Common Left hand Technique issues in Classical Guitar Playing (Part 2-3)
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CommonMisunderstandingsinLeftHandtechnique(Parts2and3)byKevinRGallagher
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Part2UnderstandingLeftHand"Support"anditsUses
Simplyput,"support"impliesthatthestringsareeitherheldinplaceorpushedslightlytowardsthe6thstringwiththearm/wrist.Supportisusedwhenfingersareindangerofmutingadjacentstringsinchords,orwhenweareperformingdownwardslurs.Symptomsof"nonsupport"are:mutedstringsinchords,difficultdownwardslurs,the1ststringfallingoffthefretboard,overarchingwrist,etc.
Giulianiop.48#2
LlobetTestamentDAmelia
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SorOpus35#3
ScarlattiSonataK11(Segoviaed.)
Part3Playingonthetips"andbeingclosetothefretwire
Thelefthandtechniqueisverydynamic.Althoughagoodruleofthumbistoplayonthetipsofthefingers,manytimesitisuncomfortableandimpracticaltodoso.Whenweareplayingbass,middle,andmelodylinestogether,oftenthetipscannotbeusedoneverynote.Tryingtoplayonthetipsofthefingersatalltimescreatesunnecessarystrainonthewristanddifficultyinthetechnique.
Thegeneralruleofthumbisthisifyouneedanadjacentstringtovibrate,playmoreonthetips,butifyoudontneedanadjacentstringtovibrate,allowthefingertorestontheadjacentstring.Restingyourfingersononnonvibratingstringsisasmuchpartofgoodtechniqueasisplayingonthetips.
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J.S.BachBoureeinEminor
FrescobaldiAriaconVariazioni(Segovia)
DifficultstretchesarealsohelpedbyNOTplayingonthetipsofthefingers.
BarriosLaCatedral(movement2)
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AnotheraspectofgoodLeftHandTechniqueisrecognizingwhenyoudontneedtoplayascloseaspossibletothefretwire.Thisinnocentguidelineoftencreatesunnecessarydifficultyforplayerswhotrytofollowtheruletotheletter.Wherethefingerisplacedonthefretcanvarygreatly,aslongasthereisenoughpressureonthefretwiretomakethetoneclean.Herearesomeexamples..
AlbenizGranada
SorOp.29#13
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