Matteo Carcassi – Etude, Op. 60, No. 1

The study n. 1 Op 60 by Matteo Carcassi is great for improving the coordination of hands on classical guitar, playing great music. I always thought that Matteo Carcassi studies contained in the Opera 60 are really very musical. So…

Milonga del Angel (Piazzolla) – Classical Guitar

The “Milonga del Angel” is one of the most beautiful and touching compositions of the genius and Tango innovator: Astor Piazzolla. The watchword when it comes to music like this is “passion“, in fact the Piazzolla’s compositions are among the…

432 hz, a bit of History

The adoption of the current frequency of 440 hz for an A note, and accordingly the pitch of the remaining notes, was made by International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which made it in 1955. The reasons that led to this…

Video: Julian Bream and John Williams Live Recital

Two of the greatest guitarists still in activity, Julian Bream and John Williams, are perform in this magnificent classical guitar video recital, in which they give us wonderful songs played as only masters of this level can do. Personally I really love…

The Forest (Jamie Dupuis), solo Guitar

The Forest by Jamie Dupuis is an original composition for classical guitar that has two movements, the first fast and aggressive and the second more calm and slow. The inspiration for the song, as Jamie confirmed, came to him from…

Andrew York – Lullaby for Classical Guitar

The well-known guitarist and composer Andrew York delights us with this beautiful composition named “Lullaby“, although it is in 4/4 and instead lullaby should be 3 times, as the heartbeats of a child. However, the song is very beautiful and…

Why tune classical guitar to 432 Hz?

432 Hz for A note is a frequency very important for tuning your instruments and music. If you try to listen to the sound of the guitar, with this tuning will be more gentle and you seem to get better.…