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Matthew Grasso | Musings
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Ldquo;You must love every note you play, a simple exercise, one note or a composition, it is all the same.”. Ldquo;If you could learn to love and adore every note, you will be divine.”. Ldquo;The wisdom of a musician manifests in the way they tune.”. Ldquo;A disciplined mind knows no boundaries.”. Ldquo;True music comes from silence.”. Ldquo;I never compose anything, I discover what already exists.”. Ldquo;One performance is worth ten lessons.”. Ldquo;Truth is simple and clear in itself”.
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Matthew Grasso | Concerts
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Matthew regularly gives performances in solo classical guitar, with his Indian fusion group: The Nada Brahma Music Ensemble, and with Trio 7. An ensemble of extended seven-string guitars. Wednesday June 15th, 2016. Works by Barber, Lili Boulanger, Mozart, Debussy, Grasso, Bizet, and your favorite movie themes. Sacramento, Ca. 95814. Http:/ www.trioseven.com. Thursday July 7th, 2016 (7-7-16). MATTHEW GRASSO'S TENTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION. OF THE SEVEN STRING GUITAR. Jon Mendle â 19th century 7-string guitar.
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Matthew Grasso | Guitars
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Watch an introduction to the Tantrakari Guitar. Currently, I am playing a 632mm scale built by Waylin Carpenter. Watch an introduction to the Extended 7-String Guitar. Built this instrument. The Raga Guitar is a hybrid of an extended 7-string guitar and the Indian instrument, the sarod. There are 7 playing strings, 12 sympathetic strings, 2 chikari, and 4 jawari strings. The Raga Guitar utilizes a 5-limit just intonation fingerboard. Indian classical music has a new offspring. High quality .mov. The 1st ...
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Matthew Grasso | Music
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Music scores and exercise books for sale. To order, call (530) 759-9071. Sight Reading for Guitar was born out of the need for a methodical process for reading music on the guitar that encourages comprehension over memorization. This book intends to teach music reading on guitar regardless of musical style. First semester students, beginners, and accomplished guitarists who are eager to learn note reading will find this material accessible and beneficial. Read the full preface. For an expanded description.
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Matthew Grasso | Biography
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In his quest for new guitar literature, Matthew has contributed to the classical guitar repertory by transcribing numerous works for solo extended 7-string guitar, including Barber's Adagio for Strings; Ravel's Mother Goose Suite; Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun; Rachmaninoff's Symphony no.2; Bach's Chaconne; and other works in the pop vocal genre from the 60's and 70's. Currently Matthew is on the faculty at Sacramento City College, Yuba Community College, American River College, California...
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Matthew Grasso | Services
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Concerts, Weddings and Private Engagements. Matthew can perform full-scale concerts, but he is also interested in providing music for other events. If you're planning a wedding or other engagement that would benefit from live classical or North Indian classical music, be sure to contact Matthew. For more information, please email. Or call (530) 759-9071. Matthew Grasso teaches at California College of the Arts, Sacramento City College, American River College, and Yuba Community College.
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Matthew Grasso | Guitarist
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All music Matthew plays is like Nectar from the Gods! Matt plays with energy, confidence and amazing virtuosity. I think Matthew Grasso is one of the most original, distinctive and accomplished guitarists that I have ever heard. His technique, intensity, tonal palette, and concentration make his performances unique and unforgettable experiences. Invocation to the Extended Seven String Guitar Released! The new Trio Seven album is here! Visit Matt's YouTube channel! So head there and favorite it today!
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Matthew Grasso | Works
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Matthew Grasso's chronology of works. Indian Raga Take one. For guitar and cello (1992). For guitar violin and cello (1992). For solo guitar (1994). For solo guitar (1994). For solo guitar (1995). For solo guitar (1995). For solo guitar (1996). For solo guitar (1996). For solo guitar (1996). For solo guitar (1997). For prepared guitar and percussion (1997). The Realization of Tommorow. For kotar and percussion (1997). Echoes of a Lake. For guitarp and percussion (1997). For kotar and percussion (2000).
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Matthew Grasso | Nada Brahma
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Nada Brahma Music Ensemble Concert review. The Nada Brahma Music Ensemble manages to avoid all of those pitfalls, in part because there is a melodic center to its music and in part because it creates a sense of blissful, almost meditative consciousness in its audiences. It also helps that the ensemble is like nothing else I've ever seen in Sacramento: a. Four-piece group performing a version of classical Indian music on acoustic guitars and tabla (a pair of classical Indian drums). September '99, Jan '05.