{"id":1227,"date":"2014-10-03T21:35:47","date_gmt":"2014-10-04T04:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarshed.foureyes.com\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2025-05-12T23:39:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T06:39:52","slug":"carulli-andante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/carulli-andante\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Lesson on the Carulli Andante, op. 241 no. 5 for Classical Guitar"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this video, I give a full lesson on Ferdinando Carulli’s Andante, Opus 241 Number 5. \u00a0The Carulli Andante<\/strong> is a staple piece for students of classical guitar all over the world. \u00a0This extended (over an hour!) lesson explores the structure, phrasing, and technical challenges of this classic piece.<\/p>\n

This piece is often times thought of as a early level piece. However, I have come to really appreciate smaller<\/a> pieces for exploring advanced musical concepts. I also thought it might be interesting to some people to see how I approach music, from start to finish.<\/p>\n

It may be worth noting that I did not prepare specifically for this video. While I am familiar with the piece, and have taught it in the past, most everything I present here is an exploration and an example of my usual process. \u00a0If I were to do it over, some things would probably be different. \u00a0But the basic concepts are sound. \u00a0(As a teacher of mine likes to say, “Those of us with minds are apt to change them.”<\/p>\n