Prelude # 3 is one of the shortest and simplest of the 12 preludes in this collection. It is very much in the “unconnected” style (see references and definitions of the three historical prelude styles in previous prelude posts). It is also reminiscent of the preludes of the Baroque era (though more Vivaldi than Bach). And it remains predominantly in the...
Read MorePrelude # 2 from 12 Preludes for Solo Guitar by Ken Hatfield
Prelude # 2 from 12 Preludes for Solo Guitar by Ken Hatfield As I mention in the introduction to 12 Preludes for Solo Guitar, I employ key signatures to illustrate the many different tonalities a given key signature can represent beyond the traditional association with a Major key or its relative minor. Since there are three different diatonic types...
Read MorePrelude # 1 from 12 Preludes For Solo Guitar by Ken Hatfield
Prelude # 1 from 12 Preludes for Solo Guitar by Ken Hatfield The purpose of this blog series, of which this is the first of 12, is to provide additional information regarding the form and content of each of the 12 Preludes I composed and recorded for my upcoming Arthur Circle Music release 12 Preludes For Solo Guitar. This book/CD package contains...
Read MoreConnections: September 11, 1683, and September 11, 2001
Connections: September 11, 1683, and September 11, 2001 I have been fascinated with unusual connections since I was a child. I vividly remember watching as many episodes as I could of James Burke’s television programs Connections and The Day the Universe Changed in the days before the availability of TiVo, on-demand, or the instant access...
Read MoreViewing the Entire Fingerboard: a new beginning strategy – Part 1
Download Touchstone Note Duplication / Fingerboard Diagram >> I am often surprised by how daunting many students find playing in higher positions on the guitar to be. Perhaps my dismay is due to the fact that my early mentors insisted that I play anything I learned in every place I could duplicate it on the fingerboard. But whatever the...
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