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Asturias – Leyenda 6-29-10 (Albeniz)

Administrator — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:19:10 +0000

This is the discussion page for the live webcam lessons for Isaac Albeniz’s Asturias – Leyenda. The first video is a recording of the whole piece, followed by the webcam lessons. The sheet music, tab document, and Powertab file for this piece are here, right click to save these files. When posting questions/comments, please mention which video your question is about. Each week new lessons will be recorded until the whole piece is completed. Enjoy!

Asturias Tab

Asturias Sheet Music/ Tabs PDF Document

Asturias Powertab File

Asturias – Leyenda

Lesson 1

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Lesson 2

Asturias Lesson 2 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 3

Asturias Lesson 3 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 4

Asturias Lesson 4 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 5

Asturias Lesson 5 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 6

Asturias Lesson 6 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 7

Asturias Lesson 7 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 8

Asturias Lesson 8 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 9

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Lesson 10

Asturias Lesson 10 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Hints on Asturias: This is one of the most famous classical guitar pieces, and thus very popular amongst guitarists. The first Andante movement requires a lot of speed and coordination among both hands. There are big sections of triplets which causes many players to lose track of the tempo, so learn these parts slowly at first until you bring them up to tempo. In addition, there are two different right-hand fingerings during the triplet sections: During measures 17-24 the triplets are played on different strings, so the fingering P-I-M is used, while on measures 25-36 the triplets are played on the same string, so the fingering of P-M-I, which is similar to the tremolo fingering of P-A-M-I, is used here, so make sure to pay attention to this difference. There are a few rasgueados and harmonics throughout the piece so look in the “Technique” and “Exercises” sections of this site for more in-depth info on rasgueado and harmonics technique. The Andante Tranquillo movement is slower and easier to learn, but it still has it’s challenges. It is very easy to lose the “character” of this second movement if you dont put the correct accents in the right spots, so listen to how others perform this section and imitate what they do. This is a very difficult piece, and as such it is best intended for intermediate players and above. This is a long term project, dont rush.

Video order:
Video 1 – video 9, video 1 – video 5 (up to m.61), video 10.

Prelude No.1 (J.S. Bach)

Administrator — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:36:28 +0000

This is the Prelude No.1 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. Enjoy!

Prelude No.1 tab

Prelude no.1 sheet music/ tabs pdf document

Prelude No.1 powertab file

Prelude No.1

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

Video 4

Video 5

Video 6

Hints on Prelude No.1: This piece is mainly an arpeggio piece, with many chords plucked a note at a time per measure. While most of the piece is pretty simple and straightforward, there are measures that have very tough fingerings. Many players get frustrated by these tough sections and either never improve these parts or quit on the piece. Just stick with it, if you put the time in, these sections will improve.

EDIT: This piece is NOT the same piece as Ave Maria. The Ave Maria version that is similar to this piece is by charles Gounod. Gounod based his piece on Bach’s Prelude No.1, but with some changes.

Recuerdos De La Alhambra 3-16-10 (Tarrega)

Administrator — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:20:53 +0000

This is the discussion page for the live webcam lessons for Francisco Tarrega’s Recuerdos De La Alhambra. The first video is a recording of the whole piece, followed by the webcam lessons. The sheet music, tab document, and Powertab file for this piece can be found here, right click to save these files. When posting questions/comments, please mention which video your question is about. Enjoy!

Recuerdos de la alhambra tab

Recuerdos De La Alhambra Sheet Music/ Tabs PDF Document

Recuerdos de la alhambra powertab file

Recuerdos De La Alhambra

Lesson 1

Recuerdos De La Alhambra lesson 1 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 2

Recuerdos De La Alhambra lesson 2 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 3

Recuerdos De La Alhambra lesson 3 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 4

Recuerdos De La Alhambra lesson 4 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 5

Recuerdos De La Alhambra lesson 5 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 6

Recuerdos De La Alhambra lesson 6 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 7

Recuerdos De La Alhambra lesson 7 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 8

Recuerdos De La Alhambra lesson 8 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Hints on Recuerdos: This is a very difficult tremolo piece, and as such it is best to already have a very good tremolo technique before attempting to learn this piece. Look in the “Technique” and “Exercises” sections of this site for more in-depth info on tremolo technique. The melody line is in the thumb, so dont let the tremolo overpower it. Make the tremolo as smooth as possible, especially when changing fingers on the left hand. This is a long-term project, so dont rush it.

EDIT: Many players prefer to perform a shortened version of this piece that eliminates the Da Capo repeat. To play this shorter version play video lessons 1-5 as normal with all the directions on the videos. In lesson 6 play Ending 1, go back and do lessons 4-5 as directed, and SKIP Ending 2 on lesson 6 and go directly to lessons 7 and 8.

Marieta (Tarrega)

Administrator — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:01:05 +0000

This is the Marieta 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. Enjoy!

Marieta tab

Marieta sheet music/ tabs pdf document

Marieta powertab file

Marieta

Video 1

Video 2

Video 3

Video 4

Video 5

Video 6

Video 7

Hints on Marieta: This piece has its challenges. There are slides, hammer-ons, pulloffs, and harmonics. You must already be able to perform these techniques well before attempting to learn this piece, or else it will become too overwhelming. The note values can be tricky, with a lot of ornaments, triplets, dotted and sixteenth notes occuring many times. Go slowly at first, making sure to learn all the notes with correct timing and having the ornaments coming out clean and clear.

EDIT: Some versions of this piece have a repeat sign at the end of the 17th measure. I did not make this video lesson with this repeat sign in mind, but it’s simple to add: Just play videos 1-4 twice in a row.

Alegro Solemne 1-26-10 (Barrios)

Administrator — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:38:14 +0000

This is the discussion page for the live webcam lessons for Agustin Barrios’ La Catedral – Alegro Solemne. This is the third of three movements, look in the “Piece” and “Live webcam lessons” sections for the other movements. The first video is a recording of the whole piece, followed by the webcam lessons. The sheet music, tab document, and Powertab file for this piece can be found here, right click to save these files. When posting questions/comments, please mention which video your question is about. Enjoy!

alegro solemne tab

alegro solemne sheet music/ tabs pdf document

alegro solemne powertab file

LA CATEDRAL

Lesson 1

La Catedral – Alegro Solemne lesson 1 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 2

La Catedral – Alegro Solemne lesson 2 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 3

La Catedral – Alegro Solemne lesson 3 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 4

La Catedral – Alegro Solemne lesson 4 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 5

La Catedral – Alegro Solemne lesson 5 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 6

La Catedral – Alegro Solemne lesson 6 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Alegro Solemne lesson 7

La Catedral – Alegro Solemne lesson 7 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Hints on Alegro Solemne: This is by far the hardest movement in La Catedral, and one of the hardest pieces Agustin Barrios ever wrote. The first step in performing this piece is memorizing the whole piece with correct fingerings in both hands. Start learning this piece in a very slow tempo at first, speed will come much later. Only after you can play the whole piece in a slower tempo should you attempt to speed it up little by little until you get to the speed you desire. This is a long process, even for pro’s, so consider this piece a long term project. There are many repeat signs and musical directions, so pay attention to these markings so you don’t get lost. There are also repeating patterns that occur, like in measures 3-6, which I will point out in the lessons, so listen for them. Good luck!

Alegro Solemne video lesson order:
Video 1
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Video 4
Video 2
Video 5
Video 6
Video 2
Video 7

Andante Religioso 1-05-10 (Barrios)

Administrator — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:37:36 +0000

This is the discussion page for the live webcam lessons for Agustin Barrios’ La Catedral – Andante Religioso. This is the second of three movements, look in the “Piece” and “Live webcam lessons” sections for the other movements. The first video is a recording of the whole piece, followed by the webcam lessons. The sheet music, tab document, and Powertab file for this piece can be found here, right click to save these files. When posting questions/comments, please mention which video your question is about. Enjoy!

Andante Religioso Tab

andante religioso sheet music/ tabs pdf document

andante religioso powertab file

LA CATEDRAL

Lesson 1

La Catedral – Andante Religioso lesson 1 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 2

La Catedral – Andante Religioso lesson 2 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 3

La Catedral – Andante Religioso lesson 3 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Hints on Andante Religioso: This piece is very attainable for intermediate performers. There are some tough fingerings and tied notes, so be attentive to them. The toughest section of the piece is between measures 12-15. The left-hand fingerings are very tough, and it is very easy to get muted notes if you don’t have good contact with the strings or if you don’t press on the strings hard enough. However, during measures 12-15 there is a pattern in the left hand that repeats, but goes lower on the neck each time, so if you notice this pattern it will help you to understand this section and thus perform it better. This piece requires the player to switch between freestroke and reststroke a few times, so make sure you are comfortable with each technique as well as switching between the two. There are finger exercises for those looking to practice switching between freestroke and reststroke in the “Exercises” section of this site.

Maria Luisa (Sagreras)

Administrator — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:02:46 +0000

This is the Maria Luisa 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. Enjoy!

Maria Luisa tab

Maria Luisa sheet music/ tabs pdf document

Maria Luisa powertab file

MARIA LUISA

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 4

VIDEO 5

Hints on Maria Luisa: This is a very attainable piece for advanced beginners and intermediate players. There are areas where reststroke is indicated, but the piece is mostly played in freestroke. It is fine to play the whole piece in freestroke if you’d prefer. There are some light bars and odd fingerings, but for the most part the piece is very simple and straightforward. There are many repeat signs, so follow the instructions on how to repeat correctly so you don’t get lost.

Preludio Saudade 12-8-09 (Barrios)

Administrator — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:57:27 +0000

This is the discussion page for the live webcam lessons for Agustin Barrios’ La Catedral – Preludio Saudade. This is the first of three movements, look in the “Piece” and “Live webcam lessons” sections for the other movements. The first video is a recording of the whole piece, followed by the webcam lessons. The sheet music, tab document, and Powertab file for this piece can be found here, right click to save these files. When posting questions/comments, please mention which video your question is about. Enjoy!

preludio saudade tab

preludio saudade sheet music/ tabs pdf document

preludio saudade powertab file

LA CATEDRAL

Lesson 1

La Catedral – Preludio Saudade lesson 1 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 2

La Catedral – Preludio Saudade lesson 2 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 3

La Catedral – Preludio Saudade lesson 3 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Lesson 4

La Catedral – Preludio Saudade lesson 4 from classicalguitarblogger on Vimeo.

Hints on Preludio Saudade: This movement is pretty simple and attainable to intermediate players. There are a few tough fingerings in the left hand, as well as sections that require a lot of flexibility. In the right hand, for 90% of the piece you will pluck the strings in freestroke in this pattern:

Ring finger plays the first E string
Middle finger plays second B string
Index finger plays third G string
Thumb plays fourth D, fifth A, sixth E

This pattern is different in measures 29, 42, 43, but in all others stick to the pattern. There is a melody line on the first string from measures 1 – 37 and then the melody line jumps to other strings. The melody line is a dotted quarter note followed by an eighth note. Try to highlight this melody line in your playing by making it nice and loud and make it ring continuously.

El Noy De La Mare (Anonymous)

Administrator — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:12:46 +0000

This is the El Noy De La Mare Lessons page. This is NOT the Miguel Llobet version of El Noy. 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. Enjoy!

el noy de la mare tab

El noy de la mare sheet music/ tabs pdf document

el noy de la mare powertab file

EL NOY DE LA MARE

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 4

VIDEO 5

VIDEO 6

VIDEO 7

Hints on El Noy De La Mare:
Outside of the harmonics part, this piece is relatively simple and quite attainable. Pay close attention to parts that are repeated so that you have less workload. The real issue is in videos 6 and 7, where artificial harmonics come into play. These two videos are tough, so it is advised that you develop good harmonics technique before attempting to do them. Look in the “Technique” and “Excercises” sections of the site for more info on harmonics. Video 6 is exactly the same as video 1, except that you are playing the top melody notes as artificial harmonics. The first half of video 7 is the same as video 3, except with artificial harmonics. Knowing this can help in memorizing these videos better so that you can focus your time on nailing the artificial harmonics.

El Testament De Amelia (Llobet)

Administrator — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:29:16 +0000

This is the El Testament De Amelia 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. Enjoy!

el testament de amelia tab

El Testament De Amelia sheet music/ tabs pdf document

el testament de amelia powertab file

EL TESTAMENT DE AMELIA

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3

VIDEO 4

VIDEO 5

VIDEO 6

VIDEO 7

VIDEO 8

Hints on El Testament De Amelia:
Despite it’s relatively short size, this piece is a serious and emotional work. There are awkward fingerings and tough bars throughout the piece, as well as extensive use of artificial/natural harmonics. The fingerings, while a bit tough, are doable. The harmonics part is quite a different story. It is a technique that needs to be developed on your own and then applied to this piece. It is an advanced technique, especially artifical harmonics, and as such I would recommend for only intermediate players and above to try this piece. If you are new to harmonics, or rusty, look in the “Technique” and “Excercises” sections of the site for more on harmonics.