https://acousticguitar.com lessons, music to play, and how-tos for all guitarists Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:28:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/acousticguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AG_Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://acousticguitar.com 32 32 103806923 https://acousticguitar.com/watch-your-back-practicing-healthy-approaches-to-guitar-posture/ https://acousticguitar.com/watch-your-back-practicing-healthy-approaches-to-guitar-posture/#comments Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:01:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=117783 Poor posture can lead to back and neck deterioration and neuromuscular disease in guitarists. Here are some steps to help keep you healthily seated with your guitar. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/watch-your-back-practicing-healthy-approaches-to-guitar-posture/feed/ 1 117783 https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-learn-the-classical-standard-romanza/ https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-learn-the-classical-standard-romanza/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:14:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=113850 So, you want to play a composition like the 19th-century “Romanza,” eh? Here's how to make it sound beautiful on classical guitar.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-learn-the-classical-standard-romanza/feed/ 0 113850 https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-how-to-get-great-tone/ https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-how-to-get-great-tone/#respond Thu, 25 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=115833 Relearning your picking-hand approach can help you achieve the best sound that your guitar can make.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/video-lesson-how-to-get-great-tone/feed/ 0 115833 https://acousticguitar.com/a-steel-string-guitarists-introduction-to-nylon-string-techniques-and-repertoire/ https://acousticguitar.com/a-steel-string-guitarists-introduction-to-nylon-string-techniques-and-repertoire/#respond Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:48:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=113275 Let's have a look at technique, repertoire, and mindfulness involved in playing classical guitar.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/a-steel-string-guitarists-introduction-to-nylon-string-techniques-and-repertoire/feed/ 0 113275 https://acousticguitar.com/acoustic-guitar-basics-how-to-train-your-fretting-fingers-for-maximum-efficiency-and-musicality/ https://acousticguitar.com/acoustic-guitar-basics-how-to-train-your-fretting-fingers-for-maximum-efficiency-and-musicality/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2020 00:08:39 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=120071 Learn to use your fretting hand with maximum efficiency by understanding how that hand works mechanically and how it should interact with the fingerboard. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/acoustic-guitar-basics-how-to-train-your-fretting-fingers-for-maximum-efficiency-and-musicality/feed/ 1 120071 https://acousticguitar.com/watch-michael-chapdelaine-play-his-arrangements-of-francisco-tarregas-adelita-and-lagrima/ https://acousticguitar.com/watch-michael-chapdelaine-play-his-arrangements-of-francisco-tarregas-adelita-and-lagrima/#respond Tue, 07 Aug 2018 19:33:08 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=107473 A study of his oeuvre is essential for any serious classical player, but Tárrega’s work can be also be practiced by steel-string guitarists, as demonstrated here.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/watch-michael-chapdelaine-play-his-arrangements-of-francisco-tarregas-adelita-and-lagrima/feed/ 0 107473