Learning Rest Stroke From Youtube Shorts

[@evantaucher]

bought me my Sor hands T shirt 😀

[@Sorhands]

Oh hey! Thank you so much 😄

[@Davibe7.7.7]

Grisha Goreachev has a video on this you might want check out...amazing player!

[@guitarcody9]

Cameron, thanks for the feature! I'm still working on my rest stroke to make it better! Looking forward to your next rest stroke video. Also, congrats on the new guitar. It sounds great.

[@ZachMcCordProg]

I actually found this channel from someone recommending you react to him! And now he reacts to you lol!

[@guitarcody9]

@@ZachMcCordProg No way!

[@thanagan5192]

@guitarcody9 maestro in the house 🏠, everybody 👏 🙌

[@guitarcody9]

@@thanagan5192 Haha, I wish

[@ashleyizzard1957]

Dude, I've just twigged, you're looking like John Lennon 1969 at the moment.

[@Lutemann]

Years ago on RMCG there was a guy named Gitbox who put up about 50 short videos of the 50 top guitarists doing all the important right hand techniques in slo mo. He also provide a very cogent explanation where he pointed out, correctly, that they were all doing, essentially, the same thing. In both rest stroke and free stroke, all the hot players collapsed their finger tips, but more so in rest stroke. The other thing you should work on are crossing exercises (on open strings) and flex/release in the stroke. Flex/release means don't extend the fingers, let them spring back naturally. This will get you speed up to about 140 (4 notes to the click). After that you can raise the by putting in a slight amount of extension.

[@StevenBornfeld]

I don't actually remember "Gitbox"--could have been before my time. I've never collapsed my fingertips--maybe I should try that. (I'd love to have seen that video). Happy Thanksgiving, Kent!

[@migueldemaria3830]

@@StevenBornfeld I think you were there, Steven... it was kind of in the late stages (2008ish?)

[@StevenBornfeld]

@@migueldemaria3830 Oh, for sure I was there probably by about 2000. Funny--I remember the photos of guitarists' right hands (I think posted by Richard Yates). Quite possible I just don't remember--memory ain't what it was. Hope you're doing well!

[@douglaslemus1726]

What we really increased my rest stroke over the years was constantly practicing rest stroke with a sponge near the bridge or anything that can mute the strings. Paco de lucia did this as well.

[@StevenBornfeld]

I've never had a decent rest stroke. Part of it may be that my nails are hooked (and probably too long) so I can't control the release of the string from the nail. But I'm going to try concentrating more on it and see if it gets me anywhere.

[@gooseface2690]

Is that palm bolted down, or are you adding tungsten to your potting mix? 😂

[@classicalguitarforeveryone]

Wow thanks for featuring me! I love your videos!

[@Sorhands]

Aw thanks! And thank you for the rest stroke inspiration 😤

[@classicalguitarforeveryone]

@ and you’re right. That comes up more as showing off (not intended at all) I just suck at talking on camera 😞 so it’s really hard for me to record explainer videos where I actually talk about a technique or anything really.. you’re very good at that. I wish I was haha

[@BritishBloke66]

I do rest stroke from the middle knuckle mainly (of course some large knuckle is involved). There is no end of warnings on KZbin that this will result in focal distonia - but so far so good!

[@ibrahimismail5625]

idk i feel you when you say you feel that you arent making progress but the results are showing all i need to tell you is that you are waaaaaaaay above most of us with your playing so dont worry i wont be catching up to you any time soon

[@jayrussell26]

13:50 your neurons are gonna get confused , you’re gonna give yourself focal dystonia - 😂😂😂 , laughing till choke moment over here

[@kevinmaillet4712]

SKYNYRD!!!!!!! Sorry, but I do live in the south so that just comes naturally when we hear Freebird. Lol

[@douglaslemus1726]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/paWYlounnbemb6ssi=tyMzOcLkLW7FrHvw I’d love to see you do a reaction video to paco’s playing here. I’m sure it’ll be entertaining . Keep up the good work.

[@hagin4536]

What’s the stand you use for your iPad? I need something like it

[@Sorhands]

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[@tatewreaks8688]

“My little pony hot” 😂

[@wallpapermusique]

Cameron, constructive criticism here. I think if you go back and watch this video you will notice that when you are doing "imimim" rest strokes you are moving your "a" with your "m". Sometimes so much so that it looks like they are almost glued together. That definitely will slow you down. More independence between "i" and "a" would be something I would recommend to work on. Once again, intended as constructive critique.

[@thanagan5192]

I'm not sure I agree. M and A moving in tandem is part of a hand's anatomy - unlike P, I, and pinky, M and A don't have separate muscle extensors. If you make a fist and stretch out M and A, and then flex M back into the fist, you will feel A being pulled down. It will happen even more in reverse. It's natural for these fingers to move together, and fighting that motion on purpose may actually be bad for you hand if it creates tension. I agree it shouldn't be a conscious effort to move them together, but if they do, without any tension, that's ok. Look at Cody - he's super fast and his M and A move in tandem. I think the key is to practice rest stroke slowly, with control and gradually increase tempo. I find Pumping Nylon speed bursts section on scales good for that purpose. And Segovia scales of course for both hands. Be patient, keep at it, and don't be so hard on yourself.

[@StevenBornfeld]

If I remember correctly, Cameron's old professor Christopher Berg talks about how closely m and a are connected. He mentions the "quadridge phenomenon" ("four-horse chariot"). It's been a long time since I've read his book (seems to have been displaced in my last move) but I THINK he said that worrying too much about the movement of a and trying to stop it is counterproductive. If I find that book I'll follow up.

[@wallpapermusique]

@@StevenBornfeld I see that you are an aspiring classical guitarist. And I agree that worrying *too much* about the movement of a and trying to stop it is counterproductive. But Cameron's m and a seem to be locked together and working to *improve* independence cannot be a bad thing and may be helpful.

[@StevenBornfeld]

@@wallpapermusique I'll take another look at the video.

[@wallpapermusique]

@@thanagan5192 m and a are certainly going to move together naturally but working to develop better independence is not a bad thing. A good exercise is to play one octave scales with only m (or only a) and notice that the unused finger can (and does) stay relatively independent. Even better exercise... do your scales with rest stokes using mamama. Cameron, are we not striving for perfection?? You seem unhappy about your progress with rest strokes and my comments are intended as suggestions.

[@fenderoid1111]

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