Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Food for Thought

I was 'putering around looking for inspiration and came across this short video. Described by the person who posted it as "A simple, three-step process that musicians, writers, artists, and other creative people can use to achieve success", it may be just that. Think backwards. Comments invited.

Friday, October 2, 2009

My New Favorite Guitar Player

Listen to my new favorite guitar player, Jason Vieaux as he explains his interpretation of how to play a Bach fugue. I love the way he breaks it down into its beautiful simplicity.

Now let's here how he approaches a completely different classical guitar style, playing one of my very favorite pieces, "Caprichio Arabe" (Arabic Caprice) by one of the greatest of guitar composers, Francisco Tarraga. Here performed live.