I&#x27;ll say I am fairly &quot;traditional&quot; in my taste.  From all the great Spanish composers to Pink Floyd.  No taste for metal, sorry.  I like some Gypsy (not necessarily Gypsy Kings) and other non-traditional string music like Greek and Middle Eastern in origin.  I tried my hand at the Oud many years ago.  Didn&#x27;t have the time and discipline to master it.  Of course, being a traditionalist also means I like all the great composers.<p>Love writing code to the Brandenburg Concerto and Mozart&#x27;s Requiem.  Back on guitar, I like just about anything recorded by Segovia, Romeros, LA Guitar Quartet (I studied briefly under a disciple of the guy who wrote Pumping Nylon), John Williams (not the Star Wars guy, just in case), Paco de Lucia, Piazzolla (not guitar but often accompanied by strings and interesting), Strunz &amp; Farah can be interesting (sometimes formulaic).  On the modern side, most of the tracks on the Gypsy Soul album are interesting.<p>I think this girl is going places:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=Qe8YgTYnjpc" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=Qe8YgTYnjpc</a><p>I remember back when I could finally play the Lute Suite 4, it felt amazing.  Not sure I ever played it that well.  I was way too busy with work to put in the hours required to get really good.  The more you play the more you hear small problems that require hours of practice to fix.<p>This, BTW, is one of my go-to pieces to explain that there are no shortcuts to being able to play like this.  The only way to get there is through tons of practice and traditional practice at that.  Yes, there are people who have gotten there self taught but it is a horrible struggle that does not develop proper technique, dexterity, etc.  In looking through this girl&#x27;s videos and the repertoire she has I just can&#x27;t see a self taught guitarist getting there.  It&#x27;s just like gymnastics, one can learn a bunch of stuff and go to &quot;American Ninja&quot; and do well, but the Olympic Gymnasts only get there through a well understood traditional progression that develops various  aspects of the athlete over time (lots of time).  And a lot of it ain&#x27;t fun at all.  I once had to play scales for four hours straight just to fix a detail with a piece I was learning.<p>Here&#x27;s the guy I mentioned I studied under.  Before he decided to ruin his career and become an actor and later kill his girlfriend&#x27;s rabbit and eat it.  No bullshit, reality is stranger than fiction:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=BhqUMEIR8So" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=BhqUMEIR8So</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=NQKGEs0cshg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=NQKGEs0cshg</a><p>Incredible guitarist.  Years of training.  He kicked my ass every lesson.  So sorry he screwed up his life.