{"id":1887,"date":"2018-05-05T12:30:38","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T17:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/?p=1887"},"modified":"2018-05-07T23:01:58","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T04:01:58","slug":"micro-study-14-fast-scales-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/micro-study-14-fast-scales-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Micro Study 14 &#8211; Fast Scales 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Micro study 14 &#8211; fast scales 1, is part of a series &#8211; <strong>#6stringinspiration<\/strong> &#8211; of short and sweet studies that target very specific musical bars or techniques. These are for those who have very little time and want huge gains from tight focused practice ideas.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Classical Guitar Rocks: Micro Study 14 Scale Bursts 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2bllnw84qv4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Micro Study 14 &#8211; Fast Scales 1<\/h2>\n<p>This is the start of\u00a0 a series of micro studies on achieving speed playing scales. This first micro study focuses on the 120 bpm tempo and being able to coordinate the RH with the LH.<\/p>\n<h3>KEY Strategy<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Small Chunks<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a classic 6 note repetitive idea that was inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aldimeola.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Di Meola<\/a>&#8216;s early phase &#8211; the &#8217;70&#8217;s Gibson Marshal era. (Elegant Gypsy is a fantastic album to check out from this period. See below for some ear\/eye candy from this album.)<\/p>\n<p>The idea works the 1 2 4 LH finger combination, as it is the strongest set of fingers; in the middle of the fretboard &#8211; fret V, as it presents no Left arm distortion; and only repeats it for a short amount of time &#8211; speed in bursts. Basically so all you need to do is focus on getting those fingers relaxed, coordinated and faster.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Info<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: This study is in the key of G major, however the idea is built off the 7th degree of the scale and so is more appropriately a mode &#8211; mode 7 or a locrian scale fragment. (Not sure about modes? Check out this post to get you up to speed pronto! <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/modes-made-manageable\/\">CGRocks Modes Post<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Secret<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Co-ordination<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The trick to playing at a mid tempo such as this, 120 bpm, is making sure that the fingers are well coordinated, There should be no mis-fretting or missed notes, If there are you need to work the idea at a slower tempo until your mind and body are together and you do not need to think about the movement &#8211; just execute it. If you cannot do this at 120 bpm you will struggle to get it up and past 150bpm.<\/p>\n<h2>Want More?<\/h2>\n<p>Click the links below if you want to get faster with your arpeggios.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yKdl-rh\">Beginning of #6stringinspiration series link<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Want the Dots?<\/h2>\n<p>Get them in Micro Study 16<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Flight Over Rio\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7mLAQh2HBWk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- Begin MailChimp Signup Form --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; }<br \/>\t\/* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block.<br \/>\t   We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. *\/<br \/><\/style>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" action=\"https:\/\/rhaynjooste.us14.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=c71ce8cc32f71efc383a4c785&amp;id=98757c9968\" method=\"post\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" novalidate=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n<h2>Get your free Villa-Lobos study guide<\/h2>\n<h6 class=\"indicates-required\"><span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span> indicates required<\/h6>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\"><label for=\"mce-EMAIL\">Email Address <span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span><br \/>\n<\/label><br \/>\n<input id=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"required email\" name=\"EMAIL\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\"><label for=\"mce-FNAME\">First Name <\/label><br \/>\n<input id=\"mce-FNAME\" class=\"\" name=\"FNAME\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\"><label for=\"mce-LNAME\">Last Name <\/label><br \/>\n<input id=\"mce-LNAME\" class=\"\" name=\"LNAME\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups--><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><input tabindex=\"-1\" name=\"b_c71ce8cc32f71efc383a4c785_98757c9968\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><input id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"button\" name=\"subscribe\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/downloads.mailchimp.com\/js\/mc-validate.js'><\/script><script type='text\/javascript'>(function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';fnames[3]='ADDRESS';ftypes[3]='address';fnames[4]='PHONE';ftypes[4]='phone';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true);<\/script><br \/>\n<!--End mc_embed_signup--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Micro study 14 &#8211; fast scales 1, is part of a series &#8211; #6stringinspiration &#8211; of short and sweet studies that target very specific musical bars or techniques. 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