Week 1: Left-Hand Mastery with Arturo
Elevate Your Technique with Two Expert-Led Weeks
Week 1: Left-Hand Mastery with Arturo
Discover the keys to left-hand relaxation and efficiency. Arturo will guide you through:
- Understanding hand anatomy and mastering optimal movement.
- The foundational concept of position "zero."
- Tackling technical challenges in notorious "uncomfortable" passages with practical solutions.
- Daily exercises designed to enhance left-hand awareness and precision.
Week 2: Right-Hand Excellence with Ema
Transform your right-hand technique with Ema's expert guidance. You’ll focus on:
- Building finger independence and fluidity for effortless right-hand movement.
- Practicing Giuliani’s arpeggio studies to improve control and precision.
- Integrating essential preparation techniques into your practice for lasting progress.
This is your opportunity to refine your playing with focused, actionable insights from top-tier instructors!
Course Period: January 20th - January 31st - No Signup needed!
Take Your Playing to the Next Level with Personalized 90-Day Coaching
If you’re ready to truly elevate your skills, consider taking the next step with tonebase Coaching. Participants in our coaching program get the chance to work one-on-one with Arturo or Ema over a transformative 90-day period, diving deeper into their technique and artistry. Don’t miss this opportunity to accelerate your progress!
Assignments
Exercises:
1. Observe how does it feel to have a relaxed hand.
2. Apply this using the position zero principle while changing between two chords.
3. Choose any excerpt of a piece you are working right now (1 or 2 bars) and try to analyze where is the structural pattern and where would it be suitable to relax.
Let me know how it goes!
-
Hi Arturo, thank you for your video, will give this a try. I have had an issue with the transition in the following piece if you would like to use it as an example thank you: It has left me with some left hand thumb stress.
Andantino
From Méthode complète pour Guitare, Op.59 by Matteo Carcassi
Bars 13 to 14
Cheers
PaulW