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Tárrega’s Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Taught by groundbreaking guitarist Xuefei Yang

Learn to play one of the most popular, beautiful, and uniquely-challenging guitar masterpieces. Follow Xuefei Yang as she breaks down the secrets to a brilliant tremolo, a steady rhythm, and making an inspired artistic statement.

Reimagine the Alhambra in your own hands.

Tárrega’s masterwork Recuerdos de la Alhambra is a fitting tribute to an awe-inspiring, majestic architectural landmark…and it’s musically as intricate as the building it evokes. Playing it involves navigating its breathtaking tremolo and weaving its many layers together into your own lyrical interpretation.

Inside her new course, world-renowned guitarist Xuefei Yang explores the musical nuances of Recuerdos and teaches the technique that goes into rendering a skillful performance.

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    Learn the 4 foundations of tremolo needed to make the melody “sing"
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    Discover how to shape the main melodic line with a flowing accompaniment
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    Build key musicianship skills you can take into other challenging guitar works
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Xuefei Yang

Xuefei (Fei) Yang’s promise as a guitarist began in early childhood and has sprung up into a prolific international career. In earning a Bachelor of Arts from the Central Conservatory of Music, Yang was the first guitarist to enter a music school in China. She was also the first guitarist from China to study in the United Kingdom, with her completion of postgraduate studies at the Royal Academy of Music.

Yang is a prizewinner in prestigious competitions like the San Francisco International Guitar Competition, the Stotsenberg International Classical Guitar Competition, and Australia’s Darwin International Classical Guitar Competition. Yang has distinguished herself in recent years as a recording artist and a collaborator with respected orchestras around the world.

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