KEVIN 
GUARDADO

Harmonized by Vicente Emilio Sojo Transcribed for guitar by Alirio Diaz Performed by Kevin Guardado This is part of a suite "5 Venezuelan Melodies for Guitar" . Vicente Emilio Sojo (1887-1974) is considered as the pioneer and of the modern school of Venezuelan music. Sojo’s compositions include a quantity of choral music, a string quartet (1913), and many guitar pieces. He also collected together a considerable amount of Venezuelan traditional songs and dances. . Alirio Diaz was born in Caserio La Candelaria, a small village near Carora in western Venezuela. In 1951 he went to Sienna (Italy) to study with Andres Segovia. There he impressed Segovia greatly with his flawless technique and extensive repertoire. . Hope you enjoyed the piece! To connect with me, feel free to visit my other pages: Website: www.kevinguardado.com Instagram: @kg_melodies Facebook Music Page: https://www.facebook.com/KG.Melodies #classicalguitar #classicalguitarist

Claudio Camisassa - guitarist, composer and musicologist born in Argentina in 1957. He defined his own musical personality through Argentine folk music, tango and folklore. He specialized in early music performance and played them in its original instrumentation including: vihuela, baroque guitar, theorbo and lute. . This piece is a milonga, a dance style developed in Argentina and Uruguay becoming popular in the late 19th century as a precursor to the Argentine tango. . I was introduced to this piece by my guitar teacher, Buzz Gravelle. Aside from the rhythm, one main technique he had me work on was muting the bass strings after playing its full rhythmic value. This helps create a clearer bass line. . This is especially apparent after playing the open 6th string (E) followed by the 5th string (A) then immediately muting the 6th string. . It was a difficult process to get used to, but now I feel comfortable with the technique. Can't wait to apply it to new pieces moving forward. Keep an eye on the right hand thumb! . Hope you enjoyed the piece! To connect with me, feel free to visit my other pages: Website: www.kevinguardado.com Instagram: @kg_melodies Facebook Music Page: https://www.facebook.com/KG.Melodies

a fun chord melody from the incredible Joe Pass on the album Catch Me! Played on a nylon string guitar. I performed this a while ago, but it would be awesome to try at the full version at some point. Let me know if you want to hear the full tune!

The version I am playing is harmonized in D major by Frederick M. Noad and can be found in his book: Solo Guitar Playing, book 2. Enjoy! . Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. This Prelude is part of a 7 movement Cello Suite in G major written between 1717-23. . Bach wrote a total of 6 cello suites, each with 7 movements. This is the best known movement from the entire set. They are considered some of Bach's greatest achievements. . In a usual Baroque-era musical suite, it begins with a prelude. After the prelude comes the allemande, courante, sarabande, two Galanteries (minuets, bourees or gavottes) and a final gigue. These are all types of baroque style dances. . To connect with me, feel free to visit my other pages: Website: www.kevinguardado.com Instagram: @kg_melodies Facebook Music Page: https://www.facebook.com/KG.Melodies

Performed at the Cal Poly Pomona Recital Hall for the Guitar Ensemble Concert Friday Dec. 9th. Was an honor to play as an alumni for the university I graduated from years ago. Thank you Dr. Buzz Gravelle for the honor!

a piece from the great Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909). . This was recorded Aug 6th 2022 and it took me a few months to post it, as I got busy working and traveling for a few months. It is the last upload for the year of 2022 and I'm grateful to have this much passion for classical guitar. I hope to continue this moving into 2023, and much more! Happy New Year! . . Hope you enjoyed the piece! To connect with me, feel free to visit my other pages: Website: www.kevinguardado.com Instagram: @kg_melodies Facbook Music Page: www.facebook.com/KG.Melodies

The Last of Us main theme arranged on a Fretless Guitar. Enjoy! . To connect with me, feel free to visit my other pages: Website: www.kevinguardado.com Instagram: @kg_melodies Facebook Music Page: https://www.facebook.com/KG.Melodies

this is my first fretless composition! It’s been fun putting this together. Still working on shaping it but it’s mostly there. What should I name it? #fretlessguitar

Every few months inspiration will strike and the process composition begins to unfold. It has been a long, humbling, yet fun creative process. After shaping this on and off for months, it's now at a point where I can play and articulate the ideas. It is beginning to flow together. I hope you enjoy and please let me know what you think. I am still trying to find a suitable name for this piece. If you have any suggestions, please let me know in the comments. Thank you!