Many years ago after one of my high school jazz band class rehearsals, I remember asking a trumpet player friend of mine if he had any interesting studies or exercises from his world as a brass player that I could try playing to help broaden my musical horizons. "Of course" he said, and without hesitation, … Continue reading Learn this Holiday Classic, arranged for 2 Guitars
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite “March (of the Toy Soldiers)” Electric Guitar Solo
Back this week with another solo guitar arrangement from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite from The Nutcracker Ballet. The Nutcracker, March - also known as "March of the Toy Soldiers" Some of the techniques developed by practicing this arrangement: Chords, Strumming, Octaves, Arpeggios, Alternate Picking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSdGbAdT2tA Arranged for electric guitar by Bryan Aspey from the original orchestral … Continue reading Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite “March (of the Toy Soldiers)” Electric Guitar Solo
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite “Chinese Dance (Tea)” Electric Guitar Solo
Solo guitar arrangement of this fun & challenging piece from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite from The Nutcracker Ballet. Arranged for guitar by Bryan Aspey I created my arrangement based on the original orchestral score and the composer’s piano arrangement. All of the guitar techniques used here: sweep picking, alternate picking, legato, trills, hybrid picking… were all … Continue reading Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite “Chinese Dance (Tea)” Electric Guitar Solo
Position Shifting Exercise for Guitar
This classic string players' position shifting exercise will help you develop a solid fretting hand, and accuracy in shifting positions.
Double Picking Guitar Exercises from Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons”
These great sounding double picking guitar exercises from Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons: Autumn" will get your picking hand into shape in no time.