Classical Guitar Lessons with Daniel

Lesson 06 - 2/20/2026 19:00 - Music Village - Daniel Yarritu
Repertoire: CGC Graded Repertoire Grade 2

• Work on the left-hand position- we need to develop a sideways stretch between the fingers. It seems like the left hand is bunching up close together when the thumb goes too high in the back, making it difficult to reach each note well. Your hand position looks really good, higher up the neck.
• Play the difficult passage higher up the fretboard, doing repetitions and gradually bringing the fingering to lower frets.

Lesson 04 - 1/30/2026 19:00 - Music Village - Daniel Yarritu

Repertoire: CGC Graded Repertoire Grade 2

• Keep fingers down for chords. Don’t move if you don’t have to.
• Practice D7 to G by sliding the 3rd finger over.
• Be careful with note accuracy.

Lesson 03 - 1/23/2026 19:00 - Music Village - Daniel Yarritu

Repertoire: CGC Graded Repertoire Grade 2

1. Work on hand positions:

• Try using a capo to make the stretches easier. Gradually move the capo towards the nut to gradually improve the stretch.
• The right hand needs to push the strings in towards the top for good volume.
• Practice the four-finger exercise: 1234 4321, where each finger is assigned to a fret, spanning four frets. 
• Start higher up the neck, where it’s easier, and move 1) towards the 6th string from the 1st and 2) towards the first fret.
• Work on stretching the fingers sideways.

Lesson 02 - 1/16/2026 19:00 - Music Village- Daniel Yarritu

Repertoire: CGC Graded Repertoire Grade 2

1. When learning a difficult piece, start from the very end and work your way backwards

2. A piece's ending normally has the most complex passages

Lesson 01 - 1/9/2026 19:00 - Music Village - DanielYarritu

Repertoire: CGC Graded Repertoire Grade 1

1. Note length - most guitar music isn’t literal- often we let notes, especially arpeggios, ring into each other. However, I like the short sounds you’re using in the first piece. 

1A. Shut strings off with the left hand (by staying in contact with the string) and with the right hand by touching strings or using rest strokes.

2. Rest strokes (apoyando) let us get more volume from the guitar. This is helpful for dynamics.

3. Classical thumb position is usually lower on the back of the neck. When it comes up high, it can prevent us from reaching our full fingers. Try to be flexible with the thumb position.

4. Work on the pressure/release concept with the left hand- try to avoid having fingers stick straight up.

5. We tried a diagonal fingering for G- the open G string note can also be played on the 4th string.
You’ll need a working 12th fret note by grade 6!