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We have all heard it: “I’ll invite you to my festival if you invite me to yours”. Is this a good idea? Some guitar administrators have an addition, and their addiction is hurting the makeup of the profession as a whole. Read more here.
by Harold Gretton Introduction: The purpose of the following series of articles is to give guitarists of all calibers a brief introduction to Historically Inspired Performance (HIP). The present dissertation retains the practice established...
“My name is “Guitar Collector”. I might perform in the local guitar orchestra or attend the concerts that the Guitar Society of my locality presents. I buy the CD’s, I buy the season pass,...
This really is an incredible story, so much so that I thought we could leave our plucking for a moment to listen to a different kind of sound.
It has been a while. During this time, I have been fortunate to give a well attended lecture at the GFA Convention, visit this small event called the World Cup in Brazil, and while...
I was at a festival recently where we had a small Q&A with the students and participants on various topics on anything and everything related to life with the guitar. Naturally the topic of...
Given the amount of time I spend with some sort of gadget in my hands, it is time sum up some of my favorite apps that I use for guitar or music purposes. Gone...
I had always heard that John Kerry played classical guitar, but now I have proof…
A great artist, Itzhak Perlman has taken to youtube to spread some of his learnings that he undoubtedly has taught to hundreds of students. Yes, it is another instrument but the information is just...
As I write this, I’m on a plane back from the Hamilton International Guitar Festival in Ontario, Canada. As customary for a guitar festival, we spent an entire weekend playing, listening, teaching, eating and...
