Hi Merce! This lesson is very useful for every guitar player, beginner, intermediate and advanced.Thank you for keeping my fingers lubricated with this finger flexibility exercises.
@romanticismaylines67-os3ux3 ай бұрын
Omg it actually works man
@lonnieljones Жыл бұрын
You have SO much information available!! After 50+ years at a Drum set, I decided to become a Guitarist. (Guitars are lighter, quieter, smaller and do less damage to one's body) I've always strummed a Guitar but never took it seriously until now. Your free PDFs alone will keep me busy for quite some time. I'm so glad KZbin suggested your videos to me. Hasta la próxima!
@andyhamilton94593 жыл бұрын
Oh no! Another excellent Merce exercise I need to work into my practice time. Your RH speed and precision is breathtaking! I’m 62 so don’t have a lifetime to improve, so I’m getting ready for my next one. (Just in case the Buddhists are right about reincarnation?)
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
We really need to find the exact way to keep the music skills in our next life, how awesome would that be if we could do it voluntarily? :D
@timjohnson30803 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this posting Merce! Yet another incredibly useful exercise to work into the routine. Also a good way to improve some precision.
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@PavanKUmar-zm4nc2 жыл бұрын
Greetings dear Merce!! Not sure how I missed to watch this video sooner… it’s so valuable… I have been struggling to take time for guitar practice for various reasons last few months… or lost motivation, but am motivated again now after watching this video… I hope I can practice this diligently. Thank you 🙏🏻 much, as always
@MerceFont2 жыл бұрын
Welcome back Pavan!!! :)
@williambapela60336 ай бұрын
Hi there! Thanks for sharing a useful lesson for finger flexibility and speed.
@biomekanoid9 ай бұрын
Mercè tus lecciones me están sirviendo para progresar con la guitarra eléctrica. Llegué a tu canal por casualidad buscando mejorar mi técnica de mano izquierda y ahora te tengo de referencia a la hora de escoger ejercicios que sean efectivos y me hagan aprovechar el tiempo. Moltes gràcies. Salut!
@Insidia853 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant discover this channell. I m going to see all your videos. They are very usefull. Merci Merce!
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! Happy to help out other musicians! Happy practicing my friend! 🙏🏻
@johnlay304010 ай бұрын
Thanks, Merce. It's one of the best.
@nickrobinson2023 Жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you very much.
@1963kingfisher3 жыл бұрын
You are amazing for sharing your information, it's is very useful and I'm sure to get a lot out of them. Thank you.
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
So glad!
@dimitridabidin27573 жыл бұрын
As again thank you very much for all the great content you bring up. Really really appreciate. Much love ❤❤❤
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
thank you Dimitri for the positive feedback :) much appreciated!
@payambehtash71243 жыл бұрын
I love your logo, besides everything else about you
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
hahaha thank you!
@gitarci2133 жыл бұрын
Merce you are an angel, thanks for your effort
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome eren!! 🙏🏻
@maissenat78962 жыл бұрын
Very helpful indeed. Can you please do a couple of pointers on how to fix FLAILING FINGERS! 💚💚💚
@MerceFont2 жыл бұрын
sure will do a video on that when possible :) thanks for the feedback Mais!
@jackdeago36393 жыл бұрын
Keep going doing things that you are meant to be brilliant at
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that!
@dkstott293 жыл бұрын
Bravo. Missed your live feed, but really enjoyed this. 😊👍🎶🎸
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Dave! Glad you enjoyed the video :)
@stephenmichalski26433 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Just what I often need. Hope you do a follow up concerning having a stiff head/cranium lol......sometimes I think mine's full of cement. Luv ya💖🤣💖🎼💖🎸💖
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I might also need I think some exercises for that very very soon....
@mughalshahbaz26743 жыл бұрын
It's a beautiful exercise
@davidpanzer1166 Жыл бұрын
great excercises
@MerceFont Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@glennwilkerson5232 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this
@MerceFont2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome Glenn! and thank you so much for your support!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🌻
@samanwijerathne90723 жыл бұрын
Your videos are very important mam thank you very much
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
So nice of you!
@mughalshahbaz26743 жыл бұрын
So good exercise
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Abu! Happy practicing! :)
@RememberToLove Жыл бұрын
Aloha Merce. I am so happy, as I just found your channel. I love the way that you teach, with kindness & encouraging excellence. I have a question regarding your fretting hand. Sometimes it looks like you are placing your index finger on "top" of the fret, whereas the other fingers are placed in between the frets. Is fretting on the top of the fret sometimes optimal? Sending blessings from Hawaii.
@giuseppe2373 жыл бұрын
Bellissimo esercizio,Gazie
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Grazie Giuseppe!!!! E buon studio! :)
@nathanaelchoisser91223 жыл бұрын
thank you your videos have been so helpful. That 1 2 4 stretch feels kind of weird to me but I have been trying to get it for a while, so this is exercise came at the right time. That chromatic scale cross exercise from a past video is so great too, I do it every day with different finger combinations.
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
@lucidbeing6183 жыл бұрын
Thank You And Exellent Content!👌👌👌
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!!! 🙏🏻
@fhulkster3 жыл бұрын
brilliant Merce, i will defo be incorporating this in my practice thank for sharing this video :)
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure! Wish you lots of progress with the exercises!! :)
@d.d.703 жыл бұрын
This was very helpful!! Thanks a lot!😁👌
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
You are very welcome! :)
@guitarviolintr15873 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome :)
@cabppbac2 жыл бұрын
thanks, nice, keep going
@noni4503 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Another excellent set of exercises to do !!! It will take me a while however to reach the 400% speed that you showed. Yeah and at 60, I agree with Andy Hamilton ... hoping that the Buddhists are correct about reincarnation.
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
hahaha no need to obsess on speed! such exercises are actually good to be done slowly and with control. I just sometimes put such repetitive exercises faster so that is easier to get the overview on how they go and also, for not making the tutorial last twice as long 🙃
@elpanlelegamer6763 жыл бұрын
¡Saludos maestra desde México!
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Saludos para ti tambien Antonio!!! :)
@barbarawojcikfingerstyle3 жыл бұрын
Good job!
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@woupt39113 жыл бұрын
When I try to pratrice some pieces, 1v24 I alway feel pain knuckle index finger lelfhand every time. Thanks for your VDOs. 👍
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Keep it up!
@robceballos89763 жыл бұрын
Amazing content!
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Thank you rob!
@mughalshahbaz26743 жыл бұрын
Waiting
@Methuselach3 жыл бұрын
So good exercise :)
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Thank you noel!!!
@Bojanmarsetic3 жыл бұрын
Exerchises :) love the accent
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
hahahaha 😂
@jsguitargeek14323 жыл бұрын
Thinking thru the repertoire - from Renaissance to modern consists of: ~85% of measures that are Thumb + single notes, or Thumb + Arpeggios ~15% of measures that are Arpeggios or scales (no Thumb) Assuming that I'm the ballpark, why the emphasis on practicing scales?
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Good point, and very interesting! Practicing scales is not made for only getting better at passages that contain clearly defined one direction scales (eg. Concierto de Aranjuez, welcome to scale world!) but its a great way to develop hand dexterity, coordination, control, tone and a long etc... which will make you better on many general aspects. If you like, check my tutorial on scales and you will see in the free PDF how many things you get to improve with such exercises. Among the most important aspects you will have rhythmic precision, articulation control, dynamic expansion and (hopefully, if you take care of it while playing the scales) hand movement, tone and posture as well. You can certainly improve a lot by isolating passages of the pieces and working on them and creating exercises out of each 'trouble spot' (you got to be creative on creating such exercises to make them truly effective though, and some people find difficult doing it), so isolating technique practice with scales, arpeggios, damping techniques, tremolo, bass control, etc... might help you boost your results in key areas of performance. That's the main reason why we do technique to begin with. I hope my answer is clear and useful for you! I'm always happy and interested in contrasting opinions an approaches as there is not only one way to go about music :) Wish you a nice day!
@jsguitargeek14323 жыл бұрын
@@MerceFont What a wonderful and detailed reply, maestro - gracias, Just a few points back: 1. How many of us will ever play the Aranjuez - except in our dreams? :-) 2. Making exercises out of trouble spots is an excellent ideat (again - gracias) - as is using scales to dampen ambient string vibrations. 3. How about just combining scales with bass notes; i.e. Alternate 6 & 5 with the thumb - while playing EMaj. scale patterns starting in Position IX? Using all the patterns; im / ia / ma / mi / am / ami etc. This is kind of what a LOT of the Bach pieces require - the coordination to manage thumb and various fingering/string patterns? Just asking - Muchas gracias
@jsguitargeek14323 жыл бұрын
@@MerceFont OK - So I started remembering more of the repertoire; Rafaga, Caprichio Arabe, Dowland Fantasy & other Lute pieces - Villa-Lobos Etude#7 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2K0koB_fsemb7c&ab_channel=GuitarSalonInternational) and there actually are a fair # of exposed scale/runs. So - while I will continue to practice combined bass/scales - I have to agree with your points 😎
@jsguitargeek14323 жыл бұрын
@@isosceles7436 Looks like the score is Scales: 100 - JS Guitargeek: 1 - But, like all technique, scales are a means-to-an-end. And - unless you're a pro-player - guitar life can be (too) short.
@lisavento74746 ай бұрын
HOW are you plucking with the left hand? seeing that would help for us on an acoustic who are trying to pick up clarity and speed.
@jackdeago36393 жыл бұрын
Can you arrange and make tutorial for the lonely shepherd
@davet26252 ай бұрын
This may be a silly question but I'm new to this.. Does it matter which finger of the right hand is playing the note? I've played a little acoustic and so I'm accustomed to play strings 654 with P, 3 with I, 2 with M, and 1 with A. Is that good for exercises like this?
@christopherjones534 Жыл бұрын
😊
@tigranayvazyan59745 ай бұрын
I've noticed that startin' from about the sixth fret (i.e. 1st finger at that fret), for the "1v34" shape, I automatically switch to fingers 1, 3, 4, instead of 1, 2, 4. This might be because I tend to use those fingers for that particular stretch for the majority of cases (especially, when practicing). Have you experienced anything like that?
@marceloisoni91583 жыл бұрын
For me is way more natural 1, 3 and 4.
@KoshNaranick3 жыл бұрын
How is your right hand playing the strings or are you just using your thumb?
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
for such exercises you can do any variation you want. All i-m, all p, or p-i or p-m, or p-a-m-i... you get the point. Just start with an easy fingering for you to focus on left hand and later down the road you can always spice it up with different right hand ideas
@robertfantazo47513 жыл бұрын
Love
@richardschannel99953 жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial! Your video begins with an excerpt of a famous piece that I recognise, but which I can't name. What is it?
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Is the Allegro from the 2nd violin sonata by Bach :)
@richardschannel99953 жыл бұрын
@@MerceFont Thanks!
@inemmichaelofficial34882 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. Excellent! 400%? 😞
@MerceFont2 жыл бұрын
😂
@anuragtiwari67372 жыл бұрын
Mam my middle finger is only about 3.5 inches and followed by index and ring finger I am struggling to get 6 string without muting adjecent string Mam i want to ask is my fingers too small to play ? I am beginner but thank-you i am following your every stretching exercise
@MerceFont2 жыл бұрын
Hi Anurag, I doubt your fingers are too small, I'm quite certain the problem lays on hand-wrist-arm position.
@Hernan.d9 ай бұрын
Thanks, what happens berween the second and third finger, that are really stiff
@nerylsiaАй бұрын
well no, there is a piece that requires me a 3rd to 8th fret stretch and another that requires 5th index to 10th pinky stretch.
@deeproyal7067Ай бұрын
I'm biggest fan of yout beautiful eyes❤
@billbruns9582 Жыл бұрын
You played that faster than the speed metal guys
@ojsojs6004 Жыл бұрын
For a good classical guitarist, shredding is a piece of cake
@guitarviolintr15873 жыл бұрын
I'm going to ask you something: Should we study technical issues on the guitar every day or every other day?
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Depends on the amount of time you've got available. If you can do it daily you will of course feel faster progress, but if you time is limited is great if you can have a clear organization so that eventually, within blocks of 2 days you get to cover everything :)
@guitarviolintr15873 жыл бұрын
@@MerceFont thank you, some trainers say it is better to work every other day because in terms of muscle memory
@josemariayago5592 жыл бұрын
Hola merce! Como puedo conseguir el libro??
@jackdeago36393 жыл бұрын
Video for fingers nails shapping
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
I guess I will need to do some day... it's a must for a classical guitar channel right? 😄
@jackdeago36393 жыл бұрын
@@MerceFont lol yes it's really essential . it's as the importance level of the practice because it relates to the quality of the sound and the comfortable when playing
@vernondafonseca88672 жыл бұрын
Gr8 playing & superb exercises, thank you ! I filled in the Form with my name & email address, received a mail to confirm my subscription, but haven't got the pdf yet. I did this once again, so can you please send me the download , thanks again !
@MerceFont2 жыл бұрын
Hi Vernon! Check please the spam inbox, sometimes the emails can land in there. Let me please know if you find it! :)
@vernondafonseca88672 жыл бұрын
@@MerceFont I checked, but it is not in my spam box. Can you send it again, please? Also, do you have a tutorial on how to keep the left hand fingers close to the fretboard ? I manage to do so to a certain extent, but would like to do better. Thanks a lot for your invaluable lessons !
@anthonyrebock535110 ай бұрын
I can't see the right hand...no puedo no puedo
@heavybassnotes19512 жыл бұрын
I have a question. Although I play bass, but I try to implement some of guitar stuff on bass... and I have one huge problem. When playing long runs, especially chromatic stuff my entire forearm of the left hand goes stiff, including my fingers. From that reason I'm really struggling when playing... any advice?
@MerceFont2 жыл бұрын
it's tricky to say without seeing you play but might be because you are using the grip (thumb vs the other fingers) to press more than using arm weight (this keeps your fingers freerer even when you need to press the strings)? let me know if you can notice the difference :)
@burtmantooth89135 ай бұрын
😮
@tonyn19263 жыл бұрын
Can't you use a guitar with Frontal fret markers, so we can see which frets are being played?
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Classical guitars don't have frontal fret markers so... nop, I can't 🙃 Little tip: if you can see the 5th fret without counting one by one from the head of the ugitar (imagine the fingers 1 2 3 4 on the first position frets) you should go pretty fast finding all the other positions in relation to this fret :)
@tonyn19263 жыл бұрын
@@MerceFont Thank you very much for a quick replay. I am a beginner in classical guitar and did not realize that, even though I have seen some that do, mostly in the lower priced guitars, which I too own one of them. Taylor is the only brand that has them on all their guitars, low priced to high. What you mention is true when we can see the whole finger board, or a large portion of it, it is when you bring the camera in for close ups, that is very hard to see. In any case thank you for wonderful lessons, and being such a great warm and beautiful person.
@halfabee2 ай бұрын
Where is the PDF?
@Fallingleaves1295 ай бұрын
my fingers are the opposite :'( They're too flexible and mute all the strings
@Stoffer550011 ай бұрын
Your PDF link doesn't seem to be working for me. It'll take me to the page where it wants a name, e-mail, and a captcha, but it won't let me submit to gain the PDF
@MerceFont10 ай бұрын
Try another browser and see if it lets you submit the form to receive the file.
@sanuaung7 ай бұрын
Can't download pdf 😢😢😢😢😢
@d.d.703 жыл бұрын
Does it happen more often that the pdf download from your website doesn't work? I've tried two times to fill in my name and email address butt the pdf file doesn't come into my mailbox 😱😱
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
Hi D.D! Check please in your spam inbox, sometimes these automatic emails get filtered there. Let me please know if you find it :)
@d.d.703 жыл бұрын
@@MerceFont Hi Merce😁 I also checked my spam and it's not there either. I also tried it with another email address and that also didn't work. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong but after filling in my name and email address I got the message to check my email so I it seems that it should work but weird enough it doesn't
@MerceFont3 жыл бұрын
@@d.d.70 strange... will check if its anything I can fix on my end but people have been receiving the pdf without problems these days. Seems to me like your email might have some strong filters/spam protection that are not letting such automatic emails in. If you dont manage it, send me please a message via my website so that I can send it to you personally. If that wouldnt work (unlikely though), then I would conclude that your email officially hates me hahahha😂
@d.d.703 жыл бұрын
@@MerceFont I will send you an email via your website. Thanks a lot for so much effort!! You are awesome!!😁😁