Fingertip only playing on modern classical guitar

I thought May Day needed a video promoting fingertip only playing-no nails-on the classical guitar. If you're not a professional concert player...it's the way to go...well, I think so...so nobody will bother!

[@reginaldphillips7615]

There are many advantages of being a finger tip only player, most of them are due to avoiding the disadvantages of being a nail player. Beautiful playing.

[@StevenWatsonMusic]

Lovely sound Roderick! And a novel interpretation of Adelita

[@luteman]

Many thanks for your comment. A LONG time ago, I took a course in 'courtly dance', and the dance taught from Poland was the mazurka. The actual strict tempo for dancers means that the two quavers that start a bar are always dotted, so I tried to introduce this, as Adelita is a mazurka.

[@chang1865]

Past great player like Tarrega also taught his students to do only tip, no nails. I personally like the timbre of the non-nails better.

[@luteman]

Many thanks for your comment. I think that the timbre of no-nails playing on the guitar is pretty much confined to the historical section of classical guitar playing these days. Tarrega, later in life, played without nails, but it's unlikely that the modern concert player could do that now. Expectations are very different. Best wishes.

[@tateharmann3057]

Really lovely Roderick! Big fat treble sound - love it :)

[@luteman]

Thank you Tate. I must admit I'm a bit of a nerd about fingertip only playing...but once it was the dominant style, and I believe that it is still viable...even today.

[@tateharmann3057]

@@luteman Awesome! I'm nerdy about it also and agree that it's viable even today. It's always a treat when a lutenist picks up a modern classical guitar :)

[@vypesofficial]

Amazing playing!!

[@luteman]

Many thanks and best wishes.