Music Interpretation — What Changes When a Song Becomes Classical Guitar (Jonathan Taylor)

What happens when a well-known song is reinterpreted for a completely different instrument?

The real question is:

what changes—and what has to be preserved—for it to still work?

My guest is Jonathan Taylor, a classical guitarist and recording artist, and we explore the process of adapting familiar music into something new.

We discuss:

• What goes into translating a song to classical guitar

• How melody, harmony, and structure are reworked

• What must stay intact for the song to remain recognizable

• The role of interpretation in performance and composition

Using his adaptation of "Over the…

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