classical music
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Mr. Taylor is from a musical household and grew up in Arizona and Chicago, learning classical guitar and jazz percussion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025
He had previously studied classical guitar and would go on to note his love of country and the heavier end of psychedelic rock music.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
I started doing classical guitar, which I didn’t really get along with because it was really hard and I had to learn all these ways of notation.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024
“I was in psychology class when I got the DM from Liz,” said Santiago, who currently studies classical guitar, music business and production at USC.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023
Some suggestions: an unaccompanied violin or cello sonata, a flute, oboe, trumpet, or horn concerto, Asaian or native American flute music, classical guitar, bagpipes, steel pan drums, panpipes, or organ.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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