Classical Guitar Master Class: "Alman"
What you'll learn
- Perform a a classical piece with confidence
- Make musical decisions like a conservatory professor
Requirements
- You should be able to get through the notes of the piece on your own. There is a performance video that you can use as a reference along with the PDF file of the sheet music.
- Speaking of the PDF file, as your working through the course I recommend printing out a copy of the PDF file and keeping it close to your screen as your watching the videos.
Description
This course is all about playing the classical guitar piece, "Alman" by the 16th century English composer Robert Johnson. By the end of this course, you will:
- learn how to use your right and left hand in the most relaxed way that best serves the music
- understand what counterpoint is, and it effects your playing
- have a solid understanding of musical concepts like meter and phrasing
- be able to explain to someone what "Alman" even means
This is an intermediate course, so you should be able to play a simple, one-page piece and be able to more or less learn the notes to a piece from the sheet music (either standard music notes or guitar tab) on your own. If you're a beginner, this probably isn't the best piece for you.
Do you wonder how a concert guitarist thinks about a piece of music that he or she is preparing to perform? Were you ever curious about why one book has one fingering for a piece of music while another book has a completely different fingering for the same piece of music?
If so, you'll find the answers in this course. What's unique about this course is that in contrast to a lot of other online courses, this course reveals the process that guitar teachers and students go through in music conservatories and guitar festivals when they learn, teach, and perform a piece of music.
By the end of the piece you'll be able to play a piece of music all the way through to a high standard, but in addition you'll have tools that you can use in your guitar playing to take all of your pieces to the next level.
Who this course is for:
- This course is for intermediate level players who are comfortable playing with their right-hand fingers and who can learn the notes to a one-page piece on their own.
- If you can play with your right hand fingers, play 2 notes at the same time, and play up to the 8th fret, then you're good to go for this course.
- This course is not for beginners who don't have any experience playing classical or finger-style guitar.
Course content
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Instructor
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My name is Brian Riggs and I am a classical guitarist and guitar teacher from Chicago, IL. I have a degree in classical guitar performance from the Chicago College of Performing Arts, and I've played in master classes with some amazing guitarists, most notably Christopher Parkening at his class at Montana State University.
I want to share what I've learned from those experiences with as many people as possible; Some of my most satisfying musical experiences have been seeing students make progress and become musicians in their own right. I've taught thousands of lessons in person and I've had the great experience of helping people fulfill their musical goals and realizing their potential as guitarists.