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Left Hand technique
Left hand movement from D. Aguado 1843 New Guitar Method page 8
Smoothness of the left arm and FREE PLAY in the fingers
of the left hand ,which become accustomed to be PARALLEL
TO THE NECK IN ITS MOVMENTS FROM THE BODY TO THE NUT.
The one thing that all the masters agree on is
that the left hand knuckle should remain parallel
to the neck. This is a rule that should be incorporated into the
fundamental technique of all classical guitarists.
The left hand thumb should follow the second finger when moving
This gets rid of stupid shift exercises and then the Left thumb moves slightly
to the 1 finger to bar.
Here is a SIMPLE RULE that Fernando Sor writes clearly.
Your hand should Always be in a position that you can put down a bar.
If you do this you will be able to play the difficult works
From Villa Lobos Etudes to Concierto de Aranjuez
it will all be the same movement
for the left hand and that is the trick!!!!!!!.
THE REASON PLAYERS GET INTO TROUBLE IS THEY GO AGAINST THE GOLDEN RULES
AND COME AWAY ALL THE POORER.
WHAT EVER YOU DO, DO IT THE SAME WAY AND YOU WILL GET BETTER.EVEN WRONG TECHNIQUE
DONE CONSISTANTLY WILL
WORK BETTER THAN A DIFFERENT WAY EVERY TIME APROACH!!!
This is the reason You and I will see many players doing it all wrong
but at least they can play and get better.
They make it harder than they need to and they slam into walls later.
James Hunley Los Angeles
jameshunley@aol.com
Left hand movement from D. Aguado 1843 New Guitar Method page 8
Smoothness of the left arm and FREE PLAY in the fingers of the left hand
,which become accustomed to be PARALLEL TO THE NECK IN ITS MOVMENTS
FROM THE BODY TO THE NUT.
Pepe Romero
Left hand
Movement from the Proximal (middle) joint leads the finger
(when the hand is parallel to the string) to the proper string,
and movement at the metacarpo,(main nuckle) joint
Brings the finger to touch the string.
Pepe Romero Guitar style and technique page 37
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www.jameshunley.org
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