When choosing your first classical guitar its important to consider four things; Value for money, Playability, Sound and Size. I would recommend always trying out the instrument first before buying, visit your local music shop and try out a variety of instruments that are within your price range and pick the guitar that sounds and feels the best to you. Value for money As a beginner value for money is something that is especially important, ideally you want to get the best guitar you can buy with the budget available to you. Some guitars at the lower end of the price range can offer amazing v ..read more

When it comes to composers for the classical guitar there is a great variety to choose from. From the Renaissance lutenist John Dowland, Baroque transcriptions from J.S Bach, classical romantic composers like Francisco Tárrega and Isaac Albéniz and more modern composers like Heitor Villa-Lobos. There is no shortage of pieces to keep you both intrigued and challenged in your classical guitar journey. At number five we have John Dowland. John Dowland was an English musician and composer of the 16th and 17th centuries. A renowned lutenist and accomplished composer of the time he spent most of hi ..read more