Here from time to time I’ll be posting updates to give a little more insight on my work, random thoughts on other subjects as well as information on new projects and similar things.
Check out the link: Francisco Tarrega’s “Romance” analysed in terms of musical composition. Tarrega is the author of the famous Nokia ring tone. One of my favorite composers and a great melodist! Hope you enjoy it!
read moreDuring this summer I will film videos covering next topics: (1) RHYTHMS. How to play and count them. Popular rhythms in traditional, rock and pop music. (2) LEARNING A NEW PIECE. On the example of a piece will explain what are important aspects while learning a piece, common mistakes while learning a piece. Viewers will […]
read moreAte a Spanish lunch, made coffee and sat down at the piano. An hour later, Dedication to Tarrega was ready. This week will record at my home studio and post on YouTube. Stay tuned!
read moreTarrega was a Spanish guitarist-composer of Romanticism era, author of many beautiful pieces. One of my favorite composers and a great melodist! How much he managed to say just in 1 minute!So full of hope and also desperate! Today produced his song. Hope you like it:
read moreLast week came an idea of doing an analysis of one beautiful classical guitar piece, written by Francisco Tarrega, a Spanish guitar and composer of Romanticism era. Now preparing small and interesting lecture on that and will soon publish it on YouTube.
read moreHere’s a review on a guitar effect – Boss Reverb RV6. REVERB is intended to give you the sound of a bigger space: concert hall, cathedral and so on. I use it during my performances to add some ambiance to the sound.
read moreThis week I’m going to make a video review on one guitar effect pedal. Not (yet 🙂 ) a big fan of guitar pedals, but that one is a great tool to enrich your performances when mic or other amplification is used.
read moreRecorded a fingerstyle version of the Freight Train composed by Elizabeth Cotten. She is an author of many nice songs. The Train song is one of the most famous. It is worth mentioning that she herself was a guitarist and developed her own particular fingerpicking style. Also her life story is notable. Hope you enjoy […]
read moreFew days ago published my first fingerstyle guitar arrangement. For that purpose I have chosen a popular Estonian song “Kauges Külas”. Fingerstyle is when you play simultaneously more than one voice line: melody, bass and accompaniment, sometimes even percussive effects. The playing style itself is nothing that really new (polyphonic – multiple voicing, – music […]
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