Technique

Excess Tension (pdf—opens in new window)

Learning Tremolo (pdf—opens in new window)

Learning Bar Chords (pdf—opens in new window)

Speed Bursts: A Caveat (pdf—opens in new window)

On Practicing

Get Real (pdf—opens in new window)

The Two Mindsets (pdf—opens in new window)

The Nitty Gritty of Practice

In Praise of the Metronome (pdf—opens in new window)

Slow Practice Ain’t Chicken Soup (pdf—opens in new window)

Running Reps: What’s Really Happening? (pdf—opens in new window)

Backwards Memorization: A Lively Debate (pdf—opens in new window)

Know Your Enemy: A Rogue’s Gallery of Common Practice Errors

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Music

Chord & Scale Worksheets

Guárdame las vacas: A New Edition

The Sor Project: Discussion & Audio of Op. 44 bis

The Value of Music Analysis (with Audio of Sor Op. 60, No. 13)

Note Grouping: An Introduction (with Audio of a Schubert Ländler)

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Other Stuff

Choosing a Teacher (pdf—opens in new window)

Did Sor and Aguado Use Rest Stroke? (pdf—opens in new window)

My Teacher (pdf—opens in new window)

Recommended Classical Guitar Recordings

Why I’m a Musician

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