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1.25 Million Streams on Spotify!

Thanks for every stream, save, share, and playlist add! My debut album “Melancholies & Joys” has passed 1.25 Million streams on Spotify alone! Next stop, 2 Million streams? Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/0ehs83ZhX2H2Iqy7OjULEr

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New Single "Romance Irlandaise" is out now!

Romance Irlandaise (Irish Romance) is a gentle piece for solo guitar that has a very sweet Celtic mood, a romantic atmosphere, and a wonderfully soothing quality. It sings with a clear, memorable melody, supported by flowing arpeggios that create a warm, intimate sound world. The harmonies are simple yet expressive, giving the piece a tender, nostalgic character that feels both romantic and…

New Single "Romance Irlandaise" is out now!

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What's Different about Classical Music Genre

At first glance, classical music may sound like a genre that not everybody can resonate with. Yet, there are numerous examples of classical music that has become so well known that almost everyone has heard them at least once. Here is an example from Beethoven’s 5th symphony: Meanwhile, when movies use classical music as a soundtrack it makes perfect sense and resonates with the audience, even…

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What else are we missing? Do we perceive beauty?

What else are we missing? Do we perceive beauty?

How do we choose what and who to listen to, which gallery to visit? Do we have a choice? How do we evaluate a work of art? Do we care what’s art and what’s industry? We are living in a world surrounded by “smart” ads. As soon as we open say iTunes, Spotify, we have suggested (or better say advertised) artists & playlists. In other words, we are told or even pushed to listen to certain music.…

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Defining Art for Children

Defining Art for Children

Here is a super-simplified guide for all the teachers and parents who care to educate their students/children about art. Art helps you. Art makes you feel better. Art helps you understand better! On the other hand, entertainment makes you a little happy or excited, only for a short time. Art makes you happy for a long time, is good for you and it’s healthy. Sometimes, art makes you think or…

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Self growth & development through learning music

Self growth & development through learning music

Learning an instrument can teach us lessons about life and ourselves. Learning these lessons will not only help us have a faster and better progress in learning that specific instrument but can also give us a boost in life. Music is about the relationship of the sound and silence – also the relationship of notes with each other, which can represent the relationship of an individual with…

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Julian Bream Passed Away

Julian Bream Passed Away

Julian Bream (1933 – 2020) had inspired many people, musicians, especially guitarists. He will be continuing his journey in another form and dimension. His recording made him immortal.

He was known for his big palette of colors and his outstanding interpretations on classical guitar and lute. Also, he has commissioned many composers namely Lennox Berkeley and Benjamin Britten to write music…

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How to Choose The Right Guitar Fingering

How to Choose The Right Guitar Fingering

When learning or performing a piece, we may have the option to play certain passages or chords in different positions, with different fingerings. But which one is the right one? Each position has its pros and cons, challenges, unique tone, timbre and sonority.

One can easily get lost in the interpretation and details. Therefore, it is always good to have a holistic view when interpreting a…

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Quarantine for Guitar

We didn’t know that 2020 is going to be like this. They say you never know the value of what you have until you lose it. By now, we should know the value of so many things! People around the world have experienced more or less the same problems, miseries, frustrations of all kinds. Certainly, you can think of various examples. At least, we might have come to the realization that people around the…

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Why it's harder for guitarists to sight-read

Why it’s harder for guitarists to sight-read

Sight-reading, déchiffrage (French), or prima vista (Italian) is the ability to read and simultaneously play/sing the music notation. This practice is more common for classical musicians. Just like any other skill, one needs the practice to improve this skill gradually (Learn how to improve your sight-reading here).

However, pianists, flutists, vocalists, and many other instrumentalists may…

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...And...Playlists...!

…And…Playlists…!

With the new lifestyle that Corona virus has brought us, as well as new challenges, we might have time to do new things or achieve goals that we had little or no time for before. Of course, you may have more time to listen to music. So, here are some various playlists for you – from working time music to reflecting, contemplating, relaxing and sleeping music.

These playlists get updated…

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Online Music/Guitar lessons

For years, I have been suggesting online lessons as a great solution for people who have a busy schedule, limited access to good experienced and resourceful teachers, and/or want more professional help than they can get from a local teacher. With online lessons, you can access a good professional teacher from the comfort of your home.

I have successfully prepared many online students for…

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Purchasing the New Album

Melancholies and Joys

Sadly, CDbaby store has retired at the end of March. But you can continue to order the download version (Hi-Res – available in various formats e.g. wav and mp3 320 kbps, etc) or CD by contacting me.

More info on the album here.

The album is still available on iTunes, Amazon, etc. for purchase as well.

Also, it is available for streaming on Spotify, Deezer, Yandexa…

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Two sides of the Art of Music

Two sides of the Art of Music

By having a quick and holistic look back at the history of music, we realize that music at the top level has always been considered divine and the means to connect the human soul to the source of all divinity and truth. The prodigies and masterminds that we still remember as great composers, the ones that have developed music by their works, had strong beliefs – from J. S. Bach to Beethoven,…

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Technical issue Hello folks, this website has been active since July 2012. Recently, due to some technical difficulties from the WordPress side, not all my articles (especially the old ones) are available as scrolling down stops at some point.

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Solo guitar Album - Romantic to Contemporary Music

Solo guitar Album – Romantic to Contemporary Music

My debut solo album is released and is available in Hi-Res.

This album consists of original (tracks: 1-4), French (5-6), Latin (9-12) and Spanish (13-17) music – featuring romantic, modern/20th Century and contemporary compositions. The order of the pieces is in such a way to take you through a journey of a different kind. In a way, all the pieces are connected and disconnected at the same…

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Album Released - Romantic to contemporary

Album Released – Romantic to contemporary

Finally, my debut solo album (recorded in Hi-Res) is released! Have a listen: https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/arashahmadi17

Melancholies and Joys

This album consists of original, French, Latin and Spanish music – featuring romantic, modern/20th Century and contemporary compositions. The order of the pieces is in such a way to take you through a journey of a different kind. In a way, all the…

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