Watch THIS before playing Asturias

Ana Vidović teaches a few of the fundamentals needed to play Isaac Albéniz's most iconic piece for the classical guitar, Asturias.
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Warm Up Routines Of World-Class Guitarists
While warming up can often feel like an unnecessary chore, those initial moments you spend with the guitar in your hands are arguably the most important part of your day. Learn how to kick each practice session off right with these tips from world-class guitarists!
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[@lucianoferraz7222]

🇧🇷We Brazilians appreciate you very much, you convey a lot of peace. 🇧🇷🤗🤗🤗👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@TheSilent333]

Ana is an absolute treasure! I hope to see her play live one day!

[@jamestreanor4361]

She is absolutely amazing.

[@alfredfi8833]

Fabulous I wish I could have listened to this years ago great advice

[@danlewis7707]

A slow pace with relaxed hands and curved fingers to minimize injury and develop muscle memory and a suggestion to avoid the development of personal nuance or the introduction of the written tonal variation until the piece is entirely under your fingers. A measured and careful meditation upon foundation and intent meant to blossom with time and practice. A scientific approach. So rare and worthy to hear advise from a master to a nascent student of the classical guitar!

[@sergioavalos9343]

La mejor guitarrista de la actualidad

[@alfredotoledo7213]

Eso es una opinión personal

[@usaskjock]

YOu can tell how disciplined she is and really emphasises first principles/basics

[@sidneysantos4783]

hi Ana, I'm Brazilian, you could leave the legend activated with the option of the Portuguese language (with Portuguese) so we can take advantage of your tips. I'm a fan of yours!!!! thank you very much and success. Kisses.

[@UFO6600]

Thank you for the good advices. I learned this piece 50 years ago, probably with the same challenges you mentioned in this video. Playing it slow is probably not so well understood when you are young. So it is very good advice. What is helping me personally most is 1. play without music sheet 2. keep the ego under control. Do not try to be better than you are. Relax. 🤓😋🥰. Do not be too stubborn on fingering and melody. Make it your own piece.

[@GordonLF]

What do you mean by ¨play without music sheet¨? I can't learn it by ear.

[@UFO6600]

@@GordonLF Dear Hector, I normally do also not learn by ear, although this is sometimes a good exercise. Only when I forgot a piece or part of it, I try to reconstruct it first by ear. Or if a piece does not sound perfect to my ear, often the beginning or end, I change it by ear. But what I mean with play without music sheet is, do not use music sheets WHILE playing. When I had to play the piano as a child I could only play if I had music sheets in front of me. So I could sort of play like a robot and „sleep“ during playing. In this way I could not really play from the heart. When I learned Chinese a few years ago, my brain was sort of reprogrammed. After that I could learn sort of „picture like“ and not using much music theory or intelligent sequencing. Now also my ego has vanished, so I am also not afraid to make failures anymore, I even enjoy it and find it funny sometimes. Hope this long clarification helps. It is sometimes difficult to explain things in one sentence 😋🤓🥰. Have fun.

[@GordonLF]

@@UFO6600 I'll keep reading the music. Thank you.

[@duobare8749]

Your comment is more worth then the whole video, thank you:)

[@UFO6600]

@@duobare8749 Wao! Thank you. 🤓

[@alejandrocamarero3679]

Thanks Ana for existing

[@impossiblemusicforce]

Thanks Ana! The first time I saw someone playing this peace was you, long time ago! It was to difficult this time, but perhaps I can fix it now! 🙏

[@manoelcouto5109]

Entre os melhores do mundo. Sem erro!

[@hugomuro9879]

Ana ...eres la reina

[@benoitrobert2806]

Thank you so much Ana ! 🥰

[@Voyageurhorsdutemps]

Thank you for your good advices. Very much useful ✨

[@สุภชัยชิวหวรรณ]

That's good advice ! This is a wonderful spanish song and very interesting when play by classical guitar..

[@ashershetrit8721]

Thank you!!

[@robinterkzer8128]

Wonderful !

[@johannamit4388]

Totally agree, good advice.

[@sonamnechen8733]

This gave me some serious flashback to when I was in my guitar classes....

[@ongakuduo]

thank you so much for these advices

[@Oakiyox]

I learnt the beginning of this piece a long time ago because the 2 first sections are easy while being pretty impressive and rewarding. I tried to learn the 3rd, but I didn't had the level to play it properly, so I kind of adapt it by "reversing the tremolo" because it's so much more natural for me. So instead of playing the si string, then the mi string, I'm doing the contrary. Don't do that. It's a pain to change, and the speed you gained playing that way will be halfed because you're not uses to practice the correct one, and it's very frustrating.

[@alejandroleguizamo7722]

I can play Tarrega’s Capricho Arabe, but the learning of Asturias is being hampered by my darn short fingers and the digital gymnastics of the second section of the first theme, when the triplets begin.

[@DIGITAL7Media]

Literally what i am going through after months of mastering Capricho Arabe

[@gardnep]

Great advice for people who do not have small fingers.

[@MateusSilvaProfessor]

Você toca muito! You play so much!

[@emet6306]

Well said!

[@markpozsar5785]

This was 7 minutes of my life that I will never get back. Everyone studying any instrument for a time knows all of this, super basic.

[@ericlamont1302]

sharing thanks

[@Xhstwisbfj_]

Guitar goddess 🥰😌😇😇

[@elluisito000]

Yes, this piece is very hard 😀

[@SamsungMobiletwo]

Hi miss. What size@fret of this guitar?

[@Paradis_Péstilentiel]

Advices from Ana Vidovic are very interesting of course. But why showing the same section twice ? Why is everybody doing that today ? Why not showing the same section 3 times then ?

[@channelanakkecil192]

saya beli gitar nya bu ana brp

[@owenc4188]

And here I am trying to hybrid pick the whole piece ....ooops

[@Za7a7aZ]

My right hand is crap...first it will take some time to grow nails and second the apoyando and tyrando is still in infancy. Long way to go..

[@angularsquare8757]

All good until bar 37, the C chord, doing the trill on the G and E. Argh!

[@tokaiii1]

Анюта, было бы здорово, если бы Вы записали Астурио в медленном темпе, чтобы можно было рассмотреть расположение пальцев.

[@ryanitomusicandcuriosities]

You,re the best ana remember this comment my name is ryan areias de jesus in 10 or 30 years you will hear this persons name

[@pejon2269]

Vidovic is a very good guitar player, but for me though, she never quite made it to the very top. Ona je naj vjeravatnije is klase Petrinjaka isto kao mnogi drugi ... isto kao i Petrit Çeku, koji je za sada moj naj omiljeni gitarista danas.

[@ivanbadaev6621]

What kind of preview is that? The video title says "watch this before playing ASTURIAS" not "watch before picking up the guitar and playing your FIRST CHORD"! If I wanna learn this piece then I probably know how to practice and even (surprise-surprise!) what a metronome is! 10 wasted minutes out of 10

[@EricTViking]

Excellent advice, however the main motivation in learning is enjoyment. If you want to let it rip and play full speed, do it. If you don't want to do 30 minutes of scales before playing, don't bother. By all means learn the correct techniques and practice them as much as you can - you will need them. But don't let dogma paralyse you into never picking up the instrument.

[@MultiBadboy666]

100% Agree with that but we should warm up at least 5 minutes otherwise we could risk injury. Maybe warm up with an easy piece one enjoys instead of doing scales?

[@EricTViking]

@@MultiBadboy666 do you warm up before doing the warmup though? 😁 Seriously though, there's no need to warmup to practice. Before a performance definitely but for practice it can just be part of the practice. Have been playing 40 years and never had an injury from not warming up.

[@Richef777]

Thought this was going to be a Asturias lesson. Not a beginner tutorial?

[@jedxra]

"before" playing Asturias, they didnt say they will teach you the piece itself

[@mohamadamirian9235]

آخه تو گو سرت میشه آموزش گیتار در 45 ثانیه اگه میخوای یادت بدم

[@lloydwalden4053]

JESUS. ❤🙏✝️ 🇬🇧

[@paulcrawford5153]

the piece is kinda rubbish to be honest.. apart from the bit the doors copied

[@huskydogable]

Rubbish knows rubbish.

[@paulcrawford5261]

@@huskydogable to insult the way u do is childish..i am sorry if u had a disturbed childhood😀

[@paulcrawford5153]

actually when you think about it... your statement doesn't even make any logical sense.. rubbish cannot recognise rubbish... so the only conclusion is you are talking rubbish.. the piece is tuneless and is the equivalent of girls aloud for classical guitar but lacking is quality..@@huskydogable

[@maxineparker3372]

Too much talking in the beginning about technique that one should have learned long before attempting this piece; and not enough information about this specific piece. She wasn’t much, if any help, concerning Asturias.

[@cryoemenjoyer]

I absolutely love Ana. Her's playing is so elegant.

[@sotirzvanidjubre4109]

Where is she from? She looks like could be Serbian?

[@jachauru794]

@@sotirzvanidjubre4109 ....she is serbian, a beautiful woman😍

[@Alessandro.Fiorenza]

@@jachauru794 actually she is croatian

[@notsure5840]

would have liked to hear her play

[@johnkasianowicz6536]

@@notsure5840 She’s great in concert. I’ve seen her play live twice.

[@crazycat1345]

This new generation of classical players are doing a fantastic job.

[@ihateyou1379]

Thankfully so much is being put on KZbin

[@sleethmitchell]

i played banjo for 60 years. never followed good advice like yours, because there just wasn't so much advice (for banjo, anyway!) because i practiced all my bad habits, they 'sounded' okay until i started to really age. this turned out to be critical for my own musicianship. now, my physical limitations make my bad habits impossible to sustain... i practice employing proper hand position, wrist alignment, fretting everyday. progress is very slow, but it really doesn't matter if i 'run out of time'.

[@carsaziondevall7123]

I only wish all this information was there 20+ years ago... Due to injuries, during military service, I will never be able to play the pieces I always wanted to play. I can barely play Malaguena, But seeing such a robust catalog of videos and dialog on playing and territorials. You are doing amazing work. In today's society this kind of dedication gets lost. Asturias was the piece I was working on last and before my life went to the left. I always liked the harmonics. Lord bless and keep you and your family. The world needs you light. keep doin what you do or those songs will be forgotten!

[@mathiasjohannesson9833]

I feel for you. With you. And apprechiate Ana too. She is indeed shining.

[@louiegsantarin]

Her teachings are spot-on correct. I've gone through frustrating moments while practicing because of my impatience, thinking that I already have what it takes to get to the next level. I was spot-on wrong, time and time again.

[@GravityFarm]

Best advice I've ever heard. I was fortunate to see A.V. perform in an intimate listening space in NYC, several years ago. I was mesmerized by her restraint and ability to never overpower the strings or kill her tone.

[@zeth992able]

Thank you very much for sharing your great talent on the guitar.

[@jameswalker4704]

She mentions dangerous mistakes TWICE, but never tells us what they were. Is she just trying to inject paranoia in guitar players? God knows we have enough of that.

[@gitarisngasal4678]

I like your playing on Asturias Leyenda. It flows perfectly with a very nice phrasing. The greatest interpretation ever.

[@alf8718]

Thumbs DOWN for this type of advertising. Would it really cost You too much to let people see one full lecture?

[@Malcolm.Y]

A lot of general advice, nothing significant that is specific to Austuria.

[@choochoochooseyou]

Please give us a link to your videos , oh master.

[@nipulkradmsinatagras8293]

*Much ❤ for this exceptional woman.*

[@aalb1970]

She has a very nice personality.

[@sashodimitrov8159]

Ana is absolute genius

[@boomerdell]

Ana Vidović' is absolutely AMAZING!!!!

[@travelingman9763]

As a Jazz and Blues guitarist, I am subscribing. All you mention here applies to basic mastery of mechanics. Warm-ups are well mentioned. No doubt a metronome time feel is essential. Guitar setup is very important..one string too high in nut or saddle is detrimental at times. Noone has our hands..learn to make adjustments at saddles and nuts! Also frets have to be as near perfectly leveled. Hard to find good repair folks. Takes time for guitars to settle in and most don't take the time needed as repair folks. Light strings are more forgiven but tones can sound the same as well as approaches gleaned from books. Life experiences determine artistry which may not reap financial benefits as much as clones of others often do. I studied Trombone also but mainly self taught on guitar. Had to mention things rarely mentioned by guitarists who don't know anything except to play them.

[@rodrirm]

Asturias is a piece Im pretty sure I will never be able to play, not even wrong. But good advices are always welcome, specially from the one that play the piece so well. As a funny fact, not sure why when watching and hearing Ana (or any other classical master) talk about how to position your hands and elbows, the first thing that comes to my mind is the video from Tommy Emmanuel playing Classical Gas and doing all the things "wrong". I guess different types of music requires different skills.

[@tedrobinson3802]

I quit playing years ago because I just wasn't happy with my progress. Now Im back at it just for the enjoyment and mental retreat. Now my playing is better than it ever was.

[@蓝色-r6l]

That’s why she had come to be one of the most popular guitar player in the world.

[@2HimTru]

Would you consider a short, entry Right & Left Hand close-up Tutorial slowed-down (for Correct Fingerings) to "Sevilla" by Ibeniz? Thanks.

[@matthewbeyer8861]

Love the tips coming from the individual that set the bar on multiple pieces on a performance level!

[@rocambole93]

Ana is THE reference in guitar of the 21st century like Segovia was in the 20th merci Ana!

[@guyoli190369]

I love this classical one! It's the first that I learned while learning playing classical guitar together with learning the notes. I'm not far yet, but I'll get there 😁 There is however a little weird movement going on on my right hand. It's going up- and downwards while playing the strings. Not a big issue but it's strange. It's like my hand is dancing at the rhythm 😂 So that's a technique that I need to get rid off. If I fix my hand with my pinky it's ok, but I'm not allowed to do so..... If I can play Asturias within a year I'll post it on my channel 😁.

[@kbkesq]

Yawn. Such an overplayed piece. Just study flamenco for the same 100hrs you’ll waste on this piano piece. Ana has played this 1000’s of times. Talk about boring.

[@josschmitz9400]

Skip this video if you really want to learn something about playing Asturias! She only plays a C major scale. Nothing more. Rest is talk, talk, talk. No instructions, examples. Nothing usefull.

[@j100j]

2:05 I usually play guitar for like 5-7 minutes at a time so I guess I'll just have to practice for -13 - -15 minutes so I can practice scales for 20 minutes.

[@michaelsolomon6594]

Ana is my hero. She’s a gem.

[@prazinho3941]

She sais virtually nothing about the piece itself. There's no value for improving how to play Asturias, just generic advice on practicing.

[@pauldebruyn4389]

Can you please give tuning advice. Standard or equal temper. Will tunning half-step down be recommended.

[@liouaflazi9537]

Always as elegant as the pieces you play Ana.

[@bird100yearsago2]

5:57 great point It is not an equation and it can be changed.

[@hansschetselaar1657]

Very good video with helpful advices👌👌👌👌 Many thx Ana 😂🤗🌹

[@elchacaldelzanjon310]

all i know about guitar i learned by my own , never had teachers never gone to conservatory, i´ve just started as a child learning mayor and minor chords first, i learned my first scale like 5 years later to beging playing, then i bouth my own electric guitar where i learned more scales and improved mi tecninc cos i wanted to play fast as steve vay or Ynwien Malsteem , but i learned all that way the hard way but i think it was more beautifull becouse i discovered all by myself, i feel like a blind man, when i think in a sound my fingers just know where to be . The hard challenge about this song is not how fast it is or how complex chords are, but the pain on my tumb jajaja thats the challenge, beside i just play for fun, so something i just want to play a song before go to college or to work i know the full song but never warm up because dont have time jajajaja but wen i have the time to play more songs before asturias then i can play this very fast.

[@normanc918]

I should have seen her advices many years ago so that I may have less mistakes. The most advice to me I dont have to follow exact fingering position that the players demonstrated, because each person' fingers are different to other people.

[@pnaylish1004]

I would love to hear Ana play this piece at that slower tempo! Even her practice is beautiful to hear.

[@TheSapanone]

Beautiful? Ha! This is much more than just beautiful. It is a world class tone quality and exceptionally clean. But no matter how much this friendly woman explains - you will never get close to her playing. Never! Ana Vidovic is one of if not THE leading guitar player in the whole world. To be able to play similar to her you must begin at the age of 6 or 7 with a good teacher.

[@yoanhotte5821]

You are so absolutely right Ana.

[@vanessaweemsss5740]

Thank you for sharing your learning techniques. I hope to learn Asturias, Recuerdos d Alhambra, Farruca, and Por una Cabeza, asap, but as you mention...dont rush! I agree fingering should be comfortable, otherwise its not good for your hands.

[@KarlRuizS]

I know shes a master, but too much much talking to say play it slowly with metronome and by sections

[@ragnarkisten]

Right wrist should be straight? Ever seen John Williams?

[@monktrane325]

Thank you as an older man, your lessons will help.

[@kosiekoos9408]

Flamenco.or.classical guitar for.this piece?

[@mohitrahaman]

A chance at learning from the master herself! Thanks tonebase and Ms Ana

[@CaliforniaMortgageLoans]

Ana is amazing! I love her concerts. A great lesson in this video by a master.

[@billbaumiester6764]

Sometimes I wonder if Slash isn’t playing a form of Asturias on some of his solos

[@sylvainroy9509]

If I had listened to this with a piano part in the background, most, if not all of your advice would also have been applicable. It is good to have that kind of refresher some times.

[@jarumirkhan6326]

ja sicherlich ist es schön, wenn man es fließen spielen kann. Vielleicht in 2 Jahren oder so. Aber danke für deine Tipps liebe Anna

[@KrilleCaveman]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video keep the great playing up ❤️

[@joseeugeniosanchovinuales7615]

Muchas gracias por los consejos,para poder aprender

[@jwschrijverhidma]

Dank je Ana. Duidelijke uitleg. Ben hier heel blij mee. Top

[@willem9688]

Spreekt ze Nederlands?

[@f0rce_spe3d]

Wonder how many people in the world can play this piece...

[@daverobert7927]

What is color? Thank you for this vlog.

[@sierrabangs9227]

Really great advice for practicing in general too, not just this piece 🤔

[@abslenchar2347]

Thank yoou mam, you inspired me to sell my guitar

[@saadilamari4580]

Perfection requires work, a lot of work