Finger Exercises

Class Objective- Getting coordination between your left and right hand .

Title : Left Hand Exercises.

Objective : Using your left hand more efficiently.

Concept A : Alternate picking .

I. When the string is plucked with downstroke and upstroke
simultaneously it is called alternate picking.

Down stroke Up stroke

Concept B : Time signature

I. An indication of rhythm using fraction.

II. Example : 3/4 , 4/4 , 7/8 etc .

Concept C : Left hand exercise 1

I. Play the below exercise with alternate picking .
II. For the left hand use your first two fingers.
III. Use your finger tip to firmly press the strings.
IV. Here there are four notes in one bar so the time signature is 4/4.
Concept D : Left hand exercise 2
I. Play the below given exercise using alternate picking .
Practice A : MCQs

1. What are the two frets played in left hand exercise 1?

A. 5.6
B. 5,7
C. 7,8
2. Which fingers are used to play the two frets in left hand exercise 1?
A. 2,3
B. 1,2
C. 3,4

Answers to practice A : (1-A , 2-B)

Note : play the above exercises without looking and your right and by looking
at your left hand.

Practice B : MCQs

1. How many notes are there in one bar?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4

2. What is the time signature for the two exercises?

A. 3/4
B. 4/8
C. 4/4

3. What is the indication of rhythm using a fraction called?

A. Time interval
B. Time signature
C. Rhythm

4. Which part of your finger has to be used to press the frets ?

A. Fleshy
B. Finger tip
C. Space between nails and finger-tip
5 . what is playing the string with downstroke and upstroke simultaneously
called?

A. Alternate picking
B. Sweep picking
C. Fingerpicking
Answers to practice B : (1-C , 2-C , 3-B , 4-B , 5-A)

Practice C : Try to create a left hand exercise by yourself with a symmetric pattern in
the way we played it in exercise 1 and 2 .

SELF-ASSESSMENT :

Good I was able to read the TABs and locate the correct note
immediately and play it with clarity without any buzz,

Fair I was able to read the TABs a bit slowly but recognised
the correct note and played it with clarity.

Bad I was not able to locate notes correctly and played it

with a lot of buzz .