Mozart’s Andante

taiwanees trio

A while ago I put the transcriptions of Mozart Symphony  KV200 on this website which was very much appreciated. For instance by this trio which I assume consists of students of the Taiwanese guitar professor  Alfredo Huang. The version of the Amsterdam Guitar Trio is still available. On CD or as a download.   … [Read more...]

Libra Sonatine

trio

http://youtu.be/AL9aoecs7RE Many people ask me if I can send them the score of the arrangement of the Libra Sonatine by Roland Dyens. Well here it is. The guitar part is published with Editions Henry Lemoine and can be ordered there. The bass part, notated by Eric Calmes can be downloaded here. Percussionist Enrique Firpi based his part on the bass part. If you decide to use the bass part, I trust you'll mention the arrangement was made by Esther Steenbergen Trio. … [Read more...]

Joep Wanders

waterland music joep wander

Dutch guitarist and composer Joep Wanders is offering free downloads for guitar ensemble to celebrate the anniversary of the publication of his first book Waterland Music, a real must have for the ones who teach.   … [Read more...]

the lick

the lick

Got to know Christiaan van Hemert, multi-instrumentalist, teacher, and co-founder of the Rosenberg Academy. We spoke about improvisation. He taught me, 'if you want to learn to improvise, start with learning solo's by heart, divide them into licks, and use the licks in your improvisations.  It's like learning a foreign language. Then you also start with sentences, words,..." I didn't know that.  But when you see this video, it seems to be common practice. http://youtu.be/krDxhnaKD7Q … [Read more...]