William Kanengiser – Classical Guitar Mastery (Hot Licks)

In these video lessons, classical guitar virtuoso William Kanengiser presents an essential workshop for the serious classical guitar student. With clear demonstrations and an insightful commentary, Kanengiser explains how to master tone control, articulation, dynamics, vibrato, dampening, and other vital techniques.

Videos

• Introduction (03:19) - In this first video, William Kanengiser plays DeMurcia Sonata and welcomes you to the course.

• Tone Fundamentals & the Plucked String (02:47) - William discusseses the fundamentals of tone and gives a visual example of what happens when you pluck a guitar screen.

• Direction of Stroke & the (02:43) - In this video, William covers stroke direction and uses the visual aid again to show how the

• Free Stroke with i, m, & a (exercises 1-3) (01:42) - In this video, William discusses using free stroke with the i, n, and a.

• The Thumb Block & Chords (exercises 4-5) (01:59) - Learn all about the thumb block. William also covers chords.

• Diagonal Trajectory (03:10) - William discusses the ins and outs of diagonal trajectory.

• Nail Shape (03:55) - Using his visual aid, William shows how nail shape influences picking.

• Dynamics & "Valley of the Echos" (exercise 6) (03:00) - William discusses dynamics and plays an example song.

• Voicing (exercise 7) (01:24) - In this video, you will learn about voicing.

• Sor Study #2 (exercise 8) (01:43) - William shows a practice piece of music.

• Legato vs. Staccato, Facing the String, & Articulation (03:45) - In this video, William discusses the difference between legato and staccato. He also covers articulation and

• Cutting "The Click" (exercises9-12) (02:12) - Using his visual aid, William show what the

• Damping with p (exercises 13-15) (02:34) - In this video, William discusses how to damp with the p.

• Pizzicato Techniques (03:09) - Learn some techniques for using pizzicato.

• Harmonics & Artificial Harmonics (04:15) - William discusses harmonics and artificial harmonics.

• Special Effects: Stand-Up Bass (00:47) - William shows how to get a stand-up bass sound with the guitar.

• Clarinet & Oboe Effects (01:51) - See how William gets clarinet and oboe like sounds with the guitar.

• Vibrato & Vibrato Speed Control (05:06) - In this video, William shows how to get vibrato and also control its speed.

• Villa-Lobos Prelude #1 (01:15) - William plays a short excerpt from a pice called

• Intonation & "The Squeak" (03:09) - Learn about intonation and see what the

• Left Hand Damping (exercises 16-17) (02:09) - In this video, William shows how to dampen with the left hand.

• The "Bar Alarm" (01:43) - William talks about how he evaluates playing bars.

• Hinge Bars (exercises18-19) (01:05) - In this video, William shares another bar technique.

• Three-String Bars (exercise 20) (01:11) - Learn how to play three-string bars.

• The Road to Mastery (04:34) - In this final video, William wraps up the course and shares his final thoughts on mastering the guitar.