No. 4 – Basic Arpeggios, Balance, Right Hand Planting

ByBradford Werner
2020

No. 4 – Basic Arpeggios, Balance, and Planting from my 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar – For beginner to intermediate classical guitarists. Includes: notation, TAB, fingerings, practice tips, and video lessons. YouTube Lesson Link

This exercise, No. 4 – Basic Right Hand Arpeggios covers five basic patterns with four of those aiming to even out the balance in your right hand. Each finger is given a chance to be the prominent voice. I talk about how to practice the arpeggios and then go into a lesson on planting for classical guitar. I discuss three types of planting: full, partial, and sequential planting.

Also see these other important lessons:

Basic Technique Overview Video – Slideshow of Photos, Tips, & Diagrams
Posture and Sitting Position for Classical Guitar – Video, Photos, Tips, Diagrams
Right Hand Position for Classical Guitar – Video, Photos, Tips, Diagrams
Left Hand Position for Classical Guitar – Video, Photos, Tips, Diagrams

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.