http://tpgc.org/blog Toa Payoh Guitar Club Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:07:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [singlepic=5,284,207,,] Find a partner and try ensemble playing. As well as being a pleasant way of passing time, ensemble playing is a sure way of improving one's general standard of performance. For the uninitiated, here are some suggestions which should help to avoid the most common problems faced by novice duettist.  Seating ... http://tpgc.org/blog/?p=17 Technique is the most important factor in playing the guitar. It overrides everything else--musical ability and musical knowledge. Its importance can never be over emphasised because in it are all the abilities required to produce music. Without technique, the greatest musical gifts are unable to find expression. However, once technique ... http://tpgc.org/blog/?p=16 The actual process of learning a piece is something I have thought about for many years. Don't know whether this will work for you but I've arrived at the following format by experimenting and discussing with other guitarists and musicians.  Read through the score without your instrument. This way, the technical problems ... http://tpgc.org/blog/?p=15 [singlepic=4,220,140,,]The correct use and care of the right hand nails is one very important factor in determining tone quality. Isn't this what playing the classical guitar is about? Producing the most beautiful tone! Long before our time, guitarists only played in court yards, small theatres, chapels, etc., the lower volume they ... http://tpgc.org/blog/?p=13 The best guitars come from small workshops. Sometimes a principal will oversee the work of several experienced craftsmen, occasionally there will be a collaboration and division of labor often, though, the guitar will be made by one man working alone. This pattern of craftsmanship is the key to both the ... http://tpgc.org/blog/?p=8