Play Classical Guitar - Learn Classical Guitar

If you are not sure which instrument is best for you, may I suggest that all guitarists should begin with a Classical Guitar. If you can Play Classical Guitar you can play any guitar!

The Classical Guitar is ergonomic to play, if sat correctly on a square backed chair and using a footstool for the left foot. The left arm and hand are totally free to move up and down the instruments neck. The Classical position is easy on the body, but like any other repetitive task you should get up and move around periodically, to avoid cramping and repetitive stress injuries.

In order to play Classical Guitar you will need a guitar, a case, a footstool, spare strings, an instruction book, some music, a tuner, a metronome, a guitar stand and a music stand. I would advise you to find a good instructor, but you could also learn on-line, there are many free lessons on You Tube, and sheet music and tabs can also be found on the web. There are links to useful sites on my guitar blog at Play Classical Guitar


For the entertainment of those who have read this far I have included a video of Peo Kindgren playing Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven on the Classical Guitar. Beautiful! However note Peo does not use a footstool and could over time give himself repetitive stress injuries from this style of play. If you are interested in the correct position watch videos of John Williams, Andres Segovia and Julian Bream.

Stairway to Heaven

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One specifically for the Electric Guitar Players out there, with 7 different tutors so you can pick the one you like most ,or try them all! It will cost less than a single live instructor and you can repeat a lesson as often as you need. Guitar Super Stars.

These systems are video based and have music you can play along to, students report that these systems give quicker results than standard music lessons, and all the lessons can be repeated as often as you like, until you have mastered them. This makes them both cheaper and faster to learn with than is the case with conventional music lessons.

For those that want to learn by ear there is a neat new product on the market that allows you to slow down the music but keep the correct pitch for each of the notes Riff Master Pro. You speed the music up as your technique improves, until you can play along to the music with correct timing.

If you have a good ear for music and like to learn by ear there is a fantastic new learning product that helps you get absolute pitch and relative pitch skills so that you can name any note and even place it in relation to where it is played on the instrument. The Pure Pitch Method. Wow!

When learning Classical Guitar and Lead Guitar one of the main secrets is mastery of the scales so here is a great course on mastering guitar scales. Guitar Scale Mastery

Many people (like me) have for some reason or another put off learning to play Guitar for many years and now there is a great course just for us! It is specifically designed for the different way that adults approach learning.
Adult Guitar Lessons This course made for the older learner, seems like a great idea to me!

Selecting the right Classical Guitar is important, it has to sound right and it has to feel right, and a lot of this is personal preference. If you have friends or parents that play then getting advice is easy, you should ask them to allow you to feel and practice a few notes on theirs. If this is not an option for you, if there is a good music shop in your nearest city, town or village go in and ask to try some of the instruments, at least to get the feel of them. The store will usually have staff members that can play, if you are not accomplished enough, or are too embarrassed. Once you have got an idea about the instrument that suits you then make a note of the make and model and check with other musicians you know to see what they think of it from experience, or you could leave me a note in the comments section.

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If you live in a remote area then you may not be able to test instruments in a music store, buying through this site means that you get an instrument of good quality delivered to you, if you are not totally satisfied it can always be returned.