavana I (Milan)

Monday, May 12th, 2008

This is the Pavana I Lessons page. The first video is a recording of the piece, followed by the video lessons. There are links to the tabs of this song as well as to the sheet music/tab documents I make of all the pieces. When posting questions/comments, please mention which video your question is about. [...]

Menuet – Allegro (Diabelli)

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

This is the Menuet – Allegro Lessons page. This minuet has two parts, the Allegro part here and a Trio part. Both parts can be played seperately as individual pieces or together. Look for the trio part in the “Piece” section of the site. The first video is a recording of the piece, followed by [...]

Key Signatures

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Warning: You must read the article “Scales” before you read this page. The topics discussed in this article are closely related to those found in the “Scales” article, and an understanding of the information in that article is crucial to the success you will have with “Key signatures.” You can find the “Scales” article on [...]

Scales

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Warning: You must have read the articles “Reading music” 1-3 before you read this page. The topics discussed in this article are closely related to those found in the “Reading music” articles, and an understanding of the information in those articles is crucial to the success you will have with “Scales.” You can find all [...]

Parts of the guitar

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

In this article we will discuss the parts that make up the guitar, their names, and their purposes.

Head
The head of the guitar is used to hold one end of the strings.
Tuners
On the head are plastic/metal knobs. The strings are attached to them at one end. When you turn them, they wrap the string either [...]