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Re: Group 4 @Stephen Darrell Oliver Great to hear you experimenting so much with different degrees of pushing into the string! Based on your second-to-last comment,…
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Re: Group 1 Hi @Barney I would use the L.H. preparation wherever convenient on those frets to be used – all 4 fingers on a string for a chromatic scale, but often only 3 or 2 fingers per string in a diatonic…
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Re: Group 2 Hello @Guilherme Adame ! Welcome to the course. It's great to have you. At almost any level, we can usually find something to improve in our basic movements.…
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Re: Group 2 @GALAIS Olivier The position is looking pretty good and stable when you switch between apoyando and tirando – great job! It is completely fine to rest the thumb.…
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Re: Group 2 @Martha No problem – so glad it was helpful!
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Re: Group 2 Welcome, @Martha ! You reminded me of the famous Liszt quote: "think 10 times, play once". It is definitely a good thing to feel your brain engaging actively with the exercises as most of the benefit…
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Re: Group 4 Hi @Larry , welcome to the course! I understand the struggle of maintaining a single R.H. position between apoyando and tirando. In fact, many times it feels almost impossible! However,…
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Re: Group 4 @Erik Svenson I feel you. Don't be shy to try an even higher position to start with! Maybe 8th? Also, it is possible to angle the hand *very slightly* to a 'violin' position (pinky away from the…
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Re: Group 4 @Erik Svenson Thank you – definitely sounds like something worth checking out!
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Re: Group 4 @Stephen Darrell Oliver My own approach is to try to make the apoyando as smooth as possible without increasing the resistance by pushing down into the soundboard too much.…
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Re: Group 4 @Erik See you then!
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Re: Group 4 Welcome to the challenge, @Bruce ! Delighted to have you and looking forward to meeting on Thursday. Happy practising!
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Re: Group 4 @Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz My pleasure!
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Re: Group 1 @Barney You're very welcome!
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Re: Group 3 Check-In Session // ZOOM LINK Thursday 23 March, 2023 5 PM London 10 AM Pacific Time Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86416039992?pwd=cHV2MENmWGNLSnJCMlM5Sk1xRk0vdz09 Meeting ID:…
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Re: Group 1 Check-In Session // ZOOM LINK Thursday 23 March, 2023 5 PM London 10 AM Pacific Time Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86416039992?pwd=cHV2MENmWGNLSnJCMlM5Sk1xRk0vdz09 Meeting ID:…
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Re: Group 2 Check-In Session // ZOOM LINK Thursday 23 March, 2023 5 PM London 10 AM Pacific Time Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86416039992?pwd=cHV2MENmWGNLSnJCMlM5Sk1xRk0vdz09 Meeting ID:…
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Re: Group 4 Check-In Session // ZOOM LINK Thursday 23 March, 2023 5 PM London 10 AM Pacific Time Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86416039992?pwd=cHV2MENmWGNLSnJCMlM5Sk1xRk0vdz09 Meeting ID:…
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Re: Group 4 @David My pleasure! Avoiding bass squeaks will elicit different approaches. One might minimise these either by using an open string to shift or, where a shift on the same string is inevitable,…
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Re: Group 2 @Jaime You're very welcome!:)
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Re: Group 1 Hi @Barney , that is correct! The idea is to incorporate at least some string-crossing in our practice. Though we will always prefer avoiding string crossing in 'real life' wherever possible,…
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Re: Group 2 Hi @Jaime Fernandez , my pleasure! Good question – when preparing to play a descending slur (let's say 2-1) the lower finger (1) should be prepared on the string as a 'passive' finger,…
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Re: Group 2 @cevinius Great to have you! I hope the exercises will help as you begin your journey with the guitar. See you soon!
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Re: Group 1 @Derek Best of luck with the exercises. I look forward to seeing you all on Thursday!
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Re: Group 1 Great to have you here, @Barney ! I look forward to working together.
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