Free stroke, also known as tirando, is the most commonly used stroke in classical guitar technique. It can produce a variety of sounds and dynamics, while using very little energy from the right hand. Tirando is Spanish for pulling The free stroke movement begins on, or just above the string. It moves through the string, … Read more
When we sing, we use our lungs to activate our vocal chords, and when we play a trumpet we also blow air out from our lungs. If there is no air, there is no sound. This is not the case with the guitar. The guitar makes a sound with the initial stroke of the … Read more
▶ Left hand stretch on the guitar — video This nifty left hand exercise stretches the left hand fingers as you creep down the fingerboard from the twelfth fret to the first. The stretch gets further apart as you descend downwards and contrary to many things on the guitar, the slower you play it, the … Read more