Left Hand String Clearance Exercise – This exercise helps students play with curved fingers on their fingertips which helps with all left hand techniques. It also creates a situation where the student becomes aware of bad technique habits by listening…
Question: How do I not mute adjacent strings with the left hand when playing chords and arpeggios on classical guitar? More specifically, when practicing Giuliani Arpeggios, the 4th string D gets partially muted by my left hand 2nd finger that…
Question: How do I play through a simple mistake in music? For example, I have a habit of when I play a wrong note, I go back and correct it. It may not be a difficult passage, just a simple…
A final word of advice for my book, Right Hand Fingering for Classical Guitar: Concepts and Case Studies. This is from my book: Right Hand Fingering for Classical Guitar: Concepts and Case Studies. This book aims to give students a basic criteria…
A lesson on right hand fingering using case studies No.66-68 which are the final case studies in the book. This is from my book: Right Hand Fingering for Classical Guitar: Concepts and Case Studies. This book aims to give students a basic…
Question: What is the best way to learn a new piece on classical guitar? Answer Summary: There are many variables involved in learning a new piece such as understanding the composition itself, the guitar techniques involved, and the comprehension and skill…
A lesson on right hand fingering using case studies No.58-65 which focuses on voice separation and thumb use. This is from my book: Right Hand Fingering for Classical Guitar: Concepts and Case Studies. This book aims to give students a basic criteria…
A lesson on right hand fingering using case studies No.54-57 which focuses on playing across the strings. This is from my book: Right Hand Fingering for Classical Guitar: Concepts and Case Studies. This book aims to give students a basic criteria for…
Question: How do I get a beautiful right hand tone on classical guitar? I notice a “twangy “ sound when my finger strikes the guitar string a certain way, but a mellower sound when striking from a different position, but…
A lesson on right hand fingering using case studies No.46-53 which focuses on finger alternation choices. This is from my book: Right Hand Fingering for Classical Guitar: Concepts and Case Studies. This book aims to give students a basic criteria for justifying…
Question: How do I play rest stroke thumb with free stroke fingers at the same time on classical guitar? Variant: How do I play free stroke thumb with rest stroke fingers? Answer Summary: The ability to play each technique separately…
A lesson on right hand fingering for common textures using case studies No.41-45. This is from my book: Right Hand Fingering for Classical Guitar: Concepts and Case Studies. This book aims to give students a basic criteria for justifying fingering choices and…