Posts Tagged ‘techniques’
Classical Guitar Lessons : How Do You Write Chords on Sheet Music?
There are many different chords, some of which are triads, such as major, minor, diminished and augmented chords. Find out how triads are always three notes, and always every other note in any scale, with help from a classical guitarist in this free video on guitar chords and sheet music.
Expert: James Manuele
Contact: www.jamesmanuele.com
Bio: James Manuele has a Master of Music in guitar performance.
Filmmaker: Lisa Fenderson
Duration : 0:4:14
Classical Guitar Lessons : How Does a Tuning Fork Work?
A tuning fork will usually come in a specific pitch for tuning the fifth or sixth string of a guitar, and this is accomplished by turning the tuning pegs until the plucked string matches the pitch of the fork. Learn about using relative tuning to tune the rest of a guitar’s strings with help from a classical guitarist in this free video on tuning forks and classical guitar.
Expert: James Manuele
Contact: www.jamesmanuele.com
Bio: James Manuele has a Master of Music in guitar performance.
Filmmaker: Lisa Fenderson
Duration : 0:1:57
Classical Guitar Lesson # 8: The Left Hand, Part 2
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS! Now you can get Kent Murdick’s new five volume series, “Learning To Read Music On the Classical Guitar” that goes right along with the Youtube technique videos. This is the direction and music you need to do things right! Buy three or more books and “shipping and handling” is FREE!
Book 1: “The First 30 Days of Instruction”. $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. The student will learn eight notes in the open position on the 3rd, 4th and 2nd stings, and a handful of simple rhythms — all pieces and exercises are played with P stoke only.
Book 2: “The Next 30 Days of Instruction”. $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. Rests, ties, the division of the beat and eight new notes — E, F, G on the 1st string and the open 5th and 6th strings – are covered in this volume. The rest stroke with ‘i’ and ‘m’ is introduced . A few solos are included.
Book 3: ” Bass Notes”. $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. Since reading ledger line notes is difficult for beginning students , I devote a whole volume to learning B and C on the 5th string and F and G on the 6th string. Many solos are included.
Book 4: “Chords”. $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. Reading two and three-note chords and the free stroke are covered in this volume. Many playing styles are covered including ragtime, tango, beguine and the Mexican waltz. An index of first position chords for strumming appears at the end.
Book 5: “Arpeggios”. $9.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling.
Contains pieces based on the most important arpeggio patterns including five tremolo pieces. There is also a complete section on playing ragtime guitar along with first position versions of Leyenda, Recuerdos De La Alhambra, Malaguena and a tremolo version of Romanza. This books brings you right up to the intermediate level.
Supplementary Material which includes CD: “Mel Bay’s Easiest Classical Guitar Solos Book” $14.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling.
Send check or money order with a description of exactly what you want to
Kent Murdick
302 Chatham St.
Mobile, Alabama 36604
Video description: I talk about some of the pedagogical “myths” concerning left hand technique. To see all ten lessons do a search for: classical guitar lessons murdick. To hear Kent Murdick play, go here. http://members.aol.com/lutemann/NO.mp3
Produced by
Kent Murdick
University of South Alabama
Duration : 0:1:49
Classical Guitar Lesson #7: Left Hand, Part 1
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS! Now you can get Kent Murdick’s new five volume series, “Learning To Read Music On the Classical Guitar” that goes right along with the Youtube technique videos. This is the direction and music you need to do things right! Buy three or more books and “shipping and handling” is FREE!
Book 1: “The First 30 Days of Instruction”. $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. The student will learn eight notes in the open position on the 3rd, 4th and 2nd stings, and a handful of simple rhythms — all pieces and exercises are played with P stoke only.
Book 2: “The Next 30 Days of Instruction”. $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. Rests, ties, the division of the beat and eight new notes — E, F, G on the 1st string and the open 5th and 6th strings – are covered in this volume. The rest stroke with ‘i’ and ‘m’ is introduced . A few solos are included.
Book 3: ” Bass Notes”. $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. Since reading ledger line notes is difficult for beginning students , I devote a whole volume to learning B and C on the 5th string and F and G on the 6th string. Many solos are included.
Book 4: “Chords”. $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. Reading two and three-note chords and the free stroke are covered in this volume. Many playing styles are covered including ragtime, tango, beguine and the Mexican waltz. An index of first position chords for strumming appears at the end.
Book 5: “Arpeggios”. $9.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling.
Contains pieces based on the most important arpeggio patterns including five tremolo pieces. There is also a complete section on playing ragtime guitar along with first position versions of Leyenda, Recuerdos De La Alhambra, Malaguena and a tremolo version of Romanza. This books brings you right up to the intermediate level.
Supplementary Material which includes CD: “Mel Bay’s Easiest Classical Guitar Solos Book” $14.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling.
Send check or money order with a description of exactly what you want to
Kent Murdick
302 Chatham St.
Mobile, Alabama 36604
Video description: I demonstrate the default position for the left hand; a position you can use for more than 50% of your playing. The default position should always be used when practicing scales. To see all ten lessons do a search for: classical guitar lessons murdick. To hear Kent Murdick play, go to http://members.aol.com/lutemann/NO.mp3
Produced by
Kent Murdick
University of South Alabama
Duration : 0:1:53
Classical Guitar Lessons : Flamenco Guitar Tablature
Common guitar tablature is devised of six lines representing the six strings of a guitar, and symbols for flamenco players may differ from those used by classical players. Find out how to use the right and left hands when playing flamenco guitar with help from a classical guitarist in this free video on flamenco guitar tablature.
Expert: James Manuele
Contact: www.jamesmanuele.com
Bio: James Manuele has a Master of Music in guitar performance.
Filmmaker: Lisa Fenderson
Duration : 0:3:10
Classical Guitar Lessons : How to String Classical Guitars
The first step in stringing a classical guitar is to pull the string behind the bridge base, tie a loop and tie it back on the base itself. Learn about tightening a string behind a base bridge when stringing a classical guitar with help from a classical guitarist in this free video on classical guitar strings.
Expert: James Manuele
Contact: www.jamesmanuele.com
Bio: James Manuele has a Master of Music in guitar performance.
Filmmaker: Lisa Fenderson
Duration : 0:7:18
Classical Guitar Lessons : Guitar Hand Exercises
A guitarist needs to exercises her hands to keep them from getting tired too quickly, and one of the more important hand exercises is hand stretching. Find out how to stretch the wrist and fingers for better guitar playing with help from a classical guitarist in this free video on guitar hand exercises.
Expert: James Manuele
Contact: www.jamesmanuele.com
Bio: James Manuele has a Master of Music in guitar performance.
Filmmaker: Lisa Fenderson
Duration : 0:4:21
Classical Guitar Lessons : Classical Guitar Techniques
The first technique for any classical guitarist to learn is the classical seating technique, which involves putting the left leg on a foot stool and placing the guitar between the right and left legs. Learn about proper placement of the fingers in classical guitar playing with help from a classical guitarist in this free video on classical guitar techniques.
Expert: James Manuele
Contact: www.jamesmanuele.com
Bio: James Manuele has a Master of Music in guitar performance.
Filmmaker: Lisa Fenderson
Duration : 0:4:53
Classical Guitar Lessons : Spanish Guitar for Beginners
The best way for beginners to learn Spanish guitar is by finding method books that have Spanish songs and dances simply arranged for a nylon-stringed guitar. Learn about common Spanish books and songs for guitar players to explore with help from a classical guitarist in this free video on Spanish guitar for beginners.
Expert: James Manuele
Contact: www.jamesmanuele.com
Bio: James Manuele has a Master of Music in guitar performance.
Filmmaker: Lisa Fenderson
Duration : 0:3:59
Classical Guitar Lesson #3: Rest stroke
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS! Now you can get Kent Murdick’s new five volume series, “Learning To Read Music On the Classical Guitar” that goes right along with the Youtube technique videos. This is the direction and music you need to do things right! Buy three or more books and “shipping and handling” is FREE!
Book 1: “The First 30 Days of Instruction”. $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. The student will learn eight notes in the open position on the 3rd, 4th and 2nd stings, and a handful of simple rhythms — all pieces and exercises are played with P stoke only.
Book 2: “The Next 30 Days of Instruction”. $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. Rests, ties, the division of the beat and eight new notes — E, F, G on the 1st string and the open 5th and 6th strings – are covered in this volume. The rest stroke with ‘i’ and ‘m’ is introduced . A few solos are included.
Book 3: ” Bass Notes”. $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. Since reading ledger line notes is difficult for beginning students , I devote a whole volume to learning B and C on the 5th string and F and G on the 6th string. Many solos are included.
Book 4: “Chords”. $5.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling. Reading two and three-note chords and the free stroke are covered in this volume. Many playing styles are covered including ragtime, tango, beguine and the Mexican waltz. An index of first position chords for strumming appears at the end.
Book 5: “Arpeggios”. $9.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling.
Contains pieces based on the most important arpeggio patterns including five tremolo pieces. There is also a complete section on playing ragtime guitar along with first position versions of Leyenda, Recuerdos De La Alhambra, Malaguena and a tremolo version of Romanza. This books brings you right up to the intermediate level.
Supplementary Material which includes CD: “Mel Bay’s Easiest Classical Guitar Solos Book” $14.95 + $1.75 shipping and handling.
Send check or money order with a description of exactly what you want to
Kent Murdick
302 Chatham St.
Mobile, Alabama 36604
Video desription: I demonstrate the rest stroke on the guitar. To see all ten lessons, do a search for: classical guitar lessons murdick. To hear Kent Murdick play, go to http://members.aol.com/lutemann/NO.mp3
Produced by
Kent Murdick
University of South Alabama
Duration : 0:1:32
