• Rebecca MacCallion & Bradley Kunda – 18 November

    Updated: 2012-10-30 23:55:08
    Canberra/Versailles Association hopes you can join them for the final Fundraising Luncheon for 2012 on SUNDAY 18 NOVEMBER, 12 to 2pm at the Wig & Pen -  Canberra House Arcade, Alinga St, Canberra City. Entertainment will be provided by soprano … Continue reading →

  • Caparison Guitars Clinic

    Updated: 2012-10-30 14:29:59
    In the summer of 2012 Rotosound announced it had partnered with Caparison Guitars and would be supplying strings for all their guitars and basses. This is a flawless blend of British Strings on Japanese Guitars and Basses. Now you have the chance to see Swedish guitarist, Mattias ‘IA’ Eklundh put his signature models through their [...]

  • Duff McKagan’s Loaded on tour with Alice Cooper and Ugly Kid Joe

    Updated: 2012-10-30 14:29:59
    Jeff Rouse, bassist for Duff McKagan’s Loaded has got in touch to stock up on strings for their current tour. Loaded are playing tour dates in October and November with Alice Cooper and Ugly Kid Joe for the Halloween Night of Fear Tour which promises to be an incredible show. Check out tour dates and [...]

  • Paloma Faith track featured on John Lewis advert

    Updated: 2012-10-30 14:29:58
    Paloma Faith’s new track, Never Tear Us Apart (featuring Rotosound endorsee Andrea Goldsworthy on bass), has been used as the soundtrack to the latest in the series of Never Knowingly Undersold adverts by John Lewis. Always great to see British bands getting good coverage.

  • Rock/Blues Lead Guitar Hand Position

    Updated: 2012-10-26 04:21:34
    Learn a core left hand guitar position used by many rock and blues greats when they solo.

  • Vladimir Gorbach in Pennsylvania

    Updated: 2012-10-24 15:39:20
    Russian-born classical guitarist, Vladimir Gorbach, thrilled a Scranton, Pennsylvania audience with pieces from his CD fresh on the heels of his winning the Guitar Foundation of America competition in 2011. The operatic-like “Rondoletto, Opus 4” by Maro Guiliani was featured as was the Vicente Ascencio’s “Suite ‘Collectici Intim.’” There was also Astor Piazzolla’s “Spring-Summer-Fall Portenos“ [...]

  • Ergonomic Guitar Rests, Supports, Cushions

    Updated: 2012-10-23 17:59:16
    How many types of ergonomic guitar supports are there? A ton of them! Here’s just a few. What’s your favorite type listed or not listed here? Leave comment below. The point behind using supports is to put the guitar into an optimal position for ease of playing but also to allow for correct posture and [...]

  • European Guitar Quartet play Verano Porteno by Piazzolla

    Updated: 2012-10-23 01:36:39
    Video Link: http://youtu.be/_4l8zy3BTL8 This is great, sounds much more like a band rather than a strict arrangement. Get’s a bit hairy at times but it just adds to the mood. Cool group with some great players. Zoran Dukic, Pavel Steidl, Thomas Fellow and Reentko – the EUROPEAN GUITAR QUARTET at the debut concert in Dresden. Video by [...]

  • Rotosound Seeks Your Help Remembering nearly 50 years of History

    Updated: 2012-10-23 00:17:25
    We’re seeking help from our thousands of customers, artists, dealers, retailers, shops, journalists, tour mangers and anyone else who has been involved with us over the years, to help piece together over 50 years of history. The Rotosound team would like to hear stories or memories from anyone who has used our strings since the [...]

  • Aniello Desiderio playing Scarlatti

    Updated: 2012-10-22 03:03:40
    video link: http://youtu.be/bH_t2mhVrGk I’ve YouTubeing Scarlatti to get ideas for a student of mine. Yes, this guy is pretty awesome. Aniello Desiderio playing Scalatti Sonata in D minor K1/L366… I believe he’ll be at this year’s GFA if you’re there…

  • Shop-Vac Vs. Guitar

    Updated: 2012-10-18 20:39:23
    The dust on this guitar needed a serious solution.

  • Yamaha Guitarlele Travel Guitar: good fun for classical guitarists

    Updated: 2012-10-17 17:11:51
    Just bought one of these cute little guys. I wanted something to travel with for camping or short trips. It’s called the Yamaha Guitalele (more info at Amazon) a so called hybrid of a guitar and ukulele. However, I’d just call it a small guitar as its more similar to a guitar than a uke. How does [...]

  • Arch Enemy

    Updated: 2012-10-17 03:07:13
    With eight studio albums spanning fifteen years under their belt, ARCH ENEMY are stronger now than ever before. The Swedish melodic death metal band have most recently released Khaos Legions, hailed by press the world over as one of the best metal albums of 2011. The album won the band coverage on the front cover [...]

  • New John Williams Biography & Criticism of Segovia

    Updated: 2012-10-16 17:57:24
    I love the down-to-Earth opinions that Williams interview give. He is very realistic about music study and regarding the importance of students experiencing music for themselves rather than enlisting in the musical military academy.  Sorry, the biography is not avilable until June 2013 but the Guardian had a sneak peak (see quote below). For more info on [...]

  • Chromatic Scales for Guitar

    Updated: 2012-10-16 15:51:05
    Playing chromatic scales on the guitar not only helps build technique but also helps your understanding of the guitar fretboard.

  • Johannes Möller plays Asturias

    Updated: 2012-10-15 21:36:01
    I bet if I keep posting videos of this piece I could easily reach over a couple hundred videos by professional. If I included students maybe even millions. Who wants to hear Asturias one million times? Jokes aside, it’s always nice to hear a classic work interpreted by a fresh young artist of Möller’s high level. Johannes [...]

  • Jim Jones Revue – new album

    Updated: 2012-10-12 11:41:01
    The Jim Jones Revue are set to release their new album next week! The record, The Savage Heart, represents a bit of a departure the garage band, as Jim explains; “The Savage Heart retains the power and energy of The Jones Revue but we’ve also ventured out into previously unchartered sonic territory. There was a [...]

  • The 38 Special “Secret” Guitar Chord

    Updated: 2012-10-11 17:50:09
    Learn the secret guitar chord used by 38 Special in "Hold On Loosely", and by AC/DC in "Hells Bells".

  • Review: Súplica by Duo Amaral

    Updated: 2012-10-10 00:46:15
    Súplica by Duo Amaral www.duoamaral.com Buy or listen to samples: Listen to Súplica “Duo Amaral, launched in 2008 by Jorge Amaral and Mia Pomerantz-Amaral, are classical guitarists who are gaining momentum and steadily attracting audiences in the USA and abroad, and their reputation is growing with each recital and master class. Duo Amaral has been described [...]

  • Duo Merindah Concert – 19 October

    Updated: 2012-10-09 01:57:29
    Duo Merindah Concert -  Minh Le Hoang (guitar) and Teresa Rabe (flute). Program highlights will include works by Bach, Schubert, Vivaldi, Bogdanovic, Ravel, Beaser and more.  Adults $20, concession $15, full-time students $10, children under 12 free.  Friday 19 October … Continue reading →

  • Jazz at the Gallery – Steve Allen & Friends – 1 November

    Updated: 2012-10-09 01:16:23
    Jazz at the Gallery – Steve Allen & Friends including: James Luke (bass) Greg Stott (guitar) Rachel Allen (clarinet) Pauline Griffiths (violin) Date: Thursday, 1 November 2012 Time: 7.30pm Where: Canberra Grammar School Gallery 40 Monaro Crescent Red Hill ACT … Continue reading →

  • Classical Guitar Composition Project – 2012

    Updated: 2012-10-09 01:04:51
    Canberra Classical Guitar Society, with the support of Wesley Music Foundation, launched the Classical Guitar Composition Project in 2010. The winners of the two $1,000 commissions were Bradley Kunda and Michael Sollis. Their compositions will be performed at an upcoming … Continue reading →

  • Brew Guitar Duo at NGA on 4 November

    Updated: 2012-10-08 22:18:58
    Brew Guitar Duo (Bradley Kunda and Matthew Withers) present pieces from their album Landscape: Australian guitar duets, including those inspired by the works of Claude Monet and Edgar Degas at the National Gallery of Australia on Sunday, 4 November at … Continue reading →

  • Guitar Lessons with Alex Cortés via Skype

    Updated: 2012-10-06 14:48:17
    Guitar Lessons via Skype with Alex Cortés, author of Fretboard Esentials. Learn improvisation, theory, technique, classical guitar and more...

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