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The Classical Guitarist's Technique Handbook
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Author's Preface ..
Editor's Preface
Some Do's and Don'ts
About the Hands.
‘About the Body’.
About Holding the Guitar—' The Tr jangle . essanen
The Left Hand ..
Finger Placement and Accuracy
Pressure and Release
Pressure/Release Exercise
Finger Exchange ..
Ascending Slurs (Hammer-one) .
Descending Slurs (Pull-off)
Finger Independence
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#5- Opposing Motion y
#4- Horizontal Character Builders
#5 - Odair's Favorite Drill.
#6-"The Spider" ..
The Barre
Weight vs. Pressur
Being Selective
Summing It All Uj
Quadrivial Quandary by Andrew York —
A FourVoice Study for the Lelt Hand
Fanfare by Brian Head —A Slur Study
‘The Right Hand...
‘Tone Production
‘Nail Length and Shap
Nail Length .
Nail Types
Shaping the Nails
Angle and Placement .
Rest Stroke (Apoyando)
Position «
‘The Movemen
Planting.
Pressure.
Right-Hand Finger Independence
Walkin
“Arpeggios from Tarregas The Complete Tecnica! Stun
The Thumb...
Shaping the Nail wos
Develop That Thum!a eee
Can the Thumb Do?
Turina’s Sevillana
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Rodrigo’s Cencierta de Aranjuez, 2nd Movement
farm-Lp Routine 2c
Hand Walking #1, #2 & 83.
Ascending Shurs—#4
“Descending Shurs—#5
“Triplets—#6....
Fixed-Finger Exercises—#7 & #8.
Right-Hand Walking —#9
Psychological Outlook
Exercises oven
Lopsided Tremolos
Chant by Brian He:
A Tremolo Study.
+ Control and Velocity
‘Misconceptions about speed
Right-Hand Velocity
Synchronization
String Crossing .
Piecing Things Togethei
‘Some Other Speed Aids
Rhythmic Variations
Speed Bursts...
Problem Solving in Scales
‘Marking String Crossings
Evolution of a Seale.
Scale Study — Double from the Courante,
Partita No.1, BWV 1002, Johann Sebastian Bach 7
Full Planting and Sequential Planting...
Giuliani's 120 Right-Hfand Stadkes
Practicing Tips
Didactic Doodle by Andrew York .
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