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The Best Guided Warm-Up for Your Left Hand, Part 4

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Here is Part 4 of a new series of guided warm-ups for my students and Six String Journal readers. In these guided warm-ups, I’ll go through some of the most important drills to help you establish a good routine for warming up before practicing your repertoire.

So go grab your guitar and get comfortable. In this second video, I’ve set the metronome for quarter = 60. We’ll go through the third part of my go-to slur routine, which involves three and four-note slurs (124, 134, 123, 234, 1234). For the right hand, I simply use p for strings 6, 5, and 4, and then use i, m, and a for strings 3, 2, and 1. Follow along, stay aware of good form, stay relaxed, and stick with it until you can start to increase tempo with a good foundation.

If you’re a beginner, take it slowly and don’t wear your hand out. Pause occasionally for rest and let your hand catch up. It might help to just watch the first few minutes to get a sense of how it unfolds for the fingers.

The Best Guided Warm-Up for Your Left Hand, Part 3

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I’m in the process of creating a new series of guided warm-ups for my students. Here is Part 3 for Six String Journal readers. In these guided warm-ups, I’ll go through some of the most important drills to help you establish a good routine for warming up before practicing your repertoire.

So go grab your guitar and get comfortable. In this second video, I’ve set the metronome for quarter = 60. We’ll go through the second part of my go-to slur routine, which involves compound slurs (121, 232, 343, 131, 242, 141). For the right hand, I simply use p for strings 6, 5, and 4, and then use i, m, and a for strings 3, 2, and 1. Follow along, stay aware of good form, stay relaxed, and stick with it until you can start to increase tempo with a good foundation.

If you’re a beginner, take it slowly and don’t wear your hand out. Pause occasionally for rest and let your hand catch up. It might help to just watch the first few minutes to get a sense of how it unfolds for the fingers.

2023 Cedar Jean Noel Lebreton for sale

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For Sale. This is a brand new 2023 Jean Noel Lebreton Cedar Doubletop Concert Classical Guitar. Beautiful cedar/cedar doubletop with nomex and balsa. Elevated fingerboard, Schaller Grand Tuners. French polished top. Considered to be the best doubletop builder in France. Jean-Noël utilizes both balsa and nomex in his doubletops. This particular guitar is a great cedar doubletop: rich thick and powerful basses paired with warm and energetic trebles. The response of the instrument is excellent. Sound comes out immediately and is extremely well-balanced. What is wonderful about this guitar is that it reacts like a great traditional cedar guitar but has the extra energy and depth of a great doubletop. Action is low and easy to play. 650mm scale and 52mm at nut. Comes with the original EK case.

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Cedar (balsa/nomex doubletop), Indian Rosewood Back and Sides, Elevated neck/Ebony Fingerboard with additional 20th fret, Armrest, French Polish Top/cellulosic lacquer back and sides, 650mm/52mm. Comes with the case it shipped in (EK). Buyer pays $100 towards shipping (domestic US only). I’ll pay the balance. International shipping possible but extra. $8850