When teaching my students how to properly practice or giving a workshop on practicing, the first thing I discuss is a concept I call “Set Up Your Practicing So ...
Luys Milán lived in Spain during the Renaissance. "Pavan 1" was originally written for the instrument Milán played, the vihuela, a Spanish instrument similar to...
Quick: Name the notes across the 8th fret, from low E string to high E. Include sharps and flats. Ready. Go! One one thousand…two one thousand…If you cannot ra...
Since receiving his masters degree in music from Yale University, Andrew Leonard has had a wide range of performing and teaching experiences. He has given solo recitals across the country from Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine. His audiences have been diverse -- from sold out concert halls to private house concerts in peoples living rooms. As an instructor, Andrew ran the guitar program at the University of Kentucky, taught at Wesleyan University and for fifteen years was a senior instructor at the National Guitar Workshop.