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Edited by Nathaniel GunedTable of Contents
Author's Preface
Editor's Preface .
Some Do's and Don'ts ene
‘About the Hands
About the Body...
About Holding the Guitar—The Triangle.
The Left Hand
Finger Plocement and Accuracy’ s.+n
Pressure and Release ..
Pressuire/Release Exercise
Finger Exchange
Ascending Slurs (Flammer-ons)
Descending Slurs (Pull-offs)
Finger Independence ..
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#5- Opposing Motion
+4 - Horizontal Character Builders
#5 - Odair’s Fevorite Dri.
#6 - "The Spider”
The Barre wun 2
Weight vs. Pressure.
Being Selective
Summing It All Up
Quadrvial Quandary by Andrew York—
A FourVoice Study for the Left Hand ..
Fanfare by Brian Head —A Slur Study.
‘The Right Hand..
Tone Production ser
Nail Length and Shape
Nail Length .....
Nail ‘Types
Shaping the Nails
‘Angle and Placement
Rest Stroke (poyando).
Position ..
‘The Movement...
Free Stroke (Tirando)
Right-Hand Finger Independence
Walking
Arpeggios from Tarrega’s The Complete Techni Stata 38
The Thumb: :
Shaping the Nail.
Develop That Thumb.Flamenco Technique
What Elee Can the Thumb Do? ai
Some Practical Applications ..
from Turina’s Sevillana..
from Turina’s Rifaga
from Rodrigo’s Cnet de Aranjuez, nd Movement
Daily Warm-Up Routine
Lefi-Hand Walking —#1, #2 & 83,
Ascending Slurs—#4
Descending Slurs—#5
Triplets —#5
Fixed-Finger Exercises #7 & #8.
Right-Hand Walking—#9
‘Two-Finger Rasgueados—410....
Tremolo ..
Psychological Outlook
Exercises.
Lopeided Tremolos.
Chant by Brian Head: A Tremolo Study.
Seales: Control and Velocity ...
Misconceptions about speed .
Right-Hand Velocity
Synchronization
String Crossing
Piecing Things Together
Some Other Speed Aids ..
Rhythmic Variations
Speed Bursts...
Problem Solving in Scales
Marking String Crossings.
Evolution of a Seale...
Scale Study —Double from the Caurante,
Partita Ne.1, BWV 1002, Johann Sebastian Bach
Full Planting and Sequential Planting. on 7B
Giuliani's 120 Right-Hand States
Practicing Tips.
Didactic Doodle by Andrew York.
Afterword...
Performance Anxiety
Practice ..
Inspiration ..
In Conclusion .
Scott Tennant...