Posted on Jun 30, 2016

Prelude #10 from 12 Preludes for Solo Guitar by Ken Hatfield   Even with pieces as short as some of these preludes, there are multiple levels of information going on at any point in the music. So, rather than confuse you by presenting too many concepts at once, I’m choosing to focus on limited aspects of each prelude. The guitar tip for Prelude # 10...

Posted on Jun 23, 2016

Prelude # 9 from 12 Preludes for Solo Guitar by Ken Hatfield   I asked some of my students to play through these preludes prior to having the actual books printed, a practice I’ve found useful, especially for checking fingerings, as I rarely use them myself. Many have found Prelude # 9 to be the most “daunting” of the collection. And while it...

Posted on Jun 16, 2016

Prelude # 8 from 12 Preludes for Solo Guitar by Ken Hatfield   Like the previous 7 preludes, Prelude # 8 is one of a group of 12 Preludes I composed for solo guitar performance. The form and harmonic content of this prelude resemble AABA song form for most of its structure (measures 1 through 26) with an 8-bar ending section comprised of a 4-bar...

Posted on Jun 9, 2016

Prelude # 7 from 12 Preludes for Solo Guitar by Ken Hatfield   Prelude # 7 is one of the shortest of the 12 Preludes in this collection. It is also one of the pieces that feels most like a prelude (but in ways that differ from Preludes # 1 and   # 3, two others that we have already addressed which also feel like traditional preludes). Despite its less...

Posted on Jun 2, 2016

  Prelude # 6 from 12 Preludes for Solo Guitar by Ken Hatfield   The first thing the observant will notice about Prelude # 6 (at least after the rubato intro) is that it is a samba. But unlike most sambas, which are in 2/4, this one is in 3/4. To perform this prelude correctly you must understand its rhythmic structure and play it with the right...