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The Unruly Strings

By Jorge Caballero I have been asked why I don’t trim the end of my strings many times. Other times, I have simply been told to trim...

El Valor de la Tarántula: Algunos Aspectos De la Lógica Técnica

por Jorge Caballero Cuando yo era estudiante, dominar a “La Tarántula” era como un rito de paso: quien la dominase podría empuñar el...

Who Owns Your Listening Preferences?

By Jorge Caballero In my days as a college student the Internet was fairly new. In order to have it, you needed a computer new enough...

The Hummingbird Problem: a Tale of Two Oscars

By Jorge Caballero Aside from his Lecciones de Guitarra, guitarists around the world know Julio Sagreras (1879 – 1942) for a short piece...

On Rolling Chords

By Jorge Caballero Here is a question I often asked my students to train their creative muscle: in how many ways can you roll a 6-string...

Technique Studies - Alternation (Part 1)

By Jorge Caballero Regardless of your current level of playing, if you want to improve your right hand technique, you need to improve...

How to talk your way out of a problem

By Jorge Caballero 🗣🧟‍♂️ Some time ago, a student consulted with me about Bach's Loure from Lute Suite No. 4. His problem, as he...