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Hi, I'm Dan
I love the classical guitar and am drawn to its unique array of colors and sounds. When I was young, my dad played at home a lot and started teaching me what he was playing - the first piece I learned was Spanish Romance and I loved it!

And now? I got my undergrad degrees in Melbourne and Doctor of Music in the USA. I've spent years researching old guitar methods to figure out the secrets of how composers like Sor, Giuliani, Tarrega, Barrios, etc. thought about music and practiced their instrument. 

​In the process, this has unlocked many undiscovered techniques and exercises that give guitarists a much more musical approach to the instrument. ​I hope these old traditions will help bring new life to your guitar playing!
Nocturne No.02, op. 09 by Frederic Chopin
(Arr. Tarrega) - download score here.
Played on a Stauffer replica by Altamira Guitars

Compared to a standard classical guitar, these early instruments are very lyrical (i.e. sensitive, soft, supple and not percussive) and each string has its own unique voice (as Aguado talked about in his method book). 
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Slurring is very soft and light - check out the passage at the end of the clip where Tarrega (the fellow who arranged the piece from piano to guitar) goes wild with an extended left hand only cadenza!
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Stauffer's instruments were played by guitarists including Regondi and Legnani, though Mertz and Coste were involved in various ways too. 

If you want one of these beautiful instruments for yourself (or any other Altamira product), feel free to use the coupon code "DANIELNISTICO" for 10% off! 

Visit: https://www.altamiraguitars.com/product/vienna/
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  • Exercises that improve your fretboard knowledge and musical understanding

  • ​Studies that synthesize your musical knowledge and technical abilities
 
  • Pieces that contain musical and technical substance (Bach, Tarrega, Villa-Lobos, Llobet, and more)

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“Daniel is a world class artist who plays at the highest levels of instrumental virtuosity”

--- Nicholas Goluses, Eastman School of Music
Wouldn't it be amazing to read music by ‘seeing’ chord structures rather than having to read each individual note?

- Guides your practice so that you can bring pieces to life with vivid emotion
​- A practical method that ensures things stick and are relevant 
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Email: danielnisticoguitarist@gmail.com
Phone: 0476 518 241
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