The Secrets of Mastering Tremolo Technique - Part Two (Classical Guitar)

[@saulesquer4371]

Thank you very much for part 2! Im already geeting better at tremolo with these tips!

[@ManusNoble1988]

@@saulesquer4371 Great - glad it helped!

[@DerekHasted]

Squaresunmusic has already beaten me to the comment about putting slashes on your top notes in your "reduction" (see also Elaine Gould's "bible" about music notation. But I should have started with a positive comment - there's a shedload of good stuff here, and so many of the tips apply to much other guitar music too. I think what's particularly helpful is that you've covered a lot of the "hidden" techniques that, as a teacher, I've never found in a book... the concepts of "defensive fingering", as I call it, also help with block chords where a brushed "accidental" string can spoil the sound. And I use your "speed bursts" to show beginners how ligados (that start off as an extra job - two notes and an extra action) eventually become a single entity that produces two notes and becomes a real boost to speed and continuity. So there's a lot of points in your video that will help all sorts of pieces. A really good watch - the time flew by!

[@ManusNoble1988]

Yeah I really dislike putting those slashes in, seems unnecessary haha but technically speaking they should be there! Glad you liked the vid

[@squaresunmusic]

Very good follow-up video sir! I like that you addressed the inner melody a bit in your phrasing section. Good advice and good demonstration! I'm also glad you shared your version of Tárrega's score for a more succinct and less laborious reading experience. I agree with you entirely! I often rewrite many scores this way too. If I may make only one suggestion regarding your score, I suggest adding the tremolo beams to your notes that are featured in the tremolo lines. An example may be viewed here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremolo. I'm not a fan of using Wiki, but this looks safe. The single tremolo beams are the only thing missing from your score. You would of course need three beams for each of the notes in the tremolo line.

[@ManusNoble1988]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed! I know technically speaking those should be added into the beam on the note, but I really dislike the look of them and find a marking to show 'tremolo continues' or 'similar' or 'etc' is enough for me.

[@squaresunmusic]

@@ManusNoble1988 I understand. These are the advantages when one scores for oneself!