I've been remiss from blogging these pages and I want to apologize. But it's not like I've been sitting idle. Got lots of news coming up on the publishing front which I hope interests you. First, my new Haxan novel Seven Devils will be published by CZP sometime next year. As I get more information …
Моя маленькая “My Little One” by Polina Agureyeva
From what I have been able to glean, Polina Agureyeva is the singer. The song is "My Little One" from the Russian film "A Long Goodbye" by Sergei Ursuliak. This song is beautiful and so moving. It's not classical guitar, but that doesn't take away one iota from the moment. I've been humming this song …
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Segovia’s Master Class
Wanted to share this video with you. As you know I am learning classical guitar. I found this video of Segovia's master class back in the day. Believe it or not something like this is very helpful to a student learning CG. It's not only the historical perspective, but as a student I can watch …
Tension and Compromise, the Charybdis and Scylla of Art
Speaking only for myself, but I find it's important to find a workable balance between perfection and compromise. I was responding on a classical guitar forum earlier tonight and it got me to thinking about this problem in more detail. Not only how it affects facets of our lives, but, since this is primarily a …
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Passacaglia and Barre Chords in Classical Guitar
My classical guitar lessons have been going well. I honestly feel I am making good progress. I've memorized the two main sections of "Malagueña" and have to work on the lento (slow) section. The other song I've been working on with my teacher is "Romanza" or "Spanish Ballad". Malagueña is the feminine form of the …
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Big Day of Edits
Late roundup posting but I was busy today. I got up before 3 a.m. and I did 150 pages of edits on the new novel. It went pretty well. The novel isn't perfect. Well, I guess no story is perfect when you get right down to it. Though some classics come awfully close and I …
Finding Which Way to Turn in Classical Guitar
Part of the problem I run into when teaching myself classical guitar is I will bounce from book to book. What I mean is, there are many good solo books out there to learn from. I have several. I lean toward Solo Guitar Playing by Noad and Classical Guitar by Hal Leonard. They are both …
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Classical Guitar and Memorization
As I posted a day or so ago I am at present learning how to play Sor's Opus 60 No 1. The reason I mention this is because I haven't yet decided if I am going to commit this song to memory. Playing a song from sheet music is one thing. Committing it to memory …
Back On Classical Guitar: Sor’s Opus 60 No 1 and Spanish Study
I've changed the furniture layout in my room and one of the happy results is I sit a lot closer to where I keep my guitar. I say this is a happy result because I am by nature lazy. But now that I am closer to the guitar I have more reason to pick it …
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Medical Update and Publishing News
I got through the medical procedure okay today. I'm just tired and not really interested in messing around on the Internet for a while. So I am going to unplug from the Matrix, relax, read, decompress, and practice my guitar because that relaxes me as well. But I will be back to regular posting in …
Jolene
Dolly Parton has a superb voice, clear as well water and bright as sunshine. She is also a phenomenal guitarist. When I was little I remember watching her on television with Porter Wagner, he in his sparkling suit and she in her bouffant wig. She is the perfect Gibson Girl, but it's her music which …
I got a new guitar!
Last weekend I bought a brand new classical guitar. It's an Orpheus Valley Sofia handmade by Kremona, a small company in Bulgaria. Yes, you heard me right, Bulgaria. Kremona makes some beautiful instruments and I've got one! I've been practicing and playing with it. Wow. The sound is fantastic with deep and tonal quality. It's …
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