Altough two years ago I tell you That WAS Classical guitar in a complete decadence, now I’m not so sure. My new job has restored my hope. I found here, in this small town, a real “gold mine” of young, teenager people, excited about the guitar, eager to learn and that, to my surprise, live it as intensely as I lived. Second year has started and i’m still amazed
In class, each of them surprised me for different reasons. Gabriel (15) did little know about music theory, but in one year, with a lot of dedication, was able to read the “Simple Studies” by Leo Brouwer and what is even more surprising, touching them with great musicality. Diego (14) insists on knowing my old instruments, it is very curious to know how they sounded the ancestors of the guitar, something really unusual.
Carmen (12) is really passionate about the guitar and very persevering, and as a result, she plays lovely performances that amaze the public. Silvia (14), despite the crisis, has achieved a new brand, beautiful Alhambra guitar, and what is more difficult, has learned to play, almost alone, Tarrega’s “Lagrima” during the summer. Pablo (14) has learned music theory in a record time, and he is not discouraged front of the “Romance Anónimo” difficult barres, and want to play it at Christmas concert.
Adults also amaze me. Mayte, who works around the clock, is finally PLAYING GUITAR!. Even Manuel, sure not a teenager, has unusual physical and musical conditions. Jokingly, I always say that it’s impossible that he had started last year. He plays pieces as Sor’s “Study in B minor”, “Romance Anónimo”, Aguado’s “Estudio de arpeggios” and Others. The only problem is his shyness, that prevents he to play in public. Finally, I wish you could see the exceptional physical conditions that for guitar has Jenny (17). Just looks her hands position and the sound she produces!.
All these are reasons enough to go to work with joy, and to think that the guitar, at least here in Corvera, shall not die out in the next generation!
In the middle of the city, the Music School is a testimony of rural past, with these beatiful “hórreos”, traditional asturian buildings.
For those who are not following our page, we can say that TYGOTC is a little course focused on those people that once, perhaps a lot of years ago, had played the guitar. Is that your case?. Then this can be a nice option to play again. After a hard work (that was new for us), we have finally finished a DVD that includes the complete First series, that is the ten chapters launched until now:
TYGOTC 1 Basics. Return to the guitar
TYGOTC 2 Practicing Left hand
TYGOTC 3 The Thumb
TYGOTC 4 An exercice with he Thumb and the Index
TYGOTC 5 Chords with two notes
TYGOTC 6 Practicing the arpeggio
TYGOTC 7 Playing resting and not resting
TYGOTC8 How to make the melody the Medium
TYGOTC9 Chords with three notes
TYGOTC 10 Improving your barre
This DVD is ready for NTSC or PAL systems, and will be the best companion on your trail. You can find it in our new brand MGS SHOP
For those who are not following our page, we can say that TYGOTC is a little course focused on those people that once, perhaps a lot of years ago, had played the guitar. Is that your case?. Then this can be a nice option to play again. After a hard work (that was new for us), we have finally finished a DVD that includes the complete First series, that is the ten chapters launched until now:
TYGOTC 1 Basics. Return to the guitar
TYGOTC 2 Practicing Left hand
TYGOTC 3 The Thumb
TYGOTC 4 An exercice with he Thumb and the Index
TYGOTC 5 Chords with two notes
TYGOTC 6 Practicing the arpeggio
TYGOTC 7 Playing resting and not resting
TYGOTC8 How to make the melody the Medium
TYGOTC9 Chords with three notes
TYGOTC 10 Improving your barre
This DVD is ready for NTSC or PAL systems, and will be the best companion on your trail. You can find it in our new brand MGS SHOP
Months ago, after a visit to the mountain of Montserrat, I recorded a session about this mountain and a chlid that once lived there and wrote very nice music. For a reason that I don’t know, this post has suffered a number of attacks. The only solution seems to be to publish a new post, and then, here you are. I can’t understand wich benefit can derive from enter a hundred of times every day in a post… know you?
Today is a special day: finally I have published the last issue of TYGOTC
TYGOTC born after I found many students older than 45 years that wanted to return to the guitar, as they have now the time they haven’t in the past. It can be your own case.
With prior Guitar technique knowledge, for many people some oriented exercises are enough to return to play. And now, having your own time, who knows where you can arrive!
I hope these TYGOTCs can be useful for this and other people, and for those who want to see it better, a DVD including all sessions will be soon launched.
