This session was done on May 31st
I. Warmup
Nail care
Stretches
String climb + spider crawl + chromatic scales
II. Technique
Vibrato
- Practice relaxing fingers without guitar
Tremolo
- Work on stability of hand with thumb (keep thumb straight instead of bending back)
- 10x of PAMA, PMAM, PIMI, PMIM at 60bpm
Rasgueado
- Rotate accents 60bpm with speed bursts
III. New Repertoire
Go over first page of Bourree
Review
I. Warmup
I shouldn't file the left edge of my right hand nails because it is too difficult to remove the corner. I should order nail strengthener.
Stretches 30min
Notes on Finger independence stretches.
- Fingers were splaying too far from each other, sign of tension.
- I need to remember to bend both the 1st and 2nd phalanges.
- To ask: is it possible to fully disconnect M & A?
II. Technique
Vibrato (5 mins)
- Practiced some, still struggling with pinky / index.
Tremolo (35 min)
- Recorded from new camera angle. I realized that I need to push my fingers forward and contract a bit. I also noticed that each pluck I am relaxing the last part of my finger before playing. I think my fingers need to be fully relaxed when they are "on deck" for plucking so that the pluck step is just a contraction rather than a relax-then-contract.
- Try the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ukbQysEehk technique tomorrow.
Rasgueado: (20 min)
- I realized I've been contracting my hand and need to remember that I only should be using the extenders, and I should place the right hand so that extending strikes the strings.
III. New Repertoire
- My ability to play this piece regressed after my break.