Introduction With colleges and universities convening nationwide, October seems the appropriate time to begin a new instructional series for the Strings By Mail Articles page. Veteran performer, Strings By Mail owner, and guitar teacher for 15 years at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, John Wunsch presents a series of articles on alleviating performance anxiety. […]
Read morewritten by Irene Gomez, specially written for the Strings By Mail Articles Browse and shop Sheet Music for pieces referenced in this article Last year when we commemorated 400 years of the deaths of Shakespeare and Cervantes, the cultural world had a great opportunity to approach with new perspectives the work and lives of these […]
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We at Strings By Mail have long been fans of Howard Heitmeyer’s arrangements and compositions and carry a number of his works. When we recently heard that Rico Stover will be presenting a celebration and analysis of his work at the Guitar Foundation of America International Convention & Competition, we asked him to share some […]
Read moreWritten for Strings By Mail by guest blogger Thomas Byers. Thomas is the Director of Guitar studies at Northland Prep Academy and founder of the Thomas Byers Guitar Studio, LLC. These are simple parameters for engaging in and finalizing a piece of ensemble music. The three tiers create targets for both instructors and students to […]
Read moreWe’ve combed through nearly 900 new products for 2016 (either new to the market or new to Strings By Mail’s website) to pick some of our favorites. Have you already tried any of them? If so, please tell us what you think in the Comments. Instruments The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet endorses LaMancha’s fractional guitars, […]
Read moreGot a guitarist on your holiday gift list? We have some cool gift ideas for every price range and every level of guitarist, from beginner to pro. Many are great for players of other stringed instruments, too. Still can’t choose? Strings By Mail gift certificates are always a perfect choice. They let your favorite guitarist […]
Read morewritten by Irene Gomez, specially written for the Strings By Mail Blog 2016 promises to be a great year for those who love literature and theater. The commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra should be a wonderful opportunity to re-familiarize oneself with, or to discover […]
Read moreWritten by Guest Blogger, Matt Hathaway – Head of Customer Service for Strings By Mail We at Strings By Mail put together the Jimi Hendrix Inspired Set to try and recreate the feel and sound of one of, if not THE greatest guitar players of all time. As the Head of Customer Service for Strings […]
Read moreWritten by guest blogger, Brian Jeffery That book called Dances of 1810 by Giuliani that I published some years ago (TECLA 395): maybe I ought really to have given that book the following title: “The really easy pieces that Giuliani wrote for absolute beginners when he was a young man”, because that’s what they are. […]
Read morewritten by guest blogger, Irene Gómez (Strings By Mail Sponsored Artist) Recently, some classical guitar magazines featured Joaquin Rodrigo’s Aranjuez Concerto. You can also find a play along version of this Aranjuez Concerto here. This reading reminded me of those almost parallel guitar concerts written in great part after Andres Segovia´s request between the 30’s […]
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