Dear Simon , thank you , when i see your performance & teach and when use your effective exercises in my daily practice , I m very happy that have a guitar , I enjoy playing classical guitar with your lessons , now again gradually ready for my concert :)
Parna! That is so fantastic. Nothing gives me more pleasure than to know I can help others with this site. Thanks for your comment and keep playing!
-Simon
Thanks Simon for these grate lessons. They are absolutely valuable for beginners like my self. In this part of the world I’m living in it is hard to find a proper trainer for Classical guitar lessons. Thanks again and we are really grateful to you.
Nelson Velasquez
January 19, 2015 at 4:47 am - Reply
I use a technique similar to playing scales on the piano,the arm does no shift all the way from 1st position to 5th position,what I do is prepare the hand for smooth shifting,when the 4th finger plays G#,the 1st moves to G,you have to lift 2 and 3 just a bit to male room for 1,this way you only have to go from G to A instead of F to A.
That sounds great, I think its great to really analyze technique closely like that so we can see what’s going on, then work on refining it. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent and thoughtful lesson Simon, very useful and practical solutions too (like most of the materials on this website)
Thanks Gerard, I am so glad you like the lesson!
Dear Simon , thank you , when i see your performance & teach and when use your effective exercises in my daily practice , I m very happy that have a guitar , I enjoy playing classical guitar with your lessons , now again gradually ready for my concert :)
Parna! That is so fantastic. Nothing gives me more pleasure than to know I can help others with this site. Thanks for your comment and keep playing!
-Simon
Thanks Simon for these grate lessons. They are absolutely valuable for beginners like my self. In this part of the world I’m living in it is hard to find a proper trainer for Classical guitar lessons. Thanks again and we are really grateful to you.
I use a technique similar to playing scales on the piano,the arm does no shift all the way from 1st position to 5th position,what I do is prepare the hand for smooth shifting,when the 4th finger plays G#,the 1st moves to G,you have to lift 2 and 3 just a bit to male room for 1,this way you only have to go from G to A instead of F to A.
Hi Nelson,
That sounds great, I think its great to really analyze technique closely like that so we can see what’s going on, then work on refining it. Thanks for sharing.
Simon