Shad Gregory's Blog
I've been eager to find more information on Matteo Carcassi. The post I've been able to come up with is this pdf edited by Marco V. Bazzotti. It's only a handful of paragraphs, so I'm wondering what it's based on and if there's anymore info out there about dear old Matteo.
Rob Mackillop is such an inspiration to plucked string players. He plays every variation of guitar, lute, and banjo that you can come up with, and he's been a great advocate for the no-nails approach. I've found out recently that he's been ill and in the hospital. So let's wish him a speedy recovery and take some time to check out his youtube page and his classical guitar website.
M-x set-input-methed RET TeXThe best guitar method was written in 1853 and is available for free on the net. You can check it out on archive.org: New and improved method for the guitar
I'm a big fan of the 'little' series of books, so I was excited to get my copy of The Little Learner. And boy oh boy, it's a thick-o. It's gotta be at least three times as thick as the 'Little Schemer.' I guess Little is more of a branding thing now. It still has the same two column format and goofy cartoons, so I'm happy.