Bokyung Byun: Tremolo Workshop (Mar 7th) Questions / Suggestions
My friends, I am so happy to be joined by my amazing colleague and friend Bokyung Byun on this tremolo workshop! 
straight from tonebase HQ, no less!
Featuring examples from Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Tarrega) and El Ultimo Tremolo (Barrios), we will be looking at a couple of exercises that can help anyone build better tremolo technique!
Hope to see you all there! 
Find the start time in your time zone by clicking the photo or following this event link:
https://app.tonebase.co/guitar/live/player/bokyung-byun-tremolo
We are going to be using this thread to gather suggestions and questions!
- What questions do you have on this topic?
- Any particular area you would like us to focus on?
Join Bokyung Byun, first female winner of the prestigious JoAnn Falletta International Competition, on this engaging and practical tremolo workshop. Using examples from Tarrega's Recuerdos de la Alhambra and Barrios' El Ultimo Tremolo (Una Limosnita Por El Amor de Dios), we will be exploring some exercises that will help build your tremolo technique. Whether you are new to tremolo or looking to improve your tremolo technique, this live session is for you!
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1) One needs to play El Ultimo Tremolo for about 3 minutes and 30 seconds at a speed of about 140 to 160 bpm. To do that, one needs to build both finger speed and strength/stamina to play tremolo. What routines do you have to achieve these goals, also keeping in mind that you need to be watchful of your fingers' health?
2) How long did it take you personally to achieve the required finger speed and strength/stamina?
3) Based on your experience with your students (if you have any) or peers, what's the time range required for various individuals to achieve these goals of tremolo: speed and stamina to play through a piece?
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I'm studying the Regondi's Nocturne Reverie and one of the parts in the music is one of the most difficult tremolos of the guitar's repertoire
can you give me some tips for your study? -
I could take a brief look at the tremolo in romantic music versus contemporary music (ex sonatin by Lennox Berkeley or Walton)
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I think that the tremolo can only be practiced in the context of the pieces, that is ... as exercises of applied technique ..... otherwise and as I try to improve my technique ..
in the context of the pieces -isolate the part and study that part as if it were a study of carulli or carcassi or brouwer
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Guys I'm watching this workshop right now and I'm having a great time! The interactions between Bo and Mircea are so funny! :D Thanks guys! :D
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Rui Thank you Rui! Happy to hear
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Hello Mircea,
Excellent Workshop!
Where can I find the pdf document with the tremolo exercises?
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Antonio Hernandez
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Hi, Mircea. I'm a new member of tonebase, joined just a few days ago. After studying my options for an online course, I chose tonebase, and it's been a really fun learning process so far.
I'm pretty new to classical guitar, although I've been playing a few chords on an acoustic guitar. But that's how far I'd been with the guitar. A few months ago, my 10 year old son started taking guitar lessons in his school and he inspired me to take up the guitar much more seriously.
Anyways, this tremolo workshop was really enlightening. I have one question among many. In my tremolo, I think there's a time lag movement from my M to I finger besides other issues as I'm just trying to learn this technique. Could you give me any tips? Is it because the I finger is shorter or nail length. My I finger also tends to be much straighter than the other fingers when I attack the strings. Should it be curved at an angle in a circular motion towards the palm?
Thanks.
