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Asturias Classical Guitar Performance

In this video I perform the classical guitar piece “Asturias” by Issac Albeniz. I also talk about some guitar practicing ideas that you can use when learning difficult guitar songs.

Enjoy!

What songs have you been wanting to learn on guitar? If they sound too hard or difficult Do Not Let That Stop You!

You CAN learn and play anything you want to. Set goals and work every day towards achieving those goals, whether it’s for playing guitar or anything else. I had a goal of learning this piece of music the very day I first heard it which was probably 15 years ago now. Now that I’m able to play it, it’s time to start setting some new goals and figure out what I want to learn or write next.

PLEASE comment on this post and let us know what are your goals for your guitar playing. What do you want to learn?

If your having trouble, don’t know where to start, or would just like some personal advice and help, please email me and let me know: mike@rockguitarpower.com

Looking forward to hearing back from the RGP community! You guys Rock!

Mike Deiure
Rock Guitar Power

Here are two other performances of this song that inspired me:

John Williams: http://youtu.be/wDAHl54V0CU

Sharon Isbin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIjfkYKKW54&ob=av2e

Playing Guitar With Your Eyes Closed – A Lesson On Playing Emotionally

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One of the aspects of guitar playing that you should always strive for is playing with emotion. Whether it’s your own music or someone else’s.

To illustrate this idea and give you some great tips on how to get started, I made a lesson where I play some really intense guitar for you….With My Eyes Closed!

Check out the following video where I play the intro to “Asturias” by Isaac Albeniz

Now please understand this is not to show off or wax my ego…I find that when you are able to play guitar without looking at it, you can reach a new level of playing because you can shut off the sense of sight and focus on sound and how you want your playing to be heard.

It’s a cool concept and a really awesome some to apply to your playing!

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Practice, Practice, Practice!

If you want to see the first video I made for this song where I talk about using a metronome and writing strong melodies: Click Here

Also, Go here to see a video of John William’s perform this piece: http://youtu.be/wDAHl54V0CU

This performance is what inspired me to learn this piece. In my opinion he plays this flawlessly with so much emotion it’s amazing. Yet he doesn’t do so much as flinch while playing the whole thing!

P.S. I’m always looking for new topics to cover and help the RGP community out on so if you have something your struggling with in your playing, please let me know and I’ll create a lesson to help you out!

Asturias Guitar Lesson – Metronome and Melody Practice

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In this video I show you the intro to a classical piece called “Asturias” by Issac Albeniz. I use this song to create a lesson about focusing on melody and using a metronome. This is an Awesome piece of music that I have committed learning. Check it out and I’ll keep you up to date on the progress.

There are many classical guitarists who play and perform this piece but my favorite is John Williams. Go here to see an amazing performance of it: http://youtu.be/wDAHl54V0CU

Outside Jam Session and Lesson

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In this video I am going show you 3 really awesome rhythms that I am working on writing that are awesome to jam to. I’ve included the Jam Tracks below so be sure to check them out and use them to practice your leads and soloing!

Jam Tracks!

These tracks are in the key of B minor and the tempo is set at 110 Bpm:

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Manhattan Part 2 – Solo And Speed Lesson

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It’s Time To Shred!

I’ve been cranking away at learning the solo to Manhattan and have it down pretty good. Because this is such a cool solo to play and because the solo lines in it are a great example to use for teaching how to play fast intricate lines, I create a new video showing my progress but also giving you an in-depth lesson on how to learn very fast solo lines!

Enjoy!

P.S. If you liked this video and lesson, please leave a comment. Also, if you have a website of your own related to guitar, feel free to embed this video on it and spread the love!

P.S.S. If your wondering what video player I’m using to stream this video from, it’s a service called uQast and it totally rocks! Check out the tip jar feature right inside the video player!

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