Almost every day I have to explain people what exactly is the difference between the classical and the acoustic guitar. The fact that I have touched the topic in every guitar book that I have written does not make it any easier. Let’s now try with a very compact video:
Read more →The following goes mainly for the acoustic guitars but the electric guitar is made of wood, too. So changes in temperature and humidity have effect on all guitars. This topic is important both in summer and in winter but as it is winter now, I will talk about the specific problems of winter time. Ideally, [...]
Read more →For two days I was asked to help my friend Maria, who runs a flamenco school in Tallinn. We have been performing together for a few years but this time she asked me to participate in her special Farruca-class to accompany her students. Usually they practise with music from CDs so it was a special [...]
Read more →Let’s go on with the guitar playing technique and I was previously talking about an important part of the techique – the playing mechanics. So what is a good material for developing your mechanics? The term “playing mechanics” came prominently to my mind unfortunately when I already had done my BA degree in classical guitar [...]
Read more →Today we had one of the first sunny days this year and couldn’t resist going out in the morning to play some sunny music for the birds:
Read more →There are always pros and contras regarding the music competitions but this year we’ll give a chance to the guitar students from Scandinavia, Baltics and Eastern Europe. Spread the word! Julia, the chief of the contest: “We are happy to announce that Estonian Guitar Society is organizing the International Youth Guitar Competition “Tallinn 2010” from [...]
Read more →At music schools it is quite common to ask from friends: “Well, how much do you practice these days?” The answer is a number of hours from 0-8 and some crazy guys clame to practice more. But it is very rare that somebody asks you: “How do you practice?” And if you would have to [...]
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