Here is Madeline performing "Ver o Mar" by the Brazilian guitarist and singer João Erbetta. She worked out the guitar part in her lessons...

Within the world of music, flamenco is a unique and endlessly fascinating tradition. In particular, the rhythms used in flamenco are...

Happy Birthday to Paul Gilbert who turns 54 today. Paul has been voted "Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time" (Guitar One...

It's wonderful to start the day with a bit of Bach! Playing Bach's two-part inventions is a wonderful experience in which each player...

Domenico Scarlatti was born on this day (October 26th) in 1685, the same year as J. S. Bach. He was born in Naples, but spent most of his...

The American Guitar Academy's 2020 Student Recital was held on Saturday, September 26th in the Franciscan Chapel Center, Roppongi. Here...

Fusako plays an arrangement of the beautiful song "Hana" (flower) by the Okinawan singer Kina Shoukichi. This arrangement for solo guitar...

If J. S. Bach (1685-1750) were around today, would he write for modern instruments too? We like to think he would! Bach's solo violin...

Between lessons, TAGA teachers Hiroshi and Carl sometimes enjoy getting together and reading through a duet or two. Here's Invention No....

The American Guitar Academy's 2020 Student Recital was held on Saturday, September 26th in the Franciscan Chapel Center, Roppongi. Here...

Happy Birthday to Luiz Bonfá who was born on October 17th, 1922. Bonfá is best known for writing the music for the Brazilian movie Black...

The American Guitar Academy's 2020 Student Recital was held on Saturday, September 26th in the Franciscan Chapel Center, Roppongi. Here,...

The American Guitar Academy's 2020 Student Recital was held on Saturday, September 26th in the Franciscan Chapel Center, Roppongi. Here,...

The American Guitar Academy's 2020 Student Recital was held on Saturday, September 26th in the Franciscan Chapel Center, Roppongi. Here,...

The American Guitar Academy's 2020 Student Recital was held on Saturday, September 26th in the Franciscan Chapel Center, Roppongi. Here...

The American Guitar Academy's 2020 Student Recital was held on Saturday, September 26th in the Franciscan Chapel Center, Roppongi. Here...

The American Guitar Academy's 2020 Student Recital was held on Saturday, September 26th in the Franciscan Chapel Center, Roppongi. Here...

Happy Birthday to Thelonious Monk, who was born October 10th, 1917! Thelonious Monk had a great influence on jazz. He was well known for...

The American Guitar Academy's 2020 Student Recital was held on Saturday, September 26th in the Franciscan Chapel Center, Roppongi. Here,...

We were very saddened to hear that Eddie Van Halen passed away on October 6th, 2020 after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 65. In...