Welcome to Classical Music Guide
NEW! Classical Music Videos
Asian Classical Music Article
Guitar lesson: How To Improvise The Classical Guitar Way
Peter Edvinsson
When I was a fifteen years old guitarist playing rock solos and
classical guitar pieces I remember that I had a desire to be
able to improvise on my guitar in a classical manner.
Nowadays I have developed this skill and I love to improvise in
the style of composers like Sor, Tarrega, Paganini or others or
just trying to find myself somewhere among the notes. These
special moments are a form of meditation. They clear my mind and
also helps me as a composer to stimulate my creative abilities.
The most important reason for learning classical guitar
improvisation is that it's fun!
If you learn classical guitar improvisation it will benefit you
in many other ways too:
1. It will be easier for you to memorize classical guitar sheet
music.
2. You will find it easier to compose your own guitar pieces in
a classical guitar style.
3. You can make up your own techniqal exercises on your guitar
on the go.
4. You will understand your guitar better.
There are many ways to develop classical guitar improvisation.
How?
You can start with major scales, experimenting with easy chords,
or easy classical guitar pieces. The most basic requisite is
that you want to learn this art and with this desire you will
find ways to practice classical guitar improvisation in all your
guitar playing.
I will just mention using classical guitar pieces in this
article. But how do you begin?
May I suggest that you begin with an easy melody with just one
voice or maybe a two voice piece with bass notes on open
strings. Learn a couple of bars by heart and play the melody
over and over again and try to change the melody slightly
without losing the classical touch.
The ultimate exercise is to use advanced classical guitar solos.
If you think about it you will realize that classical guitar
pieces are filled with wonderful licks, more or less complicated.
These licks can be developed and added upon to give you material
that will help you developing your improvisational skills.
For example, take a two bar passage in a classical guitar piece
that you like and practice it until you master it and then
memorize it.
Now you can play around with the passage, break it down, change
it, analyze it and so on. If you want to improve as an
improvisational guitarist and musician you can regard classical
guitar pieces as collections of very musical licks just waiting
to be used.
I hope these hints will motivate you to reap the benefits from
improvising the classical guitar way.
About the author:
Peter Edvinsson is a musician, composer and music teacher. Visit
his site Capotasto Music and download your free sheet music and
learn to play resources at http://www.capotastomusic.co
m
Asian Classical Music News
Alexa Still - SOUNZ
Alexa is a New Zealand flutist who has worked and performed internationally for a number of years, returning regularly for New Zealand audiences. She has an extensive performance and recording list including modern American, modern European, modern ...
Read more...SEE ALL OF TODAY'S STORIES ยป - Newark Star-Ledger
Sean Penn referred to himself and Josh Brolin as a couple of old surfers, director Paul Haggis revealed the secret about Penelope Cruz' "cute Spanish accent" (it's a put-on -- she's really from New Jersey, he swears), and Brolin called Russell Crowe ...
Read more...Asia America Symphony Association Music Director David Benoit ... - Earthtimes
One of the most successful smooth jazz saxophonists, Jeff Kashiwa made his name as a member of the popular group the Rippingtons . Kashiwa's solo career has been in joyfully frenetic overdrive since the incredible success of "Hyde Park (The Aah, Ooh ...
Read more...The Dead coming to the Izod Center - Newark Star-Ledger
The Dead are coming back to New Jersey. AP Photo Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead performing in October. The Dead -- the band led by former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart -- will mount their first tour in five ...
Read more...Ann Arbor News: - Grand Rapids Press
Region Ann Arbor Bay City/Midland/Saginaw Flint Grand Rapids/Muskegon Jackson Kalamazoo/SW Michigan Lansing/Central Metro Detroit North I-75 Corridor Northeast Michigan Northwest Michigan Upper Peninsula Thumb Event Type ALL EVENTS Art/Culture Art ...
Read more...Ron Asheton's family hires private security to protect house after ... - Grand Rapids Press
The family of deceased rock guitarist Ron Asheton changed the locks and hired private security to monitor his Ann Arbor home after people were found removing guitars from the house Tuesday afternoon, according to city police. Asheton's sister called ...
Read more...