Scott Tennant plays Altamira Guitars from Pasadena, California

We visited Scott Tennant in Pasadena, Los Angeles at Los Angeles Classical Guitars to play two of our models — Hanson N3 Double Top and entry level N100. Listen to Scott perform pieces on these instruments, hear his thoughts about the instruments, and give explanations and tips for practicing and performing these works.

Hanson N3 model: https://altamiraguitars.com/pages/han...
N100 model: https://altamiraguitars.com/products/...

0:00 🎵 'Prelude de Adios’ by Alfonso Montes
2:54 Hello from Scott
3:30 Phrasing tip
7:05 🎵 'Floreando’ by Alfonso Montes
11:28 🎵 'Squares Suspended' by Andrew York
14:04 Scott's thoughts on the N3 guitar
18:03 🎵 'La Muzette' by Robert de Visee
21:17 🎵 'Pavan' by Luis Milan
22:53 Scott's beginnings on the guitar
27:58 🎵 'Wild Mountain Thyme' traditional Scottish song arr. Tennant
30:00 Arranging on the guitar
32:14 "I was kidnapped by gypsies in Belgrade at 11 years old!"
34:18 For Alexander Dunn
34:26 Credits

Recorded at Los Angeles Classical Guitars - Thank you Billy Arcila!

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Scott Tennant is a founding member of the the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, the Grammy-winning ensemble composed entirely of alumni of the USC Thornton School of Music, and is himself considered to be one of the world’s top classical guitarists. During his student years at USC (1980-1986), he studied with Pepe Romero and James Smith and was a chosen performer in the USC Segovia Masterclasses of 1981 and 1986. He has authored several books and articles on guitar technique, including the best-seller Pumping Nylon, which has attained cult classic status. It has become a standard text in conservatory and university guitar programs around the world.

Scott Tennant has made numerous recordings as a soloist on the GHA, Delos and GSP labels, and with the LAGQ he has recorded for GHA, Delos, Sony Classical, Windham Hill, Deutsche Grammophon and Telarc labels. Their Telarc release LAGQ Latin was nominated for a Grammy award, and it was their Telarc title LAGQ’s Guitar Heroes that won a Grammy as the best classical crossover recording of 2005. Tennant is best known for his performances of Spanish music, and his recordings of the music of Joaquín Rodrigo.

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