Open Q&A Part 3 – Technique and Articulation

Q&A Part 3 of 3: Technique & Articulation Questions for Classical Guitar. Thanks to all my patrons and supporters who submitted questions. If you enjoyed this lesson please consider supporting the site.

Here’s the YouTube link if you want to watch the video there.

I held an open-ended Q&A on Patreon and so many questions that I’ll be making three videos to answer them all. The first video is general questions. The second video will be on practicing and improvement. The third video will be on technique and articulation.

Question & Answer Times

  • 00:00 – Intro
  • 0:36 – Sitting Position Routine
  • 5:00 – Rest Stroke vs Free Stroke Speed
  • 7:32 – Speeding Up Tremolo and Arpeggios
  • 12:10 – Right Hand Balance
  • 14:49 – Rests and Muting
  • 18:30 – Right Hand Pinky Use
Bradford Werner
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.

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  1. thanks for website and incitefle lessons. i’m needing to learn articulation. i think once ii know a song i can hum it with articulation including crescendos dimivendos etc. volume wise it seems like maybe 3 levels on a classical guitar. maybe four with very loud.
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