r/classicalguitar

There is video called "What happened to the classical guitar?" on youtube and at 03:23 it tells that guitar can imitate sounds of other instruments.

One example was Fernando Sor's Variations on a theme by Mozart. It made me curious...Do you know more pieces where guitar mimics other instruments/sounds similar? And which ones?

Mmm at the start of Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio by Joaquín Rodrigo guitar sounded to me a biiiit like harp, but I just might be deaf! : D Don't come for me please

I've seen many self taught steel string guitarists and they reached a good level. From actual prodigy's and just friends or mutuals I know.But almost every classical guitarists I've heard about always has a teacher, why is that? I haven't heard of a really really really good self taught classical guitarist at all. I don't know much about classical but if I were to guess it's something like polishing technique. So when you started self taught and went to a teacher how did it go? How much did you actually improve? I'm not saying self taught guitarists are bad, I'm just curious on why do much classical guitarists have teachers.

What Book or Literature would you recommend for someone who can play intermediate Fingerstlye pieces, but has no knowledge in music theory or how to read notes.

Should I start with a beginners Book in classical guitar?

I've been playing casually for about a month. I usually practice most days, but some days it's literally only 5-10 mins or so. I've just gotten a teacher recently, and have been doing Giuliani's right-hand exercises etc and playing some simple scales. I do have calluses, but I still feel pain on my left hand middle finger? Is this normal? It's like of the spot where the fingertip is fretting is different to the centre, it hurts. Appreciate any advice!

Hello community,

I come from acoustic guitar where, as you know, we use tabs.

I wanted to start with classical guitar as I think it now aligns more with my musical taste but.. it’s all staff notation.

I’m following a couple of method books, but despite the small chunks lessons, I keep forgetting what I learned before when moving forward and where the note is.

Is it just a matter of needing more repetition and eventually my brain will get it? Do you guys used flash cards, write it down, or something else to be able to see a sheet and kind of be able to play it right away?

Any tip is welcome, thanks!

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I don't know what C means, but I understand that CV means barre the 5th fret. What does the 3 after that mean?

Same question for CVII 6.

Thanks!

Hello, I'm looking for my first classical guitar and I don't have the knowledge of what to look out for. The cheapest decent guitar I can get in my country (fortunately it's sold in my town) is this used Admira Malaga. It's 28% cheaper than a new Yamaha C40 II. Should I go for it, is there anything visibly wrong?

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I have my first guitar, which is a piece of crap classical, then I have my first real guitar purchase, the one I love and take care of. Then I have a vintage Japanese classical, and a cordoba stage guitar. Then my wife has a acoustic steel string, we have an electric guitar, and we have a bass guitar. I also just got a Yamaha CG TA for more reckless playing/travelling. Not sure how to store these effectively, I will have cases for 5 of them and 2 won’t

Not sure how else to ask that.

Studio owner. Have many guitars and only one classical nylon guitar that I barely use.

One of the reasons is because the damn E string snaps by itself over time. Happened two times already. The nylon strings (high quality brand, bought from Thomann) seem to lose their elastic properties over months and snaps. Even not in use.

Tell me if I'm wrong. The only reason I don't think it has anything to do with my guitar setup is that the string breaks in random places, not at the nut or bridge.

Therefore, I would love to know if there are specific strings that won't do that. I'm considering Carbon strings but I'm not sure.

Thank you!

Hello, guys. I got a Cort AD810 as my first guitar six months ago, and now I'm looking for the my first classical guitar. I'm choosing between a Cuenca Guitars 20 for $536 or 455€ and a Cuenca Guitars 30 OP for $563 or 477€. Maybe you have some suggestions which one I should choose, and maybe you can give me any other good options for the same price.

Hi fellow guitarists, I've been on a break from playing the guitar for about 3-4 years as I was going through some things. Coming back, I've found myself lost and want to rebuild my foundation. Back then, I was still practising 2 pieces, Gran Vals and Tango En Skai. In fact by sheer muscle memory I am still mostly able to play these two, albeit much rustier.

Previously, I was still attending classical guitar lessons with an instructor, but I believe their method of teaching has done damage to my guitar foundations that I need to fix. At that point I had been playing guitar for over 6 years, and the way that I was taught throughout was simply how to play each piece. If I were to start sightreading, I am mostly able to, but the intuitiveness of the rhythm does not come to me and I have to listen to the piece once before I can play it in the right rhythm.

Essentially, hardly any music theory was taught to me and I find myself struggling to keep these skills up to par with the level that i'm playing. I also struggle a lot with recognising the Major scales and remembering which notes are supposed to be sharp/ flat.

Any advice for someone whose guitar playing level is higher than his sightreading ability, and wants to build their foundation after years not playing? Thanks a lot for your inputs!