Lesson: Prelude No.1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos for Classical Guitar

Lesson: Prelude No.1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) for Classical Guitar
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It's a 30min video lesson so here's the outline. The main thing I discuss is the form of the piece but my video lesson is laid out in this format: 1) I give a brief overview of the piece in terms of a large two sections (A section and B section).
2) I break down the A and B section into smaller chunks. For the A section: the three statements of the melody and linking parts. The B section is a bit more straight forward. 3) I then give a walkthrough of every bar of the piece to discuss fingering, technique, and musical considerations.
Sheet Music Edition - I also encourage you to look up the facsimile in his hand which is floating around online. That said, the Eshig is how the piece is played in general so always good to have a copy of that. After close inspection the Zigante edition fingering is just not doing it for me. There is very little fingering in the Eshig, which is great actually but students might find the video helpful in this regard.
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[@notachaldaiou6632]

My teacher gave me this piece right before quarantine so we hadn't worked on it.... But fortunately I found you!!! I really like this piece! Keep going!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

That's great! hope it helps!

[@Aislanzito]

Thank you for remembering and teaching a song by this great Brazilian composer and conductor.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks for watching.

[@johnhuckin]

Bradford, thank you, your lessons are so informative! I am just starting to learn this piece, and your instruction helps me so much! You’re the best!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@andyfluck3404]

I love the way you present tunes. There are a lot of thoughts that help me understanding the music. I am still struggling with techniques, though. Thanks a lot for your work and support.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks for watching!

[@joaquinodriozola4963]

i really appreciate what you do with these lessons. i love villa lobos and brouwer. thank you!

[@kamranrezaie1370]

Extremely informative. Much appreciated.

[@guitarricktrue]

Masterpiece, thanks for the lesson.

[@LilyRoseMyrtleAndMarigold08]

Love these lessons, Bradford! Wonderfully helpful.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Glad you found it useful. I want to do more upper level lessons int he future.

[@NMQg]

You're the best teacher. Thank you !

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thank you! 😃

[@mohammadrezadarbandi3255]

Very helpful and practical 😍

[@jcpractices]

Thank you for the wonderful lesson! I’ll incorporate these ideas as I vlog my progress learning it

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Nice to hear!

[@joshfeatherstone8546]

One of my favorites. I'm going to have to come back. I'm busy with Bach's Cello Suite Prelude. Thanks for sharing this.

[@nbnguitar]

Josh Featherstone good to see you here buddy :)

[@johnlay3040]

Thanks. Very good tutorial. 👍👍

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cracgor]

Thanks for this. I'm playing this in my lessons and it's always nice to have additional instruction.
I wanted to add that my teacher's teacher's teacher was Villa Lobos, and he recommends strumming the chords in that B section and the separated strings in the A section like the open E and F# on the 4th string to play both notes with the thumb as being more true to the original intent.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks for sharing!

[@chrissiechrissie4351]

Thank you, thank you,

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks for watching!

[@Aislanzito]

this year we remember the 60th anniversary of Villa Lobos's death

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Oh wow, thanks, I didn't even think of that.

[@imacnz]

I know the music very well but this tutorial adds the colour and expression so clearly

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rafalex22]

Muito bom!

[@TheWaveFiles]

This is pure gold.Thank you so much .

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lukea5067]

Been working on this a while now, perfect timing for this video!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Happy practicing.

[@lukea5067]

@@Thisisclassicalguitar any advice on practicing the run down the E major chord within your 'pet peev' section. I struggle to make it smooth and concise.
Great videos, and much love from England

[@pedrojuniorufrj]

Thanks ! 🇧🇷

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks for watching 🇨🇦

[@danielguzman4848]

Been waiting for this piece for a while, great video and amazing tips

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Thanks, hope it helps!

[@nijwmzen29]

Great tutorial. Thanks. Regarding my two cents on the squeaks, I guess it's ok to have them on this piece as villa lobos has so many crazy shifts that it's almost inevitable to have some squeaks, especially when you start to learn it.

[@JediRastafari]

I'm really diggin' these lessons you've been giving us here on youtube, much appreciated.
I didn't realize that Joseph-Gordon Levitt had a VIRTUOSO guitarist as a brother............
JK.... ;- )

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Ha, I usually get more of Mark Wahlberg

[@rockyboy976]

I love your channel - the playing, advise and guitars......Could u please tell me what microphone and camera is use? The clarity of the guitar is fantastic!!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

You can find my gear here (this video is the UA interface and the two AT mics): www.thisisclassicalguitar.com/classical-guitar-store-reviews/

[@Majnun74]

I like the idea of playing the bass, cello line on its own first. I can at least do that. It’s a good start.

[@jackdeago3639]

Can you make tutorial for the lonely shepherd
And thank you so much

[@keejoseph3145]

Hi, just wondering where can I purchase Villa Lobos Prelude no 1, music score.?
Kind to show me the link, please.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

You can get the collected guitar works (Eschig edition) but not many fingerings in there: amzn.to/32E6cEc

[@paumasia475]

It's normal to have fret buzz when I pluck harder the E note after the slide in just the beginning of the piece?? Just wanna know if i'm the only one, or if it happens to you too. Thanks!

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Hmm, could be either your action is too low or you are pushing it beyond the guitar's limit. Or you need to graduate to higher tension strings (careful of that one though). Usually, the more advanced the player the higher the action which seems contradictory but pros dig in hard to be heard in concert halls.

[@oe8670]

Great song, thanks. Is there a chess clock over there ?

[@epipen22]

The hardest part of playing this piece seems to be musical expression

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Ya, that's true. There is really only one or two tricky spots and the rest is about controlling the texture and shaping that melody.

[@vitalianocampione2832]

Parli troppo.

[@pepguitarra]

Masterpiece, thanks for the lesson.

[@Thisisclassicalguitar]

Glad you enjoyed it!