Classical guitar

The future of learning how to play the guitar may be now. Learning to play the guitar using hi-tech interactive learning tools has many of the same advantages as buying a guitar online. Obviously, one advantage is that you don 't have to leave your home. Another advantage is your teacher is always there for you. Some of the methods of teaching online are so thoroughly designed and technically accurate that in my opinion a guitar player can find exactly what type of lessons that can be purchased…

Learning something new can be a terrifying experience. One of the most difficult things I’ve had to learn was learning how to play the guitar. I have always been afraid of learning new things, but I decided that learning how to play the guitar would be an advantageous skill to learn. I also thought that it would help me become a better musician. What I did not visualize was that learning something new would shape me into a more confident person. Trying new things has always been difficult to me,…

The crowd generously cheers as I exit, and with a smile on my face, I gently place my guitar in its case and go home to rest because the next day awaits another performance. Ultimately, my life is a series of different performances. Each song that I play possesses its own unique rhythms and strumming patterns, but the chord progression remains…

love, betrayal, death, politics, heroes, and animals. There are a variety of instruments used in a mariachi band. There is 2 violins which are soft sounding, 2 trumpets which are high pitched, 1 spanish guitar that sounds like a guitar we’re familiar with, 1 high pitched, five-string guitar called vihuela, and 1 guitarron that sounds like a small scaled bass. The instruments used to only be used during…

Folk music has a very wide description and can be created in many forms. Folk music just as Folklore is typically passed down orally from generation to generation. Because of this one song may have many different versions and is typically short because of forgetfulness from being passed down. It also typically has an unknown artist so a lot of folk songs are not by the artist him/herself. One criteria is folk songs are that their short, this is because of the forgetfulness of the song being…

You see, Django was a secret member of a band, not just any band though, The Beatles. Django was the real guitarist of the group, but due to race issues the band members decided to keep it a secret and have John Lennon pretend to be the one on the guitar. Tonight shouldn’t be any different, except it was. There was this reporter, John Didion, who has been on Django’s case for months now, determined to prove that Django is the true guitarist. So there Django was sitting backstage, waiting for the…

Learning how to get faster guitar playing can be a challenge to anyone, especially if you do not understand an efficient manner to achieve faster speeds. It requires an enormous amount of dedication and, depending on the riff or song you are trying to learn, it could take a long time. However, if you understand how to spend your practice time efficiently, the results you are looking for can be reached in a matter of days. If you follow the method described in this article, you will most likely…

separately. This helmet worn by the elite mounted troops of the Slavic princedoms is hand-made of 18-gauge steel. Features a rough-hammered dome and a highly ornate face guard. Has a shoulder-length, steel aventail and a soft adjustable cloth liner. This classical knight’s helmet from the mid 14th century is crafted from antiqued 18 gauge steel and comes complete with an adjustable, black cloth liner. Mail sold separately. This 18-1/4" tall hardwood helmet stand is stained and has a sturdy…

When you consider the thousands of years between the first lutes and modern lutes, it’s actually quite remarkable how similar the lutes of the past are to more recent lutes (like the guitar and orchestral strings). We can learn a lot about Greco-Roman lutes by looking at their predecessors and descendants. The lute spread much like languages do. Just as regional dialects develop, so, it appears, did lute preferences. The lute did not develop linearly from Mesopotamia, through Greece, and…

The Lute The lute, the most prolific instrument during the 16th century, was “in almost universal use in western Europe” because it was treasured for its ability to arouse emotions through its “expressive and finely shaded tone”. Since the lute was so abundant during the Renaissance period “it is one of the first instruments for which we find any large quantity of written music” in which polyphonic singing and secular songs as well as dances were merged together. The lute, because it was so…