A special workshop on technique for classical guitar students by the maestro Francisco Bernier.

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

Right hand technique: arpeggios, scales, independent finger, planting (anticipation) and tremolo.

Left hand technique: anticipation, transversal and longitudinal movements, elbow position and movement, octaves

WHAT YOU NEED TO ATTEND

• A classical guitar
• Registered Zoom account
• Highspeed internet & headphones

ABOUT FRANCISCO BERNIER

Considered by critics as one of the world’s leading classical guitarists of his generation, Francisco Bernier has gone on to forge a successful and prize-winning career throughout the years. His achievements led him to perform in over 37 countries around the globe. Finalist in the Concert Artist Guild of New York and recipient of more than twenty international prizes including the “Michele Pittaluga” Competition, Francisco began his musical studies at the Conservatorio Superior de Música in Seville and he then moved to France to continue his musical studies at the Ecole Normale “Alfred Cortot” in Paris under the direction of Maestro Alberto Ponce. From 1998 to 2002, Francisco continued his excellent education at the Hochschule für Musik of Cologne (Germany), at the Université du Québec in Montréal (Canada),and at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris (France).

He is Doctor in Arts by the University of Music “F. Chopin” in Warsaw (Poland).

Francisco currently teaches at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Seville. He is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Seville Guitar Festival and President and Founder of Contrastes Records (London).