by Jay | Aug 15, 2015 | Blog, Music, Performances
Click here for maps and transportation info to the mansion September 20 at 4:30 PM Tickets $20 895 Shore Road Pelham Bay Park Bronx, New York 10464 718.885.1461 [mashshare] The recital takes place in a lovely period room with great acoustics. It fits about 50 people,...
by Jay | Jul 31, 2015 | Blog, Classical Guitar Arrangements, Music
This is a full arrangement of the Rondo for advanced players. This is perhaps the most difficult movement to perform on the classical guitar. But it does sound fantastic and is worth the effort needed to learn, memorize—and then work it up to a decent speed....
by Jay | Jul 31, 2015 | Blog, Classical Guitar Arrangements, Music
This is a full arrangement of the Menuet, for intermediate to advanced players. This is the easiest movement to transcribe for classical guitar, but I’ve been careful to create a lively and nuanced arrangement that would be welcome on any concert stage in the...
by Jay | Jul 31, 2015 | Blog, Classical Guitar Arrangements, Music
This is a full arrangement of the Romanze, for advanced players. It’s quite amenable to the classical guitar…but the third section was a special challenge to transcribe, with it’s call/answer figurations between the high and low voices while at the...
by Jay | Jul 31, 2015 | Archipelago, Art, Blog, Compositions, Music
I’m exploring an extended group of Islands that have been hidden from Google Maps due to their aural nature. The musical ecology I have found so far in this journey seems to draw its inspiration from many parts of the globe. And yet each island in this hitherto...
by Jay | Jun 24, 2011 | Blog, Guitar Lessons, Teaching Blog Post
I have been getting some really interesting questions in response to my poll from those who’ve joined my list recently. Right now I’m in Amish Country for my Kauffman family reunion, driving past quilt shops and horse-and-buggies, but wanted to answer a...
