Larry Beekman is a well-known guitarist, teacher and arranger in the Kansas City area. Larry specializes in teaching acoustic, classical and finger-style guitar. His many books of finger-style guitar arrangements (published either by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation or Larry Beekman Guitar Studio) have attracted international attention. He has been performing and teaching guitar since 1975. His influences have come from many styles of music, including classical, jazz, pop, rock & roll, and even folk music from around the world. These pages explore in more detail Larry Beekman’s Guitar Studio.
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Larry was recently recognized by KCUR and Classical KC 91.9 as one of the top five classical guitarists in Kansas City. Laura Fotovich’s article, “Here are Five Kansas City Guitarists to Help you Celebrate International Guitar Month” includes the following information about Larry: “Have you ever wondered what songs by The Beatles would sound like on classical guitar? Thanks to Larry Beekman’s book, Beatles for Classical Guitar, you can learn songs like “Come Together,” “Day Tripper,” and “In My Life,” arranged for classical guitar. Some of his other published books include John Lennon for Classical Guitar and Fingerpicking Enya, and he has composed several original pieces for classical guitar as well. Beekman is a pillar in the teaching community and holds guitar orchestra recitals that bring young musicians together. His performance of “Huajra,” – specifically the intro on Ruth’sMusic Corner – demonstrates his skill and dexterity on the guitar.”
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The online Store, which accepts PayPal, is now open for business. In it, you will find several guitar books. New additions are PDF versions of “Folksongs for Classical Guitar, Volumes 1& 2”, “An International Christmas”, and “Dreamscapes”. Also, there is now a PDF version of “How to Play the Acoustic Guitar, Book 1”.
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Online lessons are now available through ZOOM. Please email for more information.
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You can hear outstanding group performances from recent student recitals on the Instruction pages. There are also many links to several new solo guitar videos on both the Performances and Publications pages, including all 15 arrangements from “Fingerpicking Enya”, all 15 arrangements from “John Lennon for Classical Guitar”, and 20 arrangements from “Beatles for Classical Guitar”. Videos of alll 32 arrangements in “Folksongs for Classical Guitar, Volumes 1 & 2 can now be seen here: Folksongs for Classical Guitar
Another new addition (as well as a statement on the rapidly shrinking world) on the Performances page is a video of Larry on his porch in Kansas City performing Fields of Gold with The Music Family in Hong Kong!
Other Audio and Video Performances
- Also at Performances you can hear the Evensong Flute and Guitar Duo.
- Publications includes links to performances of many pieces from Larry Beekman’s books.
- At Instruction there are links to YouTube performances by some of Larry’s students.
- Finally, at Free Music+, there is free printed music, audio clips, and other useful information, including the “Beatles for Classical Guitar User Guide.”