The Classic Guitarist

Interesting interview with guitar teacher Aaron Shearer Here

Ebay has over twenty pages of lists relating to classical guitar. There are some great buys in guitars. I almost placed a bid on item 7406314744

Check guitarist Ana Vidovic's web site:  Ana Vidovic You can also catch an interview in Guitarra online Magazine see in links section).

Parkening Guitar Comp

"The Parkening International Guitar Competition honors Christopher Parkening’s lifetime commitment to fostering musical excellence in young artists as demonstrated by his mentor, the great Spanish guitarist Andrés Segovia. The Parkening International Guitar Competition will be the most prestigious and preeminent classical guitar competition in the world. Cash prizes in excess of $50,000 U.S. will be awarded, representing the largest prize purse of any classical guitar competition worldwide. In addition to the Stotsenberg Prize of $25,000 U.S., the Gold Medalist will receive a professionally managed performance tour of recitals and concerts with orchestra."--

Parkening Guitar Competition

Here's what the classic guitar world needs--an instrument that projects sound like a violin. A guitar gets lost in an orchestra setting.

If you've ever seen Laurindo Almeida play you'd notice that he includes the fouth finger of his plucking hand. In normal classic playing the fourth finger is not used (except in rasqueado playing in flamenco--where the faces of the nails are utilized). I've tried using it and have given up. It's too weak; it's like finding yourself suddenly with a third wheel on you bike. You don't know what to do with it.

Wow, I'm afraid to find out the price of this one.

Go to Chris Carrington

I haven't seen the dvd Julian Bream--my life in music yet but I understand it's great.

Julian Bream--My Life in Music

I found a picture of my old teacher in New York, Jesus Silva.

Yo, left handed guitarist, get outta my music store...Pity the left handed guitarist. Every guitar book he reads, every numbering chart, every description-- he first has to transpose: right to left. Not only that, just go into a music store and try to find a ready left handed guitar you can try out. Good luck. At least if you buy a classical guitar you can pretty easily change the strings around. Look what you have to go through on an electric. The very design limits you. You can't just turn an electric guitar upside down and change the strings. The controls are in the wrong place. The curves are all wrong. The jack cord's position is all screwed up...See left hand guitarist(this site's mostly about electric guitar players though--but still interesting)