Posts Tagged ‘Villa Lobos’

Now you can buy my CD’s in MP3 format directly from my website.

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Now you can buy my CD’s in MP3 format directly from my website.
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Le Chant d’Ossanha

Summer … Sea et Nature are omnipresent in my work. This chant (song) tells us an early morning walk, the [...]

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Three notes per string – lesson 2

There is another run, in the Yngwie Malsteem’s fashion, at the very end of Smells Like Teen Spirit. Because I play the top string, I will use a thumb, ring finger, middle and pointer to play it. If you did not practice your tremolo exercises, and this technique is based on it, well, you better [...]

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Three Fingers for Your Scales…

Hi there!
Today, the subject is:
How to play fast with no hassle. I do not believe in a 3 hours warm-up to be able to play. Neither in a 10 hours daily practice. You have many things to do to enjoy your life, why staying in your bedroom practicing the guitar for hours and hours when, [...]

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DVD Philippe Bertaud on the Music of Villa Lobos

Villa Lobos: From Rio to Hollywood, history of a passionate.
Most of the students coming to a master class will play a Villa Lobos’ prelude or etude. Sharing with them this passion for the Brazilian composer, I decided to work on an instructional DVD.
First question: What do I have to say about him? Classical is [...]

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Meet my new Love: She’s from Spain and she’s Hot!

Alhambra is a well known palace in Spain and, for the guitarists, it’s also what inspired Tarrega to compose one of the most beautiful tremolo piece.
But did you know it’s also a Spanish Guitar Brand? It is actually one of the most famous in Europe. Can you dream of any better than a Spanish guitar? [...]

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How to Use a Metronome

Choosing a Metronome
I use a very advanced Metronome allowing all the beats combination. It’s also a very precise tuner and is sturdy. The only metal enclosure that I know of:
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The Planet Waves Full Function Tuner & Metronome is the ultimate all-in one musicians practice tool. An intuitive, patent-pending rotary LED interface is [...]

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Guitarist… Why?

My first passion was the nature. Living in the south of France, where the mountains are breeding with the sea, I wished to become a shepperd. I used to go to workshops and had summer jobs in farms and one of those shepperds I met introduced me to the guitar. You move one finger [...]

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