Left hand development exercise and right hand thumb technique

This clip shows an in-depth left hand exercise great for both flamenco and classical guitarists.
Included is a tip on powerful thumb playing in the right hand.
For more in-depth instruction for flamenco guitar please visit www.learnavel.com

[@myoldskool]

One of the best teachers I've ever seen with a guitar. Invaluable advice.

[@Anriuko]

You're a sage! Your teaching style is like an invitation to be consciously present in the moment and tune in to one's own feeling in order to unravel the essential reality of whatever microcosm is the focus of the lesson, while highly analytical and insightful at the same time. I appreciate the depth, breadth and realism. It is very rare to find such lucid educational material in general, so I'm very glad to have found this window into the vast, complex and nuanced reality of guitar playing and flamenco! Not only am I engaged throughout the videos, but they're packed with stuff I take with me to contemplate on later. Exceptional value. Big thanks!

[@danielkillorin9742]

Youre a sage of a student and commenter i was feeling the same thing but you said it haha

[@barcodeguitar1652]

Would love to see more videos like this. Fantastic teaching style.

[@bubbles3161]

These lessons are priceless. Thank you Adam.

[@bedbedrooms]

The sound of your guitar really is powerful. I can compare it with my Alhambra model 7Fc that has a totally different sound. The secret of playing on guitars like these and yours is that when you are relaxed playing it, the guitar starts taking over your mindset. That's why people can get lost, feeling the burning fire within themselves when they start to play Flamenco like style. Love your work and reminders in this video 👍🏻👍🏻🙏

[@ChingiWingi]

Great lesson. I hope you'll come back to youtube and continue sharing your wisdom and techniques

[@vgoldmacadar]

Excellent work, The most difficult part of guitar coaching it’s explaining the feeling that you need to achieve, in order to Deliver results, Thank you for your dedication and attention to detail

[@michaelmcmahon3183]

A joy to watch. So much to take away, so much practical wisdom! Thank you

[@777xino]

Excellent tutorial.....this is quality instruction from a true maestro!

[@hiddenwater]

Thank you! Very helpful and useful. Using the least amount of energy, yet achieving the best possible result, great practical philosophy! 🙏

[@zapatex1]

thank you for your great teaching!

[@sergiojaenlara2091]

Magnificient lesson. Thank you very much.

[@Annie-zs2bt]

Thank you So much for the video, it’s so helpful for a newbie !

[@javiermk1055]

Excellent explanations!

[@homeiztherealestatesocialn9082]

A wonderful teacher!

[@santiagosm243]

You`re the best! Thank you for your clases, your sense of humor, and the quality of the explanations and the techniques. Please continue doing videos like this! Greetings from Argentina!!

[@Proximo011]

Please keep going with educating :) you inspired all those years ago I think for the flamenco and also classical guitar, you can teach so much :)

[@france5090]

Great video! Thank you a lot fot these tips. I love the philosophy you put into music, a very introspective point of view . I'd like to ask you what kind of microphone do you use on your guitar? thanks in advance ;)

[@fetzcou]

Adam you're an excellent guitarist and teacher

[@ronfromoregon2709]

My only regret is not finding you sooner , the beauty in your play is resinating , like an echo of love. Fantastic

[@IMorenoI]

Great advice by a world top guitarist. I really love your technique.The Altamira guitar sounds really amazing. I hope someday you can come to Guimarães International Guitar Festival. Congratulations

[@ericdiaz6008]

I hope you make videos about all of those subjects you mentioned briefly.

[@OsvaldoGold]

The man is a genius player and a genius teacher. Bien primo!

[@giovannijake3056]

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[@markuskelvin1800]

@Giovanni Jake I would suggest FlixZone. You can find it on google :)

[@lianjohan479]

@Markus Kelvin Definitely, I have been using flixzone for months myself =)

[@giovannijake3056]

@Markus Kelvin thanks, I signed up and it seems to work :D I appreciate it !!

[@markuskelvin1800]

@Giovanni Jake You are welcome =)

[@beastlybombers]

Excellent video. You are touching upon things that nobody talks about. You are very funny. Love it.

[@coreymihailiuk5189]

I appreciate your wisdom in remaining open minded to the various different ways that different guitarists physically approach the instrument. I too have seen fabulous players who definitely "deliver" with vastly different approaches, some of them rather unorthodox. Rules are sometimes great and other times must be broken.

[@Aalii6]

great lesson!

[@domushkamovies]

Extremely useful!

[@imanabdollahzadeh4375]

This is the way that I would like to practice very fine details of being a guitar master. Keep updating your very intuitive videos dear Adam. Thanks for the efforts.

[@adamdelmonteguitarist]

Iman Abdollahzadeh thank you. Will do. There are more on the way

[@robertcanedo7607]

I used to teach all grades, and found that when I broke things down, with certain words, visuals, and even gestures, for emphasis ; my students could relate better, and learning was fun and successful.Thanks, Adam. I hope you tour Texas again. I live in the Austin area, and definitely would attend your concert.

[@adamdelmonteguitarist]

Thank you Robert!

[@Armov]

Thanks Adam, working on my LH more these days so this was right on time. Cheers. - Armen Movsesyan

[@adamdelmonteguitarist]

Nice to hear from you Armen. I saw some of your vids and you are burnin' man!! Keep it up!

[@myonalicante]

Man, this is true teaching, It is meditation with the guitar. Thanks a lot

[@adamdelmonteguitarist]

You’re very welcome! “Meditation with the guitar” ... I couldn’t have said it better myself. Enjoy!

[@nimajaberi4718]

Thank you so much

[@miguelangelcarrillo4693]

Maestro Saludos !

[@grantme47morewishes]

Loving the metaphors, Adam: aliens come and kill everybody (what are you gonna do?), practicing in a trailer in Siberia while your roommate sleeps, falling asleep while driving with the sun in your eyes … priceless!

[@astrota1090]

Keep going please maestro. ❤️

[@ujwalgurung9181]

Sir thanks I want to learn from ur video

[@marybox8366]

Love it 😊 Excellente’ 👋

[@BartMassee]

Great lesson, and funny too! thank you🤟👍

[@LOMBOKGUITAR]

long time not see u maestro...

[@roybrewer7865]

THANKS

[@mitchellcastillo646]

Make more videos please, your funny and inspiring, a lot of KZbinrs are wham bam thank you mam but you take your time to teach. Love your videos bro

[@adamdelmonteguitarist]

🙏🙏🌈

[@federicroderick7130]

Very good.....thank you....oh...., can you tell me more about the Altamira guitar, where and who makes them how much the cost and can they mail them to P.R. thanks and God bless.....

[@ThatPoyglot]

Hey Adam! Nice video! I'm in LA and I have a bunch of these left hand exercises. Would love to do a livestream with you to discuss.

[@adamdelmonteguitarist]

Sure, that would be great! Always like to learn new things. shoot me an email at [e-mail]

[@PatrickTengmusic]

I am beginning to love flamenco guitar haha

[@momemo5771]

what about the harmonizing the por arriba scale that you promise ? l'm still waiting for it master...please make a video for it l really need it..thanks a lot

[@davidrona]

I prefer to play with the guitar on my right leg - AND find it a bit difficult to move my RH position moving between the bridge for harder tone to the sound hole for the warmer expressions. Trying to find the balance without having to play in traditional ' classical ' seating.

[@pacosp4709]

¡Gracias! No sigo la explicación al detalle, pero la intuyo casi Saludos

[@adamdelmonteguitarist]

Un dia haré un videito en español

[@pacosp4709]

Adam del Monte gracias maestro! Ole

[@arpadelluna]

HMMMMM .... I THINK I LOVE THE MONKEYTAIL IMAGE. Thanks, again.

[@SeaCryptWeave]

please make a video on your theories!!!

[@adamdelmonteguitarist]

I will. I know it’s been a long time. Too many irons in the fire… soon enough. Thank you for your encouragement

[@ronburshtein5454]

תותח :)

[@adamdelmonteguitarist]

Ron Burshtein 🙏😇😂

[@andreasandrias]

Hi adam!! I love your lessons, you are very analyst about everything and you dont leave space for mistakes. I love this. Keep up the amazing job maestro! I also have a question for you because I trust you. During playing at nights I use a silent classical guitar. I am not sure that this guitar helps me to improve my skills. Is guite and I can play with passion but is totally different than a classical guitar with body. So do you thing that I have to stop studying with silent? Ehat is your opinion?

[@adamdelmonteguitarist]

Andreas, you’re right! You shouldn’t practice with the silent guitar because it’s tension is much softer than the regular classic guitar. When you practice (notice I didn’t say -play once in a while) with such a soft guitar your muscles get weaker and you technique begins to falter.

[@andreasandrias]

@@adamdelmonteguitarist thank you so much! I bought silent because I have time for practice at nights to do it silently. But I notice that after few months my technique has problems that I didnt have before. playing like begginer (again) :). So new question follows, how can I decrease the volume of the guitar? Do you recommend piece of sponge under the strings in the bridge side? Or any other suggestions to dont bother my family at nights....

[@adamdelmonteguitarist]

The sponge is better than the silent guitar, but still not a huge fan of the sponge either, cos it gives you wrong feedback of sound and it also lightened the tension of the strings in the left hand also giving you false information. it’s tough… try practicing very very quietly (not all the time) but that will help you relax and be more accurate, but at least you’re always in touch with the reality of your instrument.

[@andreasandrias]

@@adamdelmonteguitarist thank you again adam! See you in you next video! I cant wait!

[@sinjaja5836]

Monkey tail ... I won't ever forget that 🙈 Bet it will help me. Thanks for the fantastic tutorial.👏

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

At about 5:40, he talks about how training can go out the window when you actually have to perform. So true. As Mike Tyson said: "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."

[@thomasszejnmann3917]

The explanation of the exercise (left hand) begins at minute 18. (This does not mean that the introduction is not interesting)

[@rubenkoster1015]

Hello Adam, i have another question. Can you make a video about how to practice rasgueado? Because i have reached a certain plateau, and i struggle to develop the desired speed. Could you please help me? Looking forward to hear from you. Greetings.

[@adamdelmonteguitarist]

There is only so much detail I can go into in this format. For a proper process of instruction on ALL rasgueados, please check out the Rasgueado package at newlearningvision.com Thank you for your input!

[@rubenkoster1015]

@@adamdelmonteguitarist oke, thank you for your reply.

[@zachlym2249]

Fantastic, just wondering do you offer skype lesson?

[@adamdelmonteguitarist]

Yes, I do. email me at [e-mail] Cheers

[@PetraBamann]

Sehr hilfreich und witzig.

[@adamdelmonteguitarist]

Danke 😉

[@joebloggs339]

great lesson - maybe pull-offs should be renamed pull-downs

[@roybrewer7865]

Same with the violin. . .individuality of technique . . .etc

[@Antonio-dj5ko]

De que luthier es esa guitarra?

[@adamdelmonteguitarist]

De Altamira. Hecha en china.

[@Antonio-dj5ko]

Si en serio?

[@ronfromoregon2709]

Take me in as your PadaRon 😆

[@roybrewer7865]

YES! I agree with the word "programing" rather than "practice". . .I have "practiced" my mistakes for too many years! I think I've practiced making booboos more than playing them right!

[@al_wombat]

Yeah please add an affiliate link for the Altamira! Gracias...

[@arniemejia]

Impose your will on your fingers indeed. Otherwise, you will have a dedocracia!

[@brookeaday9423]

monkey tails.. did not see that one coming?

[@daveydoodle1916]

Thank goodness because I hate the Traditional Classical Way!!!