🌊 Your tremolo, honestly
Tremolo is the technique that pulls people to the classical guitar and then humbles them for years. That rippling p-a-m-i has a way of sounding effortless in a recording and falling apart the moment we try to keep it even, relaxed, and musical rather than just fast. Some have a tremolo they trust, some are still building one, some quietly avoid the pieces that need it.
💬 How is your tremolo coming along?
- What finally made yours more even, or what is still getting in the way?
- Do you practise it as pure technique, inside a piece, or both, and how often?
- Is evenness, speed, or staying relaxed the hardest part for you?
Tremolo is where patience and tone meet, and almost everyone has a story of fighting it. Let's compare where ours actually stand.
7 replies
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'a' finger is usually loudest and sometimes gets caught/stuck. Then tremolo on 1st string is ok, then get to Recuerdos with tremolo on the 2nd string, and everything explodes hahaa.
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I think it would be very helpful to have someone with a beautiful tremolo do a "Track" for Tonebase on Tremolo technique. I suggest there be extra attention to relaxation and evenness as it progresses up to desired tempo. The "Track" would be an excellent method using "baby steps" to achieve the desired result.
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I totally agree with . I would love to see a tremolo Track on tonebase
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I can't think of any pieces on my wish list that use tremolo. I practice it occasionally because it will also help even out my arpeggios, but if I never get a real tremolo, meh.
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I agree with and that a tremelo track would be good but my preference would be to have it be broad so that participants could select any tremelo piece they choose. This would most likely attract more participants and also expose folks to an array of pieces that employ the tremelo as well as to pieces that use tremelo other than p,a,m,i.
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"Is evenness, speed, or staying relaxed the hardest part for you?"
Answer: Yes
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Hi, everything is wrong with my tremolo. I've tried to learn it a few times but I think it'd be easier to walk on the moon than to play Recuerdos.