Tremolo exercises.

[@patricioclaveria4891]

The best tutorials online, that's for sure. Thank you Jack!

[@SeleneJawad]

Masterly lesson, you have not let out any detail. Teachers generally do not teach the student this way because it is so small the percentage of students today who would take the time to understand and implement. I hope that students appreciate this lesson, can access to your video.

[@jasonlee9194]

Finally I have found the most effective way to practice tremolo! It really works for me. Thank you Mr Sanders.

[@StuartwasDrinkell]

thanks Jack, always looking for new approaches to practicing my tremelo, recently managed to get recuerdos de la alhambra under my fingers.

[@markdaniels4878]

Thanks again Jack! today while playing recuerdos everything seemed to fall in place. My tremolo finally feels steady and smooth. I think your statement about the arm and hand working as one unit and the thumb operating independent, really did it,, and about keeping the hand steady over the string being played tremolo. Really wonderful to finally have control , now I can really experiment with dynamics and tone colors! I'm loving this. You are a very god teacher , wish you lived in Tucson, haha.

[@docfloc]

I wish I had a permanent recording of your video lessons. They are simply top notch. Greetings from Scotland.

[@LuthierJack]

docfloc Thank you!

[@oscarmace6984]

thank you Mr. Sanders for the good tips on practicing the tremolo.

[@scotty3670131]

Just caught your show at the library in Metairie Louisiana today! Excellent! I am also a guitar player and singer, and I really enjoyed your performance!

[@MrFret20]

Thanks, Jack, for this excellent tip, and for your many other helpful articles in Soundboard. God bless.

[@shlongtown3000]

Good advice, some things from this are helping with my RH index finger

[@markdaniels4878]

Thanks for this! I have been struggling with tremelo for years, now I have hope for a polished sounding tremelo.

[@matiascerniciuc4629]

Thank you so much for taking your time and sharing this important lesson with me/us.

[@MiskoKatua]

You seem a perfect teacher to me! Great stuff!

[@bazzuz]

Thanks for the helpful lesson! What I'm finding hard is keeping the thumb rhythm aligned with everything else. Hopefully one day I can make it look as easy as you just did.

[@SeleneJawad]

Oh, yes, of course. I am very grateful for your help.

[@MB-en3do]

Amazing! Mental breakthrough watching this!

[@paulhickey6896]

Brilliant video, thanks!

[@kalmangt2265]

thank you for this! I am having a hard time getting my tremolo to sound continuous. I am holding a ot of tension in my pinkie and forearm, need to relax. Will def put your and technique to use.

[@musictutorialswithmanoranj7952]

My heartiest gratitude and thanks ...... Respected Sir for shareing such wonderful knowledge

[@namir4113]

You R the beast 👌🏻👍

[@thanhluong8297]

Thank you cery much I love the method you did Hoping you will have the best health to continue helping more students like me Thank you Sir!!!!

[@MountMonty]

Fantastic lesson. Thank you

[@leonotusleonurus17]

Yes, thanks Jack. I have developed a few exercises myself. One thing I do is I figure, "well I might as well make an exercise out of a piece that I play" For instance I would take two or three bars from Recuerdos and use them as my "exercise". I choose, of course, the problematic areas of the piece. I like your approach and will add them to my practice. However, a fine tremelo for me remains elusive. Seems to be one of the hardest things. I hope it is not my nail shape, but I often wonder. It is great that you explain about the importance of right hand and right arm relaxation though, as I agree that this is ESSENTIAL and one I still need to work on a little. Looking forward to GFA in LA!

[@johnshort5003]

Yes, use your imagination and make an exercise out of the difficult parts, it's the best strategy.

[@Arriscraft]

nice lesson . Have been playing recuerdos de la alhambra a long time, a really long time and i use three fingers ,. But now i am starting to use my small finger .4 fingers . I find the tremelo is stronger indeed Thanks

[@clipshift00]

rob brunet how?

[@swaroov9236]

sam Deuda using four fingers is easy if you know to use three fingers well.....after a few days of practicing...you can use every finger.actually i have overcome it with few exercises shown by my guitar teacher

[@TienNguyen-fz2uf]

It's very helpful!! Thank you a lot!!!

[@ipaporod]

Nice lesson, like always Jack!.The only thing I would add is that you must be very careful not to make the basses sound louder. Usually this happens because, since the thumb is the power house of both hands, people unconsciously tend to make the bass line a bit louder.

[@klarinutte]

Wonderful lesson. Thank you so much.

[@LuthierJack]

Thank you. Let me know if you have any questions. Try to be especially aware of tension in your biceps when you play tremolo. The tendency is to pull backwards with the biceps which usually compromises your right hand position and definitely causes problems with finger movement.

[@SrAbrahamAugusto]

Very enlightening. Thanks!

[@portgasd.bassii8952]

great teachings Honestly I learned a lot in just first couple of minutes n I improved in just minutes.I was so unhappy with my finger positions.thanku so much I subscribed:)

[@1y13]

really good lesson. This needs more views

[@TheDouglasSeth]

This is very, very good! Thanks for the great video.

[@azzans]

This was really helpful, I was struggling to understand how to properly tremolo. Thank you so much!

[@DeadlySinzzz]

that was so awesome! subscribed.

[@etiennelegoff7224]

Thanks a lot for such a good video !

[@alexmusic2387]

This video is gold

[@cristiano2pf3lz]

Thanks a lot Mr. Sanders, helped me a lot!!! Hope some day I can take lessons with you! haha =) Thanks a lot!

[@ubuntu2382]

Thank you.

[@brianstorm597]

Great tips thanks a lot!

[@LuthierJack]

Hi, yes, I will be there on Oct. 25. Thanks for watching the video, more will be on the way soon - see you then! Jack

[@BIRU255]

Great !!! Appreciate it. I start to practice.....

[@rob_pj]

great video, thanks.

[@ThinhTran-mw9es]

Thank you ! You're did solved my problem 👍

[@warmscar236]

Thank you very much.

[@KEMALARIC]

thanks a lot Jack..appreciated.

[@tomquirke1688]

Great tutorial cheers

[@Arriscraft]

nice lesson . Can you play recuerdos de la alhambra . I am studying it

[@colinpham640]

Thank you so much Sir

[@wasimbhai3386]

Awesome

[@imzaazmi]

Thank you sir ❤️❤️

[@carlossouzarios9014]

.Thank you for the lesson

[@ETman2230]

Awesome! thanks a lot

[@franzxaver4025]

5:48 what is that song/exercise you are intruducing? the name?

[@onnodejong7827]

Matteo Carcassi - Op 60 Study No 2 In Am

[@franzxaver4025]

thanks!

[@17051956able]

its a good exercise thank

[@patriciasmall6037]

How does one get rid of the nail clicks? Does that come with speed, so that they are no longer noticeable? One can also hear buzzing in Segovia's playing, and of course, squeaking noise in the left hand, but I am told that is unavoidable. Yet we are made to believe that the more expensive guitars are virtually free of string buzzing. Didn't Segovia rate the most expensive and thus buzz free instrument?

[@jacksanders3210]

Hi Patricia, You bring up some good issues, and hopefully my thoughts will answer your questions. First of all, I think nail clicks are usually where the player touches the nail before touching skin, rather than simultaneously, so it's a question of accuracy. Every time you pick up the instrument this should be something that you address very carefully - never expect good nail/skin touch to happen automatically. Buzzes are complicated...on the one hand, if your action is really high to avoid buzzes, then you have to squeeze your left hand super hard which causes all sorts of problems and can cause serious injury. I advocate a bit lower action than many guitarists as a way to maximize the ease with which you use both hands, plus, I've come to believe that the top 10% of a guitar's volume is best used only very sparingly. When I listen to other guitarists, I rarely enjoy it when a person plays loud - maybe that works for pianists, singers, and most other instruments, but not so much with the guitar. Good playing action isn't necessarily a question of the cost of the instrument...I can't tell you how many top-priced instruments that I've seen that had what I consider unplayable high action. In his later decades, Segovia favored Ramirez guitars, which can be considered low-buzzing guitars, but also tend to have rather large necks that often create difficulty for most players.

[@OkitaSougoPie]

I find myself struggling with tremolo especially in Requerdos de l"alhambra! The first part couldn't be more fluent and comfortable but the instance I enter the 2nd part, my tremolo technique collapses all together as I start to feel my right hand getting stiff, all the way up to my shoulder. At this point I just struggle to complete the piece!

[@jacksanders3210]

Experiment with stopping at the end of every measure, relax your hand, arm and shoulder, then play the next measure. After each measure where you stop and relax, be sure that when you proceed, your entire arm feels 100% relaxed and rejuvenated. Then, play through it again relaxing at 2 measure intervals and then perhaps 4 measures. Hopefully this will reverse the "association" of tension that you have developed and replace it with and association of relaxation. Let me know how this goes. Also, be sure to feel the weight of your right arm on the guitar at all times. Good luck!

[@OkitaSougoPie]

Thank you very much for the advice. It'll definitely try it and hopefully get some results. :) I'll try to reply again if it goes well!

[@Nata34Moscow]

Hello and tank you very much for the lessons. Your students are very lucky to have a teacher like you! )) Do you give online Skype lessons per chance? )

[@yuridanylko]

Thanks

[@michaelp8856]

is he good , or what! wow! thanks

[@porkyo123]

How come I don't get volume out of the high E string like I do with the other strings? Seem I have to hit hard with AMI to get volume.

[@jacksanders3210]

Without seeing your hand position it is difficult to say for sure, but I am thinking that your right hand position might not be centered over the string properly. It may be that the movement of your fingers should be more under your hand, not as much in front of your hand. Try practicing tremolo on each of the 6 strings where your thumb and three fingers all play the same string then focus on pivoting from your elbow to change to the next string.

[@SeleneJawad]

Well. I'm here playing a little slice of Recuerdos de la Alhambra and focused on the behavior of my biceps. This is the normal stress and my arm rests on the guitar (as always urge my students) There is just something that worries me. My ring finger because it does not use it, it takes off a bit of the other fingers, and remains somewhat stiff. Sometimes I would have incorporated into my right hand technique. Excuse my english please.

[@markdaniels4878]

Spent the day practising tremelo and listening to your tutorial quite a few times. Very helpful indeed! I look froward to the next lesson , you mentioned another segment on tremelo? Do you ever play in Tucson , we have a great guitar society here. THanks again!

[@jacksanders3210]

Mark Daniels Hi Mark, Tucson is a wonderful "guitar city" and I had the chance to perform there a couple of years ago for the Piatigorsky Foundation. I'll make another tremolo video as soon as I can free up a block of time.

[@jamestbaldwin9116]

What chords are you playing and do we finger the chords

[@prowala]

Thank you for this video sir

[@muhammadalfanfuadi4462]

Thank you sir

[@LuthierJack]

Glad to help! Jack

[@IIMAecuador]

Excelent good teacher

[@mitchimusmaximus1]

Are you coming to Wenatchee valley college? I'm currently a student there and I play classical guitar (nowhere near as good as you). It's funny because I thought of this technique back when I first started playing, but I convinced myself that it was too hard for any human to do. You have re-convinced me that I know absolutely nothing about guitar. Hope to see your concert at WVC!

[@neibakent6354]

Thanks alot. I learned.

[@Atomicgherkin]

You mean Radialis. brachio-radials, flexor, and extensor groups.

[@Arriscraft]

wow i really love that ? four fingers is easy After a few days. Tremolo is not easy . Try playing recuerdos and tell me how easy it is to play sam ?

[@hitorferreira1432]

lo pueden traducir en español

[@vietphuongbui3282]

I love you

[@ghgodsexposed]

this guy almost looks like bruce campbel, especially when he looks to the side

[@LuthierJack]

Selene, Could you please contact me at: [e-mail] so that I can help you figure out what the problem is? It may be that your extensor muscles are tight and you are moving too much from the middle knuckle. This sometimes results in "reactionary" movement from the small finger.

[@luisrioscancino2433]

toca y no hables mucho

[@jamestbaldwin9116]

What chords are you playing and do we finger the chords