Written by Rob Watson  As a teacher of style of guitar that could be thought of as somewhat ‘niche’, I’ve found myself in the position of educating my students about the history of the classical guitar and its most notable pieces and performers. Nearly everyone has an idea of what “Spanish Guitar’, or even what a nylon string guitar sounds like, even if they don’t ‘consciously’ know it. It could be they heard ‘Spanish Romance’ on TV, a ‘Malaguena’ also on TV or in a movie, or even the Gipsy Kings version of ‘Hotel California.’ Now that you have the ‘sound’ in your ear, now it’s time to ex ..read more

Written by Scott Gossage As a classical guitar teacher, I am often asked this question. And you know, it’s a tough one. It’s always hard to nail down any specific type or genre of music.  The closer you get to a definition, the more slipperier it gets, kind of like trying to grab hold of a bar of soap that is floating in the bathtub.  So I will try to explain, beginning at a general level of detail. It is my hope that after my explanation the reader will be a little less confused than before my explanation, but optimistically I give myself a 50-50 chance, at best.  Type of Instr ..read more