Selecting a Guitar from a Players Perspective
Finding the perfect instrument is a personal venture. We all have different tastes and different needs. Our guitar isn’t only our tool for creating music, but in a way, also a reflection of our...
Classical Guitar Review Blog
Welcome to Changing Strings!
WHY DO WE CHANGE STRINGS? Growing up in Peru during the 90’s, brand new strings were a luxury few could either afford or accommodate. Monetary considerations aside, there were simply very few places when...
How Classical is the ‘Classical Guitar’?
As an artist manager and consultant, it is my job to be up to date with guitar market trends in order to find opportunities to further the careers of my clients. However, this can...
What is it about Bream?
I was recently talking with Bret Williams on his podcast The Classical Guitar Insider. After leaving a very entertaining session, I immediately regretted two things. Firstly I swore to much. I don’t really know...
Interviewing the interviewer: Bret Williams Podcasts
I had a great time joining Bret Williams on his podcast “Classical Guitar Insider” so I offered to do a little recording after the podcast to help Bret get the word out about his...
Choosing a Program
When we are still in school studying for a degree there are specific repertoire requirements that we need to fulfill in order to graduate. This repertoire can be assigned to us by our teachers...
The Classical Guitar Insider Interviews
I was attending a very well received cello and guitar concert by Rene Izquierdo and Ana Ruth Bermúdez yesterday when I was introduced to Bret Williams. I was told that he ran a very...
Your Home on the Web
One of the most useful classes I took during my undergraduate degree was a course on web design. At the time I was looking for a way to take a liberal arts credit without...
Ricardo Gallén and the Bach Lute Suites
I believe Ricardo Gallén is one of the most important classical guitarists in our world today. He is a font of knowledge, a master teacher, and a virtuosic musician who shows virtue in both...
Inflight Productivity
As I sit on a plane from Sarasota back to New York City, I realized what better time to write about airplane productivity than when I’m sitting on a plane being productive! Being a...
