Brief Exercises
Here are some examples of techniques I could help you focus and refine if you study with me:
Left-hand Coordination Right-hand Dexterity
Bossa Nova Pattern. Rumba Pattern. Samba Pattern. .
Private lessons (In Person or Online)
I have always liked sharing my love for the guitar with others. I am available for private guitar lessons. I grew up in a family of teachers and I learned how to break things down into bite size pieces so that those who are just beginning their journey with the guitar to those who are advanced and already professionals can all develop and refine their skills. Nothing can take the place of one-to-one learning and feedback. If you are visiting or live in the SF Bay Area, I am happy to arrange face-to-face lessons. If you prefer (or can only work with me via the online environment), we can schedule something via Skype, Zoom, FaceTime or one of the many virtual environments that work for music lessons.
For more information, contact me at: peppino@peppinodagostino.com
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Acoustic Poetic: Fingerstyle Etudes
If you’re ready to embark on your own rite of passage, you couldn’t ask for a better guide than master fingerstyle artist, Peppino D’Agostino who presents this Etudes edition of Acoustic Poetica for early intermediate players.
"Creating this Etudes edition of Acoustic Poetica was a journey in my musical past that brought back the excitement which sparked my undiminished and constant love for our beautiful instrument. The main challenge in preparing this course was composing (more)
Acoustic Poetica: Introductory Video
Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known as Horace by his English-speaking friends, offered friendly, entertaining advice for fellow poets in the form of a poem titled Ars Poetica. Written somewhere around 8 BC, Ars Poetica inspired the art of poetry for many hundreds of years to come.
Amongst the 30 maxims in Ars Poetica, Horace advises that a poem demands unity, harmony and proportion, which should be balanced with meter and style, and (more)
