7 Deadly Left Hand Mistakes on Classical Guitar: Avoid at All Costs!
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Are you learning classical guitar or would like to learn classical guitar? ClassicalGuitarShed.com can help you on the journey. If you want to rise to new levels in your playing, it just takes time and strategic work.
To play classical guitar well, you need to know:
* how to hold and touch the guitar - form and positioning
* how to move your fingers and hands - efficient, clean, and fluid
* how to learn pieces - reading music, understanding what you see, ingraining, polishing
* how to craft the music so it is beautiful - swells and fades, rhythm, touch
* how to practice so all these skills improve over time and don't go away
At the root of beautiful playing is a solid technique (aka “the way your hands move”). You may have beautiful music in your head, but if your hands can't play it, it won't come out of the guitar.
But bad technique puts a limit on your playing. Speed, tone quality, and control can suffer.
Good technique gets stronger and more instinctive with every practice. It forms the bedrock foundation for your music.
And you may want to understand music so you learn it more easily and it makes more sense. This can help you avoid the excess frustration and dismay that comes with shoddy practice and prolonged confusion.
But playing the notes is not enough. Like an actor bring words to life, we breathe life into our pieces.
And we can do this in an organized way, day in and day out, reliably. Great musicians can play wonderfully in any mood. They do not rely on emotions. Instead, they create music that affects our emotions. This is a trained skill, not an inborn talent.
Playing classical guitar is a long-term study. It's something we do in our homes as part of our days. We play for ourselves, for the quality it adds to life. We may enjoy playing guitar for others, but most of the time we are alone with our work.
There are methods and formulas for great practice. We can use our time well so that see more progress.
We can fix the problems and erase the mistakes. And we can enjoy conquering the plentiful challenges that classical guitar music offers.
If you plan to play classical guitar for any length of time, it is worth it to get help. It's not something we can do on our own, like folk music.
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I am very grateful to have access to the knowledge you share with us. Many as I are unable to afford or have no access to a quality guitar teacher. Providing this access for us increases our quality of life.
What a great video! This answered multiple questions I've had as a beginner.
you have a video about right hand mistakes 9 years ago. long awaited second part now lol
University of the classical guitar
Thank you so much. I started playing acoustic steel string guitar two years ago. Now I use a strap, even when I am sitting, to have the guitar in a classical position and I find it much easier to play like that, rather than the rock position which is more horizontal.
My biggest thing is flicking the fingers out.
Great tips! All things I've shared with my students over the years. I'm primarily an electric guitarist, but I do play and continue to study classical guitar. My classical teacher taught me a great trick back in '88 about keeping your fingers closer to the strings. Put all 4 fingers on the string, (one per fret), this also sets up proper hand position with your thumb behind the neck and your fingers on the tips. Then you take off your second, third, and fourth fingers keeping them close to and just above the string. This way you're making a conscious effort to keep your fingers close to the string. Then play very slowly putting them back on, paying close attention especially to that pesky pinky!
Valuable left hand tips. How about playing a scale with thumb lifted off neck for practicing lighter touch
Unfortunately, we are aware when it is too late. This should be the first guitar lesson!
I see a guy's video recently playing a song and around the 7th fret his thumb was completely sideways,I noticed it too, it's one of my issues
I also was doing this. I started watching symphonic bass players from behind and noticed their thumbs were not only in synch but perfectly placed like Alan is showing us. It has changed my life.
Thank you so much for this!
Good advice, I love how people with long fingers like telling us, with short fingers, how and where to place the fingers
Love the video. Well organized, informative and enjoyable to view. You are a star both teaching and performing. Kudos and thanks.
This advice is premium
Merci.
Just bought my first classical guitar today!!! Wouldn't have been influenced to make the decision without you! You rock for spreading love of music into the world.
This video is gold and it is more important than you think
Nice
What would you recommend for electrical guitars which have a narrower neck?
It is a totally different instrument. The fret is narrower and the strings have very light tension compared to nylon string guitars..
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