Why You Should Play Classical Guitar
In this video I am going to be reacting to and talking about GuitarWorlds “10 Reasons You Should Play Classical Guitar”.
The original article can be found:
https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/acoustic-nation-top-10-reasons-to-play-classical-guitar-video-why
This video is not meant to make fun of the article but more so talk about what they said and my thoughts on it is as a classical guitarist.
The mention of Sharon Isbin, John Williams, Steve Howe, and SuperGuitar Bro’s is awesome! I highly recommend you to check them all out!
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I learned classical finger picking (no nails at 1st) in my guitar learning progression. It really gave me a style of my own. So of course I think classical guitar is the Apex of guitar playing. I think if you really want to play guitar, it's important to find a style of your very own. Be classically creative on guitar and stick to it… because no, it isn't easy at 1st
"classical guitar is maybe even sexier than steel string guitars"
i'm sorry but the casual audience wouldn't even be able to differentiate the types of acoustic guitars.
reality: average woman when they see a cello "hey that's a cute big guitar!"
I mostly play electric rock guitar and I agree I should really get into playing this style to expand my horizons
I think Steve Howe plays Mood of a Day with a steel string guitar…
In my opinion, classical guitar technique is the best one for playing guitar. From LH and RH positioning to the way to pluck the strings. Other fingerstyle techniques have deficiciency that cannot handle high level musical compositions. Plectrum method is only for playing the melody line, with occasional chord accompaniment if you are advanced enough (Joe Pass). Classical technique is the only one which was established with logical reasoning and efficiency of execution as its foundation. You can play all kind of guitar music with classical technique, but not the other way around.
The only exception I could think of is the electric guitar rock music, where the execution is only possible with the pick,
The melodic guitar is #1, it's all about the tone… And hiding your squeaks 🙂
Think you might be just a touch too rigid with your interpretation here. Coming from a Metal background, I know all too well just how many "simpletons" (for lack of a better term) are out there in the Rock and Metal world. And, the examples and reasons have to be dummied down to entice, and make the genre accessible to a large group of people who would never step into this niche realm of guitar to begin with.
Just some examples of what classical guitar is capable
jazz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJnJtxqr8wE
classical https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5xFTl0k374
fussion/jazz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pCv7lweyQA
thi is an old Segovia's recording but it is very interesting because the techniques he use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alvCJV6ZHLs
This guy goes nuts :- 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FNlwmpU7Rk
I been trying to incorporate the use of my pinky more and more….also I don’t t use nails…….there are some classical guitar players that use the pinky too. Mel Bay has a book on it called “right hand studies for five fingers”….
The best reason they give is the tone. My classical guitar is very sensitive, quiet and loud. I started classical in school but now I've come back to it because its richness and steel strings shred my nails. I like artists that have utilized nylon differently like Jerry Reed, Willie and Chet. Great video and good review of the article. I'm a recent subscriber and love the channel! Thanks!
Nice video, I want to buy a guitar, and my choices are cordoba c7, Paco castillo 204 and Alhambra 4p, what do you think about them and which one would you chose.
The music examples seemed as though they are ashamed or embarrassed to show traditional classical guitar— which is simply beautiful on its own.
I technically use my pinky but only when plucking a 5 note chord rather than a strum.
Interesting article and interesting analysis. I think the article makes some good points and some rather lame ones, and I thought you (John Cesar) did a pretty good job of critiquing the article. I'd like to hear some of CG's more exciting examples like the guitar quartet arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr3kuZzg3AI) and or this version of Andrew York's "Lotus Eaters" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mzapX9uA80). This stuff helps tear down what I see as an artificial wall between genres.
If you want examlpe of metal star for #7 – 'Conquer or die' by Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth) is way more suitable example.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.. the classical guitar is timeless in my opinion, and that's what separates it form the mainstream barf we are subjected to on the daily. (Not that every thing created now days is barf). For example, take the sound track from a classic film and replace it with nickelback. In an instant people will gain respect for the classical arts.
Cheers, keep doing what you are doing ????????
It's sounding like the smart kid trying to be like the "cool" kids, when he's already smarter and cooler than they are. I don't mind playing other genres on the classical guitar, but why would I want to dumb down the music just so the pop star will like me. No thanks. I like classical styles better and if the cool kids don't like me, I don't care.
IS THIS A NEW CAMERA?!?
Great new content John. These are things that are incredibly useful for teachers to know, so we can show quick and punchy examples of why this is a great style to start off on, and how it is has helped generations of "relevant" musicians become better players.
I think sometimes these publications like to target the typical gear head or metal guy who is just looking for something entertaining to read, but you are absolutely right that the examples could be better. Why not show someone ripping etude 7 as a shredding example? Or Takemitsu's Beatles arrangements for rock music?
First.
Sorry on imagination