Thomas Viloteau "on warming up"
Hi everyone!
I’m trying to figure out the exact left hand independence exercise that Thomas Viloteau plays near the end of his “On Warming Up” video.
It looks like it might be based on something by Pujol, but I haven’t been able to find the original anywhere.
Does anyone know If this exercise comes from a specific Pujol method or study?
Or if there’s a TAB or notation of exactly what Thomas is playing in the video?
Any help or pointers would be much appreciated,
Thanks in advance!
Carlos
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This exercise is also in Thomas’s book. Also, he talks about it in his livestream about technical exercises, I think he shows it with the notation on screen…
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Thank you, do you know where can I get Thomas’s book?
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The exercise is in the Tonebase Livestream called "Thomas Viloteau: Finger Workout".. It starts at time 45:03. It shows the pattern on screen (you can do a page print if you like). The full pattern always begins at 5th fret. It is done on 2 strings starting with strings 6 &5. Full Pattern then repeats with 6&4, 6&3, 6&2, 6&1.
Hope that helps!
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Thank you all for your input!
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Howdy,
Thomas referenced Emilio Pujol's Escuela Razonada de la Guitarra, from material in Libro IV, found in pages 18 through 21 (with many other interesting combinations therein.)
Thomas built his example from the forms presented for 2 strings on pg. 18 then extended the exercise to more than 2 strings, like the exercises found on pg.s 20 and 21. You might be able to find the volumes in libraries or on eBay or in PDF format "out there" as I don't think the Ricordi versions are in print any longer.
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Thanks !, I’ve had the original Pujol book for years and just found the exercise there, along with other combinations I had never studied before.