Enjoy this performance of Nina Rota's legendary movie soundtrack theme from The Godfather! Check out Nate's cover video, as well as the tabs and sheet music that include classical guitar tremolo technique. Be sure to comment on the YouTube video if you think Nate should do a lesson / breakdown video on this piece! Contact us for top-shelf, friendly, engaging classical guitar lessons!
Read lesson → Video: Nate Richards, classical guitar teacher at Richards Guitar Studio in Aston, PA, performing Bach Goldberg Variations on classical guitar- Aria As part of my master’s degree in classical guitar performance, I chose to begin a project of performing a Bach classical guitar piece that is less well-known than the standards in the repertoire, such as …
Read lesson → CLICK HERE for Tabs Drill of the Week #37 – Bach Gavotte Classical Guitar Lesson Classical guitar – an indispensable element to many great guitarists training. Think Randy Rhoads or Chris Broderick, for example. The music of J.S. Bach has been performed consistently for 300 years and has stood the test of time as some …
Read lesson → Nate plays some music he is working on in grad school – En Los Trigales by Rodrigo. Richards Guitar Studio offers professional private guitar lessons and bass lessons in Aston, PA. We serve Delaware County, including Media, Springfield, Swarthmore, and Ridley. We focus on quality guitar instruction for all ages, levels, and styles, including acoustic, …
Read lesson → Nate plays some music he is working on in grad school – Heitor Villa-Lobos Prelude 1 in E minor. Richards Guitar Studio offers professional private guitar lessons and bass lessons in Aston, PA. We serve Delaware County, including Media, Springfield, Swarthmore, and Ridley. We focus on quality guitar instruction for all ages, levels, and styles, …
Read lesson → Congratulations Tony D’Addono on your first Hal Leonard publication – Rhapsody in Blue for classical guitar. Tony’s Nutcracker Suite for classical guitar is coming soon from Hal Leonard!
Read lesson → Nate demonstrates a section from J.S. Bach Bourree in E minor. Tabs linked below. CLICK HERE for Tabs and Notation – Link will open a new blog window. Click link again to view.
Read lesson → Nate shows you a great exercise from Scott Tennant’s book “Pumping Nylon.” Get the book – it is a great classical guitar technique book and can be applied to other styles of guitar. Tabs linked below. CLICK HERE for Tabs – Link will open a new blog window. Click link again to view.
Read lesson → I’m a bit over 3 weeks into this one – Bagatelle No.1 by William Walton. I managed to memorize it, so here goes. I plan to play all 5 bagatelles during my graduate study. Let;s hope this one improves…. (For best video quality, click youtube button at the bottom of the screen – allow pop-ups …
Read lesson → Nate shows you a great exercise for learning how to play classical guitar rest stroke technique (apoyando) based on Matteo Carcassi Opus 60 No.1. Tabs and sheet music linked below. CLICK HERE for Tabs and Notation – Link will open a new blog window. Click link again to view. (For best video quality, click the youtube button …
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