Guitarist Candice Mowbray

Daily Scale Videos

 

You can practice your open position major scales along with these videos which were made for students learning notes in first position and various key signatures. Goals include mastery of note knowledge, consistent use of first-position fingerings, right-hand finger alternation, and tone. The tempo is 80 bpm. ​

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• Major Scale Exercise Video C G D A

• Major Scale Exercise Video E B F# C#

• Major Scale Exercise Video F Bb Eb Ab

• Major Scale Exercise Video Db Gb Cb​

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Basic Chord Switching Exercises for Group Beginner's Guitar Classes

 

Students who are learning to switch between basic chords while strumming can use these videos for daily practice.

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• Open Position Chords in Pairs

• G Em C D7

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Links to Useful Tech

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• Metronome  https://www.metronomeonline.com/

• Tuner  https://www.fender.com/online-guitar-tuner/

• Music Notation Software  https://musescore.org/en

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Sheet Music Resources

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• Public Domain Sheet Music  https://imslp.org/​

• Lou Warde's Method Books and Materials  https://www.theguitarclassroom.com/

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Links to Guitar History Resources

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• Robert Coldwell's website for guitar research https://www.digitalguitararchive.com/

• Early Romantic Guitar https://www.earlyromanticguitar.com/

• DOREMI rare recordings http://www.doremi.com/doremi.html​

• Jack Silver: Collector of Rare Recordings https://www.guitarsalon.com/blog/jack-silver-collector-of-rare-recordings?srsltid=AfmBOoroYM53t5k-3QYirbFwm3EAEsnzWMsfaR3D1Rby-u3tNMdiyOPw

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Publishers, Retailers and Luthiers

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• Graded Classical Guitar Repertoire Series  Royal Conservatory (previously "Bridges") - Full Set  and Royal Conservatory (previously "Bridges") - Individual Books

• ​​Kirkpatrick Guitar Studio (guitars, accessories, sheet music) https://www.kirkpatrickguitar.com/

• D'OZ Publishers  https://productionsdoz.com/en/home

• Guitar Chamber Music Press (publisher)  https://www.guitarchambermusicpress.com/

• Strings by Mail (accessories, sheet music)  https://www.stringsbymail.com/

• Luis Fernández de Córdoba (guitar builder and repairs) http://www.guitarrasfdc.com/

• Kris Barnett (guitar builder) https://www.krisbarnettguitars.com/

• John Price (guitar builder) https://concert-classical-guitar.com/luthier-john-price/

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​Guitar Concert Series (Mid Atlantic USA)

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• John E. Marlow Guitar Series Concerts - Silver Spring, Maryland https://marlowguitar.org/​

• Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society - Concerts and festival https://www.phillyguitar.org/​

• Aguado Guitar Concerts - Sterling, Virginia https://www.aguadoguitar.org/​

• Baltimore Classical Guitar Society - Concerts and masterclasses https://www.bcgs.org/​​​​

• Shenandoah University Guitar Festival - Virginia https://www.su.edu/conservatory/conferences-institutes-2/guitar-festival/

 

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Podcasts and Radio Shows

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• G - Strings with Tom Cole, WPFW 89.3 https://wpfwfm.org/radio/programming/schedule-grid​

• Classical Guitar Heroines https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/classical-guitar-heroines-podcast/id1767185757​

• Acoustic Walk https://www.legrandmusic.org/acoustic-walk​​

• Guitarmanie https://columbusclassicalguitar.com/guitaromanie/

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