Thomas Viloteau Live Stream (Dec 18) Questions / Suggestions
I got more awesome news, my friends! 
Thomas Viloteau, the internationally renowned concert guitarist, GFA prizewinner, professor at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, and good friend of mine will be joining us for a very special livestream!
He will be talking to us about his unique technique and fresh musicianship that have distinguished him from so many of his peers and allowed him to look beyond the traditional confines of classical guitar.
Find the start time in your time zone by clicking the photo or following this event link:
https://app.tonebase.co/guitar/live/player/thomas-viloteau-workshop
We are going to be using this thread to gather suggestions about things he might want to touch on, and offer you a chance to ask him your own questions!
- What questions do you have for him?
- Any particular area you would like him to focus on?
Forum questions will be answered first!
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Hi Thomas, I really enjoyed the lesson on the use of the metronome, if you can learn more Thanks
Ciao Thomas, mi è piaciuta molto la lezione sull'uso del metronomo ,se si può approfondire Grazie
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Giuseppe Gasparini Thank you Giuseppe! Very glad to hear. We'll make a point of asking Thomas about it!
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Hello i am Riccardo from Roma, i'd like to know if you are preparing an official edition of your amazing arrangement of the Tigran Hamasyan Fides Tua. Many compliments about it.
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Riccardo Rocchi thank you for your question, Riccardo! Hope you enjoyed his answer!
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In his Tonebase right hand technique lesson, Thomas talks about the right hand middle joint being the primary driving force for plucking. Can you ask him to elaborate/demonstrate this technique and discuss how he came to the conclusion given many teachers describe the large joint as the primary driving force? (I tend to agree that there is too much emphasis on the large joint)
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Riccardo Rocchi Dean hi Riccardo and Dean, hope you liked Thomas' answers today!
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Mircea hi dear Mircea, absolutely! Fantastic answer! If i well understood he has his handmade arrangement available :) Great person and fantastic artist!
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Mircea Yes, thanks for asking my question and I appreciate his answer. I knew when he mentioned it was a polarizing topic, he was going to give a reply that was careful not to offend, which I understand. I was hoping he would talk more about how he personally came to his unusual technique given there is so much pressure to play from the large joint. Luckily someone else asked a question that got him to talk about that a little. It seems that his teacher was having him play in a hand position that was more like Ida Presti, and he just discovered his hand position on his own because it felt better for him. To me, the most interesting thing about his technique that can be clearly seen when he demonstrated arpeggios/tremolo is how he extends the MCP when he releases the string. This is the very thing teachers say will produce a bad sound, but it's not true, what produces the bad sound is hooking the string. If the nail glides smoothly along the string while extending, a good tone is possible. -- as he clearly demonstrated.
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Matteo has a similar right hand position and technique to Thomas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW2iLXlMBGA
