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This is a great channel to help me with my electric guitar playing. I play psychobilly, punk, harcore, Hill Country blues, rock. I switched some time ago to classical guitar position with neck high and when sitting left leg. I practice and play mostly standing up now. Thanks for all the factual calm help here.
My recurrent mistake is to set the music stand too low. As I read the music I end up bowing my head which causes me to lean forward bending my spine. This does not seem to be good at all. Many people have commented about using the footstool. I have given it up because it causes me lower back pain. This can be a significant problem with older guitarists like me but I would suggest that younger guitarists take heed now to avoid serious problems later even if they find it currently OK. I now have a support to hold the guitar in a better position than I ever managed with the footstool.
Right on with stressing the absolute central importance of comfort and ergonomics for students to develop great fingerstyle technique! Please also mention why using a foot stool can all too easily become damaging to some guitarists over the long term. I had to give up the foot stool and cannot play well without a knee lift any longer. I regret that I taught students to use one in the past. I truly think that even though Tarrega was an exponent of it, it is far better to not use one and instead use a lift and keep the knees and legs even. This goes back a long way as the use of Tripodium by Aguado for playing standing certainly indicated that seated one should certainly not distort the spine and using a foot stool certainly does this over time and create stenosis and arthritis in the lower lumbar regions as it has with myself. All my best in your teachings you are certainly on the right track with teaching students to avoid strain in the hands, arms and neck! That was exactly what I taught in the past, stability of the arms hand and guitar comes first indeed and anything that causes strain and discomfort must be avoided or at least be aware of while playing the instrument or any instrument for that matter!🎼
Hi. Question. I believe the correct position for guitar would be such that the fretboard and sound hole faces outwards squarely. However this means I cannot see clearly my fingers working out the notes of the music. So naturally I have to tilt back the entire guitar several degrees to catch sight of the fingerings. Alternatively I have to stretch my head forward to see the fingerings and this causes tension ... How can this dilemma be managed?
Allen has somr great videos on how the guitar should be held juxtaposed to your body, Check those out, they're probably on youtube.Wh just replied, "Take up the piano?" You naughty one.
I could never maintain finger nails the way traditional players do .. am I playing classical with a pick , or is that considered flat picking ? for many years I found it impossible to describe my playing because though I was playing notes rather than chords , people would say it wasn’t classical style .
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Yep. Guilty of at least one of those. Thanks for posting!
Thank you! Because of your videos, I am avoiding many of these mistakes!
This is a great channel to help me with my electric guitar playing. I play psychobilly, punk, harcore, Hill Country blues, rock.
I switched some time ago to classical guitar position with neck high and when sitting left leg.
I practice and play mostly standing up now.
Thanks for all the factual calm help here.
My recurrent mistake is to set the music stand too low. As I read the music I end up bowing my head which causes me to lean forward bending my spine. This does not seem to be good at all. Many people have commented about using the footstool. I have given it up because it causes me lower back pain. This can be a significant problem with older guitarists like me but I would suggest that younger guitarists take heed now to avoid serious problems later even if they find it currently OK. I now have a support to hold the guitar in a better position than I ever managed with the footstool.
Right on with stressing the absolute central importance of comfort and ergonomics for students to develop great fingerstyle technique! Please also mention why using a foot stool can all too easily become damaging to some guitarists over the long term. I had to give up the foot stool and cannot play well without a knee lift any longer. I regret that I taught students to use one in the past. I truly think that even though Tarrega was an exponent of it, it is far better to not use one and instead use a lift and keep the knees and legs even. This goes back a long way as the use of Tripodium by Aguado for playing standing certainly indicated that seated one should certainly not distort the spine and using a foot stool certainly does this over time and create stenosis and arthritis in the lower lumbar regions as it has with myself. All my best in your teachings you are certainly on the right track with teaching students to avoid strain in the hands, arms and neck! That was exactly what I taught in the past, stability of the arms hand and guitar comes first indeed and anything that causes strain and discomfort must be avoided or at least be aware of while playing the instrument or any instrument for that matter!🎼
Hi. Question. I believe the correct position for guitar would be such that the fretboard and sound hole faces outwards squarely. However this means I cannot see clearly my fingers working out the notes of the music. So naturally I have to tilt back the entire guitar several degrees to catch sight of the fingerings. Alternatively I have to stretch my head forward to see the fingerings and this causes tension ... How can this dilemma be managed?
I share this question.
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Allen has somr great videos on how the guitar should be held juxtaposed to your body, Check those out, they're probably on youtube.Wh just replied, "Take up the piano?" You naughty one.
Thanks for the helpful tips.
5 lessons into guitar and grateful for this video haha
I have never seen a Ramirez guitar with a sound port before. Did you have this done to the guitar, or was it made that way?
Helpful to experience the vibration of the low E against your body.
I could never maintain finger nails the way traditional players do .. am I playing classical with a pick , or is that considered flat picking ? for many years I found it impossible to describe my playing because though I was playing notes rather than chords , people would say it wasn’t classical style .
There are professionals that do play without nails. Check out Brandon Acker, a classical guitarist and lutist. He has a video on it.
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Thank you 🤗
what is at the nut of your low e string?
Its just piece of paper to avoid buzz
video explaining this:
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This one was a revelation for me. Saved me from going to a luthier!
Portrait mode is for oboes and clarinets. Use landscape mode for guitar!