Placing the Bourrée in a musical context. When teaching the Bourrée recently, I realised that there can be the misconception that it is a stand-alone piece rather than a movement from a larger work, so I thought that I would write a few words about the baroque suite. The baroque […]

It’s a lot of fun for classical players to dabble in the field of flamenco. This Rumba leaves behind the melancholic beautiful tunes of the classical guitar world and enters into a high spirited Spain. It’s written in 4/4 but the quavers are often grouped into 3,3,2. There’s a repeated […]