77 Legato Exercises for Modern Guitar - Joseph Alexander (Kindle, MOBI) {BFTM} [BЯ]

-77 quick-working exercises to develop speed, smoothness and control in your fretting hand-
-Every exercise is accompanied by an individual audio example available to download for free from http://www.fundamental-changes.com -
-This is the method taught by London's Guitar Institute-

There is a common idea amongst many guitarists that excellent instrumental technique is something that takes years to master. They believe that technique should be put before all else and that it should occupy the majority of your practice time.

In my experience this is not the case, and actually, an over-enthusiastic, single-minded pursuit of ‘perfect’ technique can be counterproductive, unnecessary, and even damaging to your health.

This book is one quarter of the full work, Complete Technique for Modern Guitar. It focuses solely on picking and 'right hand' technique.

Legato means ‘in a smooth and flowing manner’. In music, this means the slurring of one note into the next without a discernible gap, or attack between successive notes.

Legato on the guitar is generally handled in one of three ways;

1) Left hand hammer-ons
2) Left hand pull-offs
3) Right Hand tapping

This section examines hammer-ons, pull-offs and the unique rhythmic challenges they present us with, due the natural physiology of our hands.



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