Category: AMEB video tutorials

Waltz – Ferdinando Carulli Preliminary List A No. 2   Born in Naples in 1770, Carulli was a gifted performer and composer of a vast amount of guitar music. After many concert tours of Paris he eventually moved there and also became a successful teacher. He also published many of his own works as music… Continue reading Waltz – Ferdinando Carulli Preliminary List A No. 2

Marrakech – Claude Gagnon Preliminary List C No. 1 Claude is currently at Santa-Foy college in Quebec, Canada and performs regularly with many local ensembles. He is very interested in Baroque and Renaissance music and often collaborates with other musicians playing the Cittern, which is a predecessor of the guitar dating back to the Renaissance.… Continue reading Marrakech – Claude Gagnon Preliminary List C No. 1

Tirando Blues – Joep Wanders Preliminary List C No. 6   Dutch guitarist and composer Joep Wanders studied classical guitar at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam with Wim Pfister, graduating in 1981. He is perhaps best know for the huge amount of educational material he began composing very early on in his career. In addition… Continue reading Tirando Blues – Joep Wanders Preliminary List C No. 6

Asturias by Isaac (Manuel Francisco) Albéniz AMEB Preliminary List B No.1 Arranged by Marc Belanger     Isaac Albéniz was a composer and virtuoso pianist, a leader of the Spanish nationalist school of musicians. He is famous mainly for his piano pieces, which utilize the melodic styles, rhythms, and harmonies of Spanish folk music. The… Continue reading Asturias – Isaac Albeniz (arr. Belanger) Preliminary List B No. 1

Malaguena – Traditional (arr. Charlton) Preliminary List B No. 3    The Malaguena is a flamenco style originating in the Malaga region of Andalucia, Spain. There are many arrangements of this traditional Spanish folk song, this one in particular being arranged by Richard Charlton who is a fantastic Australian composer of guitar music. Practise the… Continue reading Malaguena – Traditional (arr. Charlton) Preliminary List B No. 3

Study in A minor – Debbie Cracknell Preliminary List A No. 4   Debbie Cracknell studied guitar and piano at Trinity College of Music in London and graduated with licentiate diplomas in both instruments. Since then she has been teaching guitar in various schools for Buckinghamshire County Council in the UK. This study is taken… Continue reading Study in A minor – Debbie Cracknell Preliminary List A No. 4