Craig Winston Classical Guitarist

Completing a piece.

By Craig M Winston, classical guitarist and instructor in Denver, CO

In today's classical guitar lessons, we're going to dive into some steps to learn a piece from your first sight read to your recital performance. the…

Wow! It has been quite a summer! 

Classical Guitar Concerts, Music Videos, and Updates to follow.  

But first, much needed thank you

It’s been fantastic to see so many friends, family, and mentors at all my recent Classical Guitar Concerts…

In today's guitar lesson, I'll cover my basic routine for getting great tone from my classical guitar. Enjoy this quick video lesson!

Craig Winston is a classical guitarist and teacher in Denver. He offers private guitar lessons in person and…

In today’s guitar lesson, I’m going tell you about 5 aspects of my daily practice that have helped me to become a better classical guitarist.

In June I completed my Master of Music degree and hit the ground running with…

In today's guitar lesson, we'll talk about why you should learn to read standard music notation to help you be the best guitarist you can be.

The old joke goes “How do you get the lead guitarist to stop playing…

In today's guitar lesson, I want to talk about the the importance of a quality instrument and setup.

I’m mostly writing this to wax poetic about the new guitar I received by Elias Bonet Monne from Galerie des Luthiers…

As each new year begins, many of us set lofty resolutions, only to find them unattainable within the year's scope. While ambitious goals can be transformative, it's also wise to balance them with practical daily practice commitments. In this article…

I'm happy to announce I'll be continuing my music education at University of Denver's Lamont School of Music. I was awarded a scholarship to attend, and will begin my classical guitar studies there in September.

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In today’s online guitar lessons, we’ll look at the best ways to stay motivated, practice, and improve your technique during these strange times we live in. 

I had a talk with some friends the other day in which I asked…

This whole thing sounds intimidating, and I should say it’s not a simple thing to execute, but the concept, once divulged, will come across as exceedingly simple.  Today we’re going to talk about a 3-octave pentatonic scale using a couple…

In today’s guitar lesson I’m going to cover five simple ways to improve your pentatonic scales and make your soloing more interesting. This is a lesson that I’ve been doing with many of my students getting into rock and blues…

I made something of a breakthrough in my playing recently thanks to Dave Mustaine. Megadeth has always been my favorite metal band and a few years ago I saw them play at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. When they played…