Right-Hand Technique: the most valuable concept you need to know🌟

[@2134yanto]

Hello Merce. Hope you’re well. Just found your channel. I’m a total beginner at 61 but enjoying it immensely. Lessons such as this are invaluable in teaching correct techniques. I find your lessons so easy to follow. So well articulated. Thanks so much

[@MerceFont]

Thanks a lot Ian! I'm happy its useful for you! Keep up the good practice! 🙌🏻

[@scottkleyla7752]

Also a 60's absolute beginner friend. Perfect practice makes perfect work is my Grandfathers skill lesson.Merce also I think!

[@chrisbeaumont4630]

Good on both you gentlemen for deciding to get into guitar, it's never too late to learn. If you would like any good classical guitar song recommendations to learn I'd be happy to show you some that help you learn to play yet sound great.

[@2134yanto]

@@chrisbeaumont4630 very kind of you. I’m always interested in ideas for pieces of music to learn. But I’m really not very good at playing them! Thank you

[@aureliomartinez2633]

I'm 60 and going little by little very hard for me but looking forward not to the back

[@claudiafrers8923]

Most guitar players are not aware that you can 100% transfer most classical guitar techniques to other guitar styles. A great example is what you teach in this video which has won you a subscriber. Not following your advise can lead to so much injury. This is the first time I have seen this concept explained so well. I had read about it but you made it crystal clear. Thank you so much

[@ojsojs6004]

Absolutely. Any good classical guitar players can do shredding on electric guitar effortlessly.

[@juniorbirdman4650]

@@ojsojs6004 not until they've re-learned their right hand technique with a plectrum though

[@heroe1486]

​​@@ojsojs6004Not all, there is a plethora of techniques needed for "shredding" that classical players never practice.

[@JamesHoustonWhite]

You're a great teacher - you keep it very simple and slow, focusing on the basic fundamentals. You also play with elegance and fluidity, which shows your excellent technique. Excited to follow your channel!

[@АлексейКонюшков-щ4в]

Точное, наглядное и лаконичное описание приема игры! Огромное спасибо!

[@robertwelker1681]

Merce, I've only recently found your KZbin tutorials and want to thank you for providing instruction on basic concepts that are helping my playing immensely. I wrote and performed songs back in the 1970s and 80s and put my Martin in the closet for 40 years while focusing on a career and family. Upon retirement, one of my goals was to return to guitar and, much to my surprise, I found that I had forgotten 99% of what I had learned previously and that relearning was a greater challenge than I had expected After taking face-to-face lessons for a couple of years, I grew increasingly frustrated with my progress and thought of giving up. Then it occurred to me that I needed help with fundamentals such as hand placement, finger control, fretting etc. I really appreciate your providing this. I've no ambition to become a classical guitarist; I focus mostly on folk and blues, but your teaching seems to apply across genres. At least that's the case for me. I taught college for many years and learned the importance of boiling complex phenomena down to simple assumptions and actions. You do this wonderfully! Bravo!

[@intlicht]

Gratidao , simple & direct

[@ferdinanddagmang1674]

Hi Merce, I'm 68, and picking up the clssical lessons lately. I bought a Yamaha GC 3D 1971 and its quality really pushes me to continue. I played the guitar when I was still young but only had time since my retirement to concentrate playing classical. Your lessons are not only extremely helpfu--it goes into the most basic techniques that others do not cover. Besides, your sincerity is infectious. Thank you !!!

[@danielclossey9]

Just the information I was looking for; And found nowhere else. Thank you so very much.

[@gitarci213]

These tips are so precious, thank you so much, master Merce !!

[@MerceFont]

My pleasure! wish you a great day! :)

[@resonations]

Thanks!

[@MerceFont]

Thank you so much! Very kind and generous of you!

[@johnminet9067]

I am 45 today, I have bought a beautiful Esteve classic, I spare 5 month for it. I always kept. I took course when I Ad and things like that were not working. I was 20 I wasn’t practicing between lesson so no. Progress but always believe that I will return. Today I need to feel my saoul. I think I am ready to work. And I am so happy I keep my espèce she is ebautdfulk. Thank you for your teaching.

[@Jazzavi12]

I'm a Jazz guitarist newly obsessed with trying to learn classical guitar. It's a frustrating and humbling experience. Thank you so much for these extremely valuable guidelines which are fundamental to proficiency in technique and good sound.

[@MerceFont]

Nice, hope it helps and brings you a bit of joy during your practice sessions :)

[@mugiwaranoDave]

Hi there! How’s it going with the transition so far? I play mostly jazz chord melody stuff and consider playing a nylon string as well as learning and applying some right hand technique to have some of this unique sound and feel under my fingers

[@jerryarm4160]

Great lesson, thank you.

[@Ronald-so8dj]

Very good teacher, thank you !!!

[@marjoriestein1005]

Thank you Merce! I've been slowly trying to learn classical guitar and have had lessons from 3 different teachers over the course of 3 or 4 years now. Not one of them ever talked about how the fingers will naturally return to their starting position if you focus on letting the entire hand relax. Fantastic lesson, thank you!!

[@AngelPl4y3r]

As someone that was classically trained and because life happens and ended up in electrical for years (not that there’s anything bad in that) this little things are the crux of my existence when I come back to it. Thanks for the video:)

[@MerceFont]

🙏🏻

[@kikodasneves1]

Jazz guitarist here who has played with a pick or hybrid (pick + fingers) his whole life and is now starting to dive into the classical world for fun ☺️ greats tips. It’s actually quite interesting how different the electric and the classical guitar are as instruments… for me, electric bass is a much closer instrument to electric guitar than classical guitar is.

[@MerceFont]

very true!

[@Stratocaster42]

Hello! This was such a lovely video and I really hope you see this. While practicing getting my finger to return to the quick position quickly, I found a really useful "trick": instead of focusing on making your fingers move to play the strings, focus on your forearm. All the muscles and tendons that control your fingers are in your forearm, and somehow this change of focus from your finger to your arm makes it much easier to get your fingers to snap back into position. So to anyone reading: pretend youre "pulling" the strings with your forearm and not your fingers

[@blahdiblah2169]

Thank you Merce for making this video. I really like your style of instruction. It's clear and concise. Right hand technique is so fundamental and something I've been struggling with. Please continue making more instructional videos. Thank you again!

[@MerceFont]

I'll do my best to bring more tutorials very soon, for sure! Glad it helped you! Stay well and keep practicing! :)

[@mscir]

Total agreement, her teaching style is so easy to watch and learn from.

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

I do play w/ a Pick so it's easier to make a good sound by simply striking the strings.

[@helge.techno]

amazing, thank you so much!

[@neserdoryrajoo7312]

Hi, first of all thank you for all the important pointers for classical guitar beginners like myself. I can't help it but have to say that its easier to learn from a good-looking teacher. Having said that I fell your earnestness in wanting to share and teach. You're someone with passion for the art that you do and for teaching. I want to say that I really do appreciate that. Thank you for all the help because my fellow students and I need all the help we can get. Merci !

[@MerceFont]

Thank you! Thats so sweet of you to write this:) really appreciate the kind message 🥹

[@Gergoool]

If only I could access such valuable information, when I was a kid, excellent explanation! 🥰

[@gorillahawkpeacock4688]

The comment you made in regards to the thumb position being unnatural has freed me from months and months of torture. I can continue my journey without the worry now. Thank you kindly. 🙏

[@MerceFont]

That's great! happy that was useful :)

[@mughalshahbaz2674]

A sincere Musician sincere with Her Music

[@orlandobonzi2607]

Awesome ! Thanks for the great video :)

[@kervinrodriguez1833]

I’m new to the classical guitar world, coming from playing blues and Rock. I love your tutorial videos. Thank you for making them

[@resonations]

Fabulous! This corrective video has done more to help me than any teaching session from any source in years. I also play 12-string guitar (my hero is guitarist/composer Ralph Towner), and as you know the spacing between string pairs on a 12-string is much narrower than between individual strings on a classical guitar. I have struggled for a long time to cleanly play just one pair of strings without hitting an adjacent pair when plucking. That problem immediately went away when I applied the lessons in this video, as did right-hand muscle cramps. I will be applying other video lessons from you, and I am thrilled to subscribe to your channel!

[@MerceFont]

Aww thank you so much!!! I'm so so happy to read you finally found the way! Happy to put such videos out to help you :) Wish you lots of progress with them!

[@ChristianWan]

Very useful! Thanks for your teaching.

[@robertkrepek2561]

That rosette is amazing!

[@MerceFont]

yay! I love it as well! the guitar maker did an incredible work there, one day I'll make a video on that so that you can know the massive work he did... 😊

[@davemartinez5840]

Thank you! This was very helpful 😁

[@حمیدهتوکلینایینی]

Very good and usefull🎉✨

[@DDickinson458]

Thank you so much for this. I am primarily a rock/blues/metal player and any finger picking stuff I learned was in that "world" so more like the incorrect pluck. So in trying to learn classical guitar this has been my biggest roadblock and none of the previous videos I watched did a good job of explaining it like you did.

[@benkim2016]

Gracias a ti!

[@winstongotsole]

Very helpful lesson. Subscribed! Thank you!

[@MeadowsOfSound]

I am so glad to have discovered your tutorials. These are the sort of refinements I would have learned from my stepfather, who played classical guitar, and even studied under Segovia; but he has Parkinson's now, and can only advise me by phone-NOT the same experience! Thank you so much.❤

[@JOSEPHC777]

Now this is a very valuable lesson, there is an improvement already with my playing, especially picado Thank you very much !!

[@espendahlandersen8109]

Very good video. I've been playing electric for over 20 years, and I still polish my touch every time I practice. I find it very enjoyful.

[@strawberyfield]

Thank you, Merce. Are you Catalonian? I am 39, I have lived in Cubellas for 5 months in 2008. I know to play guitar from age 13. But now I am learning classical guitar. I use the mothod book of Julio Sagreras - Las Primeras Lecciones de Guitarra. I needed some advice for the right hand and I dropped on your tutorail. You are a very good teacher. I also needed advice for the nails. Good luck

[@GodsStoryteller]

Thanks. You 've got a very important class here, especially for me, as im preparing to start learning finger plucking soon. Im still a beginner. Want to tidy my strumming, chord transitions, etc then dive into finger plucking. I subscribed.

[@Michajeru]

This is a very good video for me as I am working on improving my right hand technique. I tend to tense up my hands when I concentrate on learning a piece. Consequently, I have started to experience some pain. I really need to learn to relax the fingers and developing economy of movement. This is so important.

[@BurninSven1]

Thanks for the tips, good to know. My guitar teacher told me the most important thing is to never have long fingernails on your right hand. Never keep them longer than what is needed for a normal life style, you see you need the skin to build a good tone.

[@Dutcharmytent]

Thank-you Merce for a focused lesson. Easy to understand.

[@MerceFont]

You are welcome!

[@AlessandroUlcigrai]

Very good video...thanks

[@peymannoorbakhsh4749]

The only VDO that explained RF importantes. Very useful 🎉🎉🎉 enjoyed alot

[@MerceFont]

Glad to hear that!

this is very important for me. tx a lot for your kindness and generosity

[@MerceFont]

You are very welcome :) thank you for your kind words!

[@dark_red_blood]

Thank you, best teacher ever

[@metealpaslan9176]

Very detailed explanation. Very good. Systematic explanation. Thank you very much.

[@MerceFont]

Glad it was helpful!

[@krispynachos9980]

I am primarily a metal shred guitarist and I am looking at getting into classical style guitar playing. This is a good video to start with. Thank you.

[@deanieharP]

Thank the fore arm part was very helpful even without my guitar I feel the difference in my hand playing from forearm verses fingers

[@PavanKUmar-zm4nc]

Thank you 🙏🏻 Merce Font. Valuable insights and tips. Greetings from Texas.

[@MerceFont]

Thanks you Pavan for watching! Best wishes to you and practice well!

[@DraDonGuitar]

Hola, Merce, encantado. Soy un guitarrista aficionado japonés. Recientemente he encontrado su canal. Es muy útil y fácil de entender. Muchas gracias.

[@bernadettedmonte6123]

Thanks a bunch. Very helpful. Wish I had learnt this earlier

[@michaeldavid7802]

Excellent lesson thank you!

[@MerceFont]

:)

[@michaelmckinney7240]

Thank you Merce for a great lesson.

[@MerceFont]

Thank you! 😃

[@allansue69]

Thank you so much for this. This is a valuable knowledge for people like me whose just starting to play classical guitar. Cheers.

[@MerceFont]

Thank you Allan!!! Very happy to read that!

[@paulkelly7057]

Thanks for the advice, clear, and very helpful.

[@MerceFont]

You're very welcome!

[@reinaldopuig557]

Hello teacher, I have greatly improved my performance on the guitar by watching your videos and applying your knowledge and advice, it has been very difficult for me to play in a relaxed way, mainly in the scales, but little by little I have been overcoming it, thank you, I am not lost none of your videos.

[@alvarorojas225]

incredible pedagogy, I'm self teaching and yor lesson was a bless, thank you!

[@MerceFont]

Muchas gracias Alvaro! Me alegro que te ayude!

[@satanghost8856]

This is so perfect and exactly what I was looking for/ I've been trying to learn and struggling with tension and pain on my wrist and tendons. You are a life saver!

[@MerceFont]

I'm so glad!

[@nickrobinson2023]

A valuable lesson, especially for students who are just beginning. Thanks for sharing. Excellent work.

[@keithpoulos8641]

Thank you for this video, this answered a ton of questions for me what exactly should I practice!

[@MerceFont]

Awesome! glad to help :)

[@henrypagan6657]

Bi thanks for the videos I’m 55 and just started playing classical love it

[@Lutemann]

That's very true. You are using flex and release. What you should mention is how you get from string to string. You either move from the elbow or from the shoulder in order to keep the fingers in mid range.

[@johnshea5253]

Hello, I'm 68 and relearning the guitar. I have alot of old bad habits that effect my tone. This video helps alot. Thank you.

[@MerceFont]

awesome! keep it on John!

[@prateeksharma5649]

Thanks I'm just starting today✅

[@andretamm7667]

Thank you! It is a very helpful and useful video. I am a beginner guitar student. I am going to use it.

[@MerceFont]

Awesome! Wish you lots of progress!☺️

[@congatnguyen1787]

thank you !

[@scottkleyla7752]

Yes Maestro. Classical guitar fingering lesson exercise perfect. Thank You.

[@davidschestenger3366]

Tus vídeos son extraordinarios muchos de ellos resolvió problemas, la música de fondo que utilizas en tu vídeo no permite prestar toda la atención que te mereces Gracias por tu generosidad me dará gusto tomar clases contigo

[@ksj2936]

Thank you!

[@MerceFont]

Welcome!

[@NguyenHa-qc1sm]

Thank you! I wish i knew it last year!

[@markd2851]

Thank you very much. Been looking for a good video like this one for a while. Trying to get back into classical guitar and couldn’t figure out why I kept missing strings with my right has I played. If you don’t use it, you lose it I guess!!! But It all makes sense now. Just have to rewire my brain again. Gotta go practice now! Thanks again!

[@MerceFont]

Glad it was helpful! Wish you success in your rewiring!! 🙌🏻😃

[@MANISHSHAH9]

Really very precious techniques

[@MerceFont]

Thank you so much 😊

[@thomasrudolfhansel]

Hello Merce, thank you for the excellent video regarding the right hand technique. Your explanations are very precise and detailed. I've been playing the electric bass for a long time and my whole life I've had the problem of not being able to play particularly fast. But your explanations showed me a few new points that might help. Maybe I can get further with this :-) Good luck and all the best for your career! Thomas

[@stevenlader732]

This exercise has significantly increased my awareness of finger strokes. I recently discovered your channel and have found your videos helpful. Thank you!

[@MerceFont]

Great to hear!

[@joekail8031]

Thank you so much for the great advice

[@MerceFont]

You’re welcome 😃

[@gavrinmahaffey3656]

Very helpful!much appreciated

[@harleygrandpaernie]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. I am 57 and trying to learn finger picking. You are great teacher and explain things very well. Thanks and God bless

[@MerceFont]

You're very welcome!! thank you for your kind comment!😊

[@homeonthemountain]

Thank you for this, it was really helpful

[@MerceFont]

I'm so glad!

[@bernardoaguilargt3763]

Missed this class back in the day. I moved on to electric (picked) and my left hand felt great but the right hand… *sighs* really nice class.

[@klaasdanieldijkstra6897]

Thanks for the advice,you're awesome 👍

[@MerceFont]

Happy to help!

[@lucastarifa1448]

really great video thanks

[@MerceFont]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@perfass]

Thank you so much for this video! I was looking for a video on this topic and yours was very helpful!

[@MerceFont]

Thank you Elvira! Glad it was helpful! :) I wish you a great practice!

[@marcelgonzalvez]

Hello Thank you for this vidéo. I'm a beginner on classical guitar and these exercises will help me a lot. How to practice the rest stroke ? Best regards from France.

[@gemaf]

Thank you for your time. I appreciate your dedication. May I please ask ,do you have a video on nail shaping?

[@MANISHSHAH9]

Very nicely elaborated Thanks a ton

[@MerceFont]

Most welcome!

[@josemariayago559]

Para sentir que lo hago bien gracias

[@amadeusvengerwolf4579]

El mejor video de técnica de mano derecha que he visto hasta la fecha, muchas gracias! I am also very impressed with your English, it's amazing

[@MerceFont]

hahaha muchas gracias Pablo!!! me alegra que te ayuden mis videos! 🤗

[@TwelveTwelveEightTwo]

Super helpful, thank you.

[@MerceFont]

So glad!

[@woodmelui326]

OMG, this really help. People always say that my right hand is full of tension. Now that I have a direction to fix the problem, thx a lot!!

[@MerceFont]

wonderful!!! thanks for writing it! It makes me happy to know that other musicians get help from my tutorials!

[@jeffdeering822]

Well done!

[@devai2670]

Thank you Ma'am 😊

[@MerceFont]

You are welcome Deven!

[@powerplantproductions2987]

Great video, thanks!

[@leviticusvalko5100]

Your videos are so helpful!! I just got into playing classical guitar and there hasn’t been much information about it but I’m glad I found your channel!!

[@MerceFont]

I'm so glad I can help you then! Indeed there are not many classical guitar dedicated channels with tutorials, I'll do my best to bring lots of topics to get you covered! 😊 keep on practicing!!!

[@martyjames6204]

excellent, thank you

[@MerceFont]

Glad it helped!

[@stefanhansen5882]

This was amazing! Thanks a lot!

[@MerceFont]

Glad you liked it!

[@miketabacco5436]

Spent two years on this right hand alone w my teacher. I sucked. But it made me pretty good on electric.

[@erdogan330]

thank you great lesson.

[@nijwmzen29]

Hi, so grateful. I subscribed to your channel. Can you point me towards a lesson that you might've posted on right hand finger indepence, especially between m and a fingers? Thanks