Welcome, Intermediate Guitar Player!

Hi, I’m Allen Mathews.

Hello Guitarist,

If you’re beyond beginner but not yet advanced, you’re in the right place. This website has hundreds of tutorials and resources to help you move ahead in your playing.

Let’s get specific on your current situation, so you get something useful immediately.

Click the box below that best describes you now. If you don’t know which to choose, follow your first instinct.

Then click on any link that jumps out at you. Have fun!

I play another style of guitar (not classical)

Intermediate Guitarist in Another Style

Great! So you play another style of guitar. And you’re new to classical guitar.

Classical guitar skills are a wonderful upgrade for any genre of music. If your hands work better, you’ll play better. The style is up to you.

Here are some articles and videos you may find useful.

About Classical Guitar

Classical Guitar Technique – Training Your Hands

Reading Music and Learning Pieces

I am an early-intermediate classical guitarist. I practice(d) classical guitar and am learning pieces of music.

Early-Intermediate Classical Guitarist

Lovely! You say you’re working on pieces and practicing classical guitar? ClassicalGuitarShed.com has many resources especially for you.

Here are some articles and tutorials you may find useful:

Cover the Bases

Tone Up Your Hands

Learn and Polish Pieces of Music

Play More Expressively

I am a solid intermediate player. I am proficient in reading music, learning pieces, and training my hands.

Intermediate Classical Guitarist

Lovely! So if I understand correctly, you’re already a solid player. Congratulations on all your hard work.

From working with thousands of guitarists, many at upper-intermediate and advanced levels, I’ve found some common challenges.

Lucky for you, many of the improvements you can make now can happen very quickly. Often, if you bring your attention to something, or change a concept, your playing can improve in a heartbeat.

Other improvements will require some retraining and will therefore take more time.

Here are some topics you may enjoy.

Practice Strategy

Technique

Play Beautifully

The lists above are a small sampling of the resources on ClassicalGuitarShed.com. Here are a few more:

Other destinations you may enjoy:

The Free Sheet Music Library – over 1300 pieces of music to download and play. Most have both notation and TABs.
Visit the full Site Index – Hundreds of lessons, categorized for easy browsing.
Check out The Woodshed® Classical Guitar Program – Our comprehensive classical guitar course. (Appropriate for all levels beginner through intermediate.)

If we can help with anything specific, please reach out anytime.

All the best in your music,

Allen Mathews

Hi, I’m Allen Mathews.

I started as a folk guitarist, then fell in love with classical guitar in my 20’s. Despite a lot of practice and schooling, I still couldn’t get my music to flow well. I struggled with excess tension. My music sounded forced. And my hands and body were often sore. I got frustrated, and couldn’t see the way forward. Then, over the next decade, I studied with two other stellar teachers – one focused on the technical movements, and one on the musical (he was a concert pianist). In time, I came to discover a new set of formulas and movements. These brought new life and vitality to my practice. Now I help guitarists find more comfort and flow in their music, so they play more beautifully.
Click here for a sample formula.

Hi, Allen! I am so excited to have gotten started on your program! I just upgraded to a yearly membership. Thank you very much! You do such great work!

~ Linda Hansen

-Linda Hansen