Sagreras Book 1 Selected Studies - Rob Mackillop

[@fredoliveira4882]

Everything you play sounds beautiful, Rob. Thanks for another amazing video.

[@RobMacKillop1]

Cheers, Fred. Just doing my job ;-)

[@mitch1718]

Enjoyed this very much. I did a semester at community college in New England and met my professor for classical guitar. Working on book two and loving.

[@RobMacKillop1]

Keep going, Mitch! 😎

[@juansilva3908]

Exquisite, Rob, as always. I was very happy for this particular video, since I'm currently working through Book 1. I'm at lesson 56, and these lessons are very melodic. In your hands though, they're just elevated to whole new level. Thanks for the video.

[@RobMacKillop1]

Cheers, Juan. My voice is not very clear, but I hope the playing is clear enough.

[@edelcorrallira]

So much done with two chords, I really love how register can offer quite a bit of contrast. Certainly opens up many possibilities. Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful pieces

[@RobMacKillop1]

Cheers, Eduardo. Study the theory behind every piece you play. You'll thank yourself for it.

[@CAJMusic]

Hi Rob! Always enjoy your videos. Great playing, great teaching. Thank you and cheers from Montreal!

[@RobMacKillop1]

Hey, Carlos! I hope you are well and thriving! Good to hear from you.

[@joshfeatherstone8546]

Best channel on the tube. I really enjoy these videos. Thanks for sharing Rob.

[@RobMacKillop1]

Cheers, Josh. Appreciated.

[@brianmullany9549]

Wonderful presentation Rob. There are some lovely pieces in this book. #81 grabbed my attention. I always enjoy tuning in to get inspiration from your works

[@RobMacKillop1]

Cheers, Brian. These books are worth studying.

[@brianmullany9549]

@@RobMacKillop1 Your tone and phrasing is remarkable. The book is worth it's weight in gold. At some point in time I'd love to get a skype session going with you to learn some of your unique melodic phrasing from the Celtic book.

[@RobMacKillop1]

@@brianmullany9549 Any time, Brian. Cheers.

[@brianmullany9549]

Thanks Rob. I'd appreciate any guidance

[@ww3032]

This is a very interesting video. I was a little confused when I ventured into sagreras, wondering if I should invest a ton of time with the rest stroke, especially with the ring finger, which I have no experience with. In the end, I settled for free strokes where I see fit, but I followed sagreras' recommendations on which notes to focus on.

[@RobMacKillop1]

Cheers. My technique is 95% free stroke.

[@Ericejazz]

Thanks for this, Rob. These pieces bring back nice memories. Back in college, my teachers had me working from the Sor, Carcassi and Sagreras studies. I enjoyed playing so many of them. I probably sill have my books somewhere.

[@ww3032]

Sagreras was a very talented teacher. Many of the pieces were very fun to play. Can't say the same for many other teaching books haha.

[@Mphalama]

Thanks for introducing me to Sagreras! Would love to see you play pieces from Books 3 and beyond :)! Love the videos!

[@RobMacKillop1]

Someday :-)

[@barrios1974]

our guy is omnivorous, from Sarenko to Sagreras, that's good. This level of pedagogical knowledge makes the guitar better

[@RobMacKillop1]

Thank you!

[@yellowrosecottag]

Fun and delightful on a Sunday morning!

[@RobMacKillop1]

Cheers, Paula. Have a nice day.

[@nathanbarnett7652]

Thanks Rob for putting cookies on the lower shelf for us newbies.

[@RobMacKillop1]

Nice way if putting it, Nathan. My pleasure.

[@acousticaesthetics7535]

Wonderful video I can't wait to watch all of this thank you :-) just this week I told my young student to try Canary jig from the Frederick Noad book, it was late and the young girl was whining about it so I said you know what nevermind here is less than 80 from sagreras play it while your dad and I have wine LOL true story

[@martyjames6204]

great lesson, just discovering Sagreras. Thanks

[@RobMacKillop1]

Cheers, Marty. Go slowly, and you'll go far.

[@martyjames6204]

@@RobMacKillop1 good advice! cheers

[@danaw.patrice1091]

A whole book of pieces like number 76 gets my vote!!!

[@RobMacKillop1]

That would be nice. It's a beautiful miniature, and its only fault is that it is over almost before it even started.

[@guitarhans]

Very nice, I stumbled through 4 volumes many years ago. Volume II is more difficult then volume I.

[@RobMacKillop1]

Yes, Hans, each volume - six in all - get progressively more difficult. I'd better put some time in!

[@heliopereira6655]

What is the recommended tempo (beats per minute) for studying these exercises? Thanks

[@RobMacKillop1]

No metronome marks. He does suggest starting slow until you are confident to move it up a gear.

[@heliopereira6655]

@@RobMacKillop1 Thank you very much.

[@drewburgess3039]

Thank you Rob. Once again, very helpful-what gems the Sagreras study pieces are:)

[@RobMacKillop1]

And he wrote them all himself. Wonderful stuff. I don’t do his rest-stroke technique, however.

[@drewburgess3039]

@@RobMacKillop1 Thanks, like you said, it is not as common for the current players. You play the pieces with wonderful connection.

[@RobMacKillop1]

@@drewburgess3039 Drew, I just got payment for a lesson for you from John. Want to email me?

[@drewburgess3039]

@@RobMacKillop1 Thanks, I sent an email:)

[@zakbraverman]

These are all so excellent! 76 in particular you could use to put babies to sleep with :)

[@RobMacKillop1]

I used to play my daughter to sleep. Now she just has to see me hold a guitar, and she falls asleep!

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

Rib I doubt that.

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

Rob

[@Littlethumbtip]

Thank you so much for your gift of music, Mr. MacKillop! May I ask what model of classical guitar you are playing in this video? It has a lovely, well balanced voice!

[@RobMacKillop1]

Thanks. I mention the guitar in the "credits", right at the end of the video :-) I agree, it does indeed have a well-balanced voice.

[@Squid3d]

When you 'free' stroke, due to the nail-less approach are you not in fact moving the string in pretty much the same way a nail player would 'rest' stroke ? Over the past few years of being a full on flesh player I've noticed there is no real tonal difference between my rest and free strokes - unless i want there to be of course. My rest strokes these days tend to be used not unlike a bass players: a descending drag through the strings to facilitate feel and ease of fingering.

[@RobMacKillop1]

The strokes sound similar, indeed, but not 100% - in my experience - so I do occasionally use rest strokes, less than 5% of the time. I am fond of thumb rest strokes, though. Nice to hear from another flesh player!

[@Squid3d]

@@RobMacKillop1 thumb rest strokes on gut are a thing of beauty, there's a sonority that I've never really heard from nails and it fast became one of the pro's of switching to flesh on classical (i was always a flesh players on steel/electric - thank Tuck Andress for that) Getting rid of the high tension/carbon/double top/nails only mindset on classical was a tough battle but i got there in the end. In no small way due to your excellent youtube and site. for that you have my eternal thanks :D

[@RobMacKillop1]

@@Squid3d Thanks for sharing that. Appreciate. Tuck is a monster player! Best wishes for your playing!

[@algreen1231]

Good evening, Can I ask you Sir the model of your classic guitar? Very nice tone (for an audio low 126 YT bit-rate)

[@RobMacKillop1]

I mention it at the end of the video.

[@ArielGuitars]

Thanks Rob! Great video

[@RobMacKillop1]

Cheers!

[@utente9228]

When your student finish sagreras what do u suggest? In classical interest

[@RobMacKillop1]

Become my student and you’ll find out 😎 Only kidding. It depends on the student, what repertoire they prefer. I try to get all my students to understand the harmony and phrasing of every piece they play. And we look at stylistic differences between eras and locations, so that Bach doesn’t sound like Tárrega, for instance, unless it is Bach arranged by Tárrega, in which case it should. And I like my students to be able to improvise and compose a little. There are so many different ways forward, and I do a lot of this while they are studying Sagreras or Noad, though in a simple way. Then things get more complex.

[@johnremaly1906]

Thanks! 🙏

[@vallecallejoseph6422]

what is this right hand position?

[@RobMacKillop1]

Mine. Do you have a problem with it?

[@vallecallejoseph6422]

absolutely not if it doesn't bother you!

[@RobMacKillop1]

@@vallecallejoseph6422 Good. Doesn't bother me at all. I play without nails, like Sor and Tárrega used to. Checkout rmClassicalGuitar.com

[@BabaBest2000]

I couldn't tell but are you using nails? I keep mine short.

[@RobMacKillop1]

No. Just flesh contact. My website has a lot of info about no-nails playing from Sor to the present: rmclassicalguitar.com

[@RobMacKillop1]

And thanks for the coffee!!

[@BabaBest2000]

My pleasure. I remember watching a video about flesh contact. I think it was you. The person mentioned Fernando Sor not using nail. Sor happens to be the reason I started playing classical guitar. Do you mind my asking which strings you use and are they normal tension?

[@RobMacKillop1]

@@BabaBest2000 All the info you seek is on the website. Yes, it was very probably me :-)

[@Viennalute]

Thank you.