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Its not easy to play classical guitars, or any guitar to be honest, but with practice and patience you will become very good at it, sometimes its easier to find a guitarist or song that inspires you to want to learn more?, so we decided to bring you some classical guitars masters!, these guitarists make it look easy!, but with allot of practice you too can get to the top of your game;).
The song is “Mozart Sonata A – Major KV 331 Alla Turca”, and this guy makes it look easy.
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Approaching Classical Guitars
By Dan Cross, About.com
I don’t know anything about classical guitars, or classical guitarists. I’m not afraid to admit it. I’ve owned a classical guitar for years, and play it every day, but playing “Sunshine of Your Love” on a classical guitar, I suspect, does not constitute being a classical guitarist. So, what better way, I figure, to learn about the artform, than to write a feature on it.
First things first – I’ve noticed that whenever I see classical guitarists play, they rest the guitar on their left leg, whereas most of us, when sitting, rest the guitar on our right. I’ve also noticed that classical guitarists use a strange sort of stool under their left foot when playing. And the angle of their guitar sort of points upwards. This is just about all I know about classical guitars technique; fortunately, Frank LaMonica knows more. His Total Classical Guitar Method web site explains the correct posture for the aspiring classical guitarist (there are some other great lessons on the site as well.)
Something else I’ve observed, when looking at classical guitars scores, is all of the funny little numbers and symbols around many of the notes. After a little digging, I found The Green Guitar Beginner’s Page, which explains in detail what these little symbols mean, as well as covering some more in depth topics.
Fingernails are impotant to classical guitarists. You can tell, just by listening to a classical guitarist play, that they use the nail, as well as the “meat” of the fingertip to pluck the strings of their guitar. This creates a wonderful depth to their tone; a soft warmth created by the fingertip, combined with the slightly more piercing sound created by the nail. If you want to convincingly play classical guitar music, you’ll have to grow your nails at least somewhat in your right hand. The Classical Guitars FAQ contains some informative details on fingernail grooming and care.
Now, on to the good stuff; the music. Fortunately for us, a lot of classical guitar music was written a long time ago, and has become “public domain”, which means it is not copyrighted. This, in turn, means that it can be published on the web, without danger of lawsuits. The Classical Guitar Music on the Web site has compiled a list of dozens of web resources for downloading classical guitar scores. Many of the sites allow you to hear the score via midi, as well as read and print the free sheet music.
Generally, in order to play a style of music well, one must learn the history of the music, and listen to the innovators of the genre. On the excellent Classical Guitars History web site is a well laid-out document on the guitar as it pertains to classical music. The site includes the important classical guitarists and composers of guitar music.
I feel I can safely say I know a bit more now about classical guitars than I did before I started writing this week’s feature, and I hope you all do too. Now, if I can only find a bit more time to practice it…
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Article Source http://guitar.about.com/od/classicalguitar/a/classic_guitar.htm
The Classical Guitars term in the guitar world, has been around since the early 1600’s, with such an great history behind it, its really no surprise how popular this guitar has become, to explain a little about that history I thought I’d pull up a bit of that information from Wikipedia to share with you all.
“The evolution of classical guitars and its repertoire spans more than four centuries. It has a history that was shaped by contributions from earlier instruments, such as the Renaissance guitar, vihuela, and the baroque guitar. The popularity of classical guitars has been sustained over the years by many great players, arrangers, and composers. A very short list might include, Gaspar Sanz (1640-1710), Fernando Sor (1778-1839), Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829), Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909), Agustín Barrios MangoréAndrés Segovia (1893-1987), Alirio Diaz (1923), Presti-Lagoya Duo (active from 1955-1967: Ida Presti, Alexandre Lagoya), Julian Bream (1933), and John Williams (1941).Many people also think, that because they purchased a 1970’s guitar that was stopped being made after a small number of units is automatically valuable. Which is not the case at all. As for collectors of Vintage Electric Guitars or Acoustic Electric Guitars need to know that any guitar made since 1970 can easily be replicated with currently available materials (1888-1944), .”
Article source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_guitar
So you can see that there is a vast history behind this guitar, in fact there is so much information about classical guitars that its hard to cover it in just one post, but I really do want to simplify it for the beginner who really wants to get started with classical guitars.
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I think this is an absolute must have for someone who really is serious about classical guitars, or even for any serious guitar player to have in there possession.
For most players, the realm of classical guitars is one that they’d just as soon avoid. The scale length is different, the neck is wider, and they’re harder to play, so why bother?
Why? Because the world of classical guitars is definitely one worth exploring and one that will reap incredible rewards the more you explore it. A well-executed classical passage within a rock song can give an air of class and distinction to the music, not to mention adding a great break in the middle of the song. Playing classical guitar, even if you use it traditionally (playing simple finger picker parts, strumming and single-note lines) can help your playing take a giant leap forward.
Classical guitars are very, very similar in their construction to traditional acoustic guitars. The body is smaller, but the bracing methods and wood types are similar. The necks are wider to accommodate your fingers, the nylon strings give the classical guitar its distinctive tone, but most players with average-size hands find that this transition isn’t as difficult as they first may have pictured it.
Classical guitars are very, very similar in their construction to traditional acoustic guitars. The body is smaller, but the bracing methods and wood types are similar. The necks are wider to accommodate your fingers, the nylon strings give the classical guitar its distinctive tone, but most players with average-size hands find that this transition isn’t as difficult as they first may have pictured it.
What can classical guitars do for you?
Well, give it a try and you’ll find out a whole new world…
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