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Welcome to Classical Guitar SA

I have tried to bring together some of best classical guitar music, lessons and articles available from around the world. My aim is to provide a one-stop go-to site for amateur classical guitarists both in South Africa and abroad. Please look around and feel free to contact me with any queries or observations. If you have material to contribute I would be delighted to consider publishing it on this site.

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Why this website?

After returning to classical guitar in early 2015 after a layoff of over two decades, I found that it was challenging to find quality articles, lessons, videos, sheet music and so on. This information is all over the internet but I had to be selective and build up a collection over time.

So, I decided to create a site aimed at serving South African classical guitar enthusiasts, like myself. I have chosen to structure this site in an innovative way from a player’s perspective.

I have designed the main sections to meet the needs of Basic, Transitional, and Intermediate players.

In each section, you will find appropriate lists of graded pieces, music scores, videos, technical lessons, and articles of interest.

Throughout the site, I have linked to the sources of the material and in addition, I have provided a list of the sites that I recommend .

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About (who I am)

Who I am

Dr. Christopher Peppler portrait My name is Christopher Peppler and I was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1947. In 2015 I returned to classical guitar playing after a lay-off of over 20 years. Now, at the age of 75, my arthritic fingers no longer allow me to play.

In 2015 I built my own instrument under the teaching and supervision of a master craftsman located in George. I also own a 1970 Yairi 700

As a husband, father and grandfather I also spend quite a bit of my time with my family. I have a site called Truth is The Word where I post every week and which acts as a repository for the books, articles, and sermons I have produced over the years.

My guitars -1970 Yaria 700 on the left and self-made guiar on the right – I recently sold the yamaha (in the centre) to a friend.

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Special thanks

Special thanks to…

I have used the following sites extensively in producing the Lessons and Articles for Classical Guitar SA. They are all excellent teachers and performers and I recommend that you visit their sites for the vast amount of information and inspiration there that I have not selected for this site.

Simon Powis https://www.classicalguitarcorner.com/

Bradford Werner http://www.thisisclassicalguitar.com/

Gohar Vardanyan http://www.goharvardanyan.com/

Allen Mathews https://www.classicalguitarshed.com/

Matthew McAllister http://www.matthewmcallister.com

Other resource sites

Although these are retail sites, they offer a lot of good free material, especially performances by virtuosa guitarists.

Siccas Guitars Youtube channel

Guitar Salon International Youtube channel

Strings by Mail Youtube channel

Los Angeles Guitar Academy Youtube channel

Forums

Delcamp Classical Guitar Forum International

GuitarTalk South Africa

South African Luthiers

A List of guitar luthiers throughout South Africa