Category Archives: Practicing the Classical Guitar

Nessun Dorma (updated) TAB

Posted on February 1, 2022 by

Updated Arrangement of Nessun Dorma (TAB option) In honor of Valentine’s Day I have made an updated arrangement of Nessun Dorma which is now available in both guitar and guitar and TAB notation.  Go to Store to purchase

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Performance Anxiety Rehab Monthly Webinars

Posted on April 9, 2020 by

Performance Anxiety is one of the most debilitating factors a performing musician must face. Most performers suffer from some form of pre concert jitters. Some experience performances interrupted by mistakes, memory slips or by negative self talk. Those who suffer from the effects of performance anxiety also experience the frustrating realization that so much potential Read More

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Online Workshops – FREE

Posted on March 17, 2020 by

I decided to bump up the dates of these 1 hour workshops on technique, practice and performance anxiety, and make them FREE due to the COVID19 virus and its ramifications. Tech Talk, Perfect Practice and Performance Anxiety Rehab (PAR) will regular workshops for Premium Members on my upcoming new website. Check them out – at Read More

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Pesky Passage Problem Solving for the Classical Guitarist – Saturday January 7th

Posted on January 4, 2017 by

Have you worked a passage to what feels like a satisfactory level only to return the next day to find it still problematic? Or, have you ‘mastered’ a passage in practice only to find that it falls apart in performance? Often how we feel we learn best actually produces little if any results, resulting in long term Read More

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Performance Anxiety Rehab Workshop with PAR PODS Begins September, 2016

Posted on August 1, 2016 by

I’ll be offering my popular Performance Anxiety Rehab Workshop beginning September 10th, 2016 and continuing on September 24th, October 15th and 29th from 2:00-3:30 pm PDT with PAR PODS to follow throughout the remainder of the year. Performance Anxiety Rehab (PAR) Nearly every performer, amateur to professional, suffers from some level of performance anxiety. If you’ve Read More

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Road to Guitar Recovery – Part 1, Musicianship

Posted on May 22, 2016 by

My four month hiatus from playing taught me a lot about the guitar. Since my methodical return I have gained new technical, musical and performance skills. I hope guitarists, and perhaps even non-guitarists find these posts worth following. Guitarists who want to improve their technique as well as musicianship and performance skills should apply themselves as Read More

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Scott Kritzer Arrangements for Classical Guitar – Audio and Musical Samples

Posted on November 21, 2014 by

God Rest Ye – Audio Sample Purchase at Store       Christmas Youth – Audio Sample Purchase at Store     It Came Upon A Midnight Clear – Audio Sample  Purchase at Store     We Three Kings of Orient Are – Audio Sample  Purchase at Store     Hark the Herald Angels Sing – Audio Sample Purchase at Store   Read More

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Der Leiermann by Franz Schubert for Solo Guitar

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

With the drone of the hurdy-gurdy as its backdrop this arrangement, the final work from Franz Schubert’s epic work Die Winterreise, gives the classical guitarist a chance to play one of the great works from the Romantic period on solo guitar. Featured in the 2008 film In Bruges, Der Leiermann is the final work of Read More

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Kritzer Studio Student Features

Posted on April 13, 2014 by

YouTube Video of Saturday Morning Technique and Repertoire Work Its great to see the function in the young hands of Ibrahim, Ogden and Michael Hermes. These players have worked hard on positioning and the concepts of alternation and sympathetic motion – important movement forms found in the classical guitarists’ repertoire. These movement forms, when mastered Read More

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Classical Guitar Immersion 2014 Preparation

Posted on March 16, 2014 by

Classical Guitar Immersion – 2014 June 13th-20th, 2014 Menucha Retreat and Conference Center 38711 East Historic Columbia River Hwy Corbett, OR 97019-0008 Phone: 503-695-2243 (9:00 am – 5:00 pm PST, weekdays) Fax: 503-695-2223 CGI is an immersion experience where 7 guitarists join me for a week of classical guitar study on the historic Columbia River Read More

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