{"id":2217,"date":"2018-11-17T12:30:40","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T17:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/?p=2217"},"modified":"2018-11-16T16:11:11","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T21:11:11","slug":"micro-study-35-right-hand-scale-prep-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/micro-study-35-right-hand-scale-prep-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Micro Study 35 &#8211; right hand scale prep 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Micro study 35 &#8211; right hand scale preparation 3 is part of the &#8211; <strong>#6stringinspiration<\/strong> &#8211; series of short and sweet studies that target very specific ideas. 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 35 Scale Prep 3\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lOI3wXcf768?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 35 &#8211; Right Hand Scale Preparation 3<\/h2>\n<p>This is a right hand only exercise, which will help prepare for practicing scales. Its main goals are to practice the stroke -rest or free &#8211; mechanism and control as well as beginning to consider string crossing, which is the biggest hurdle to achieving speed in scale runs.<\/p>\n<h3>String Order:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>1 2 3 4 5 6 5 4 3 2 1<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Finger Order:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>i m\u00a0\u00a0 m a\u00a0\u00a0 i a<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>KEY Strategy<\/h3>\n<p>Shorter burst across the strings. This exercise is heading towards the toughest action you can do when playing scales: string crossing. So practice the two notes carefully and with relaxed precision.<\/p>\n<p>Planting: make sure you are sequential planting the fingers as you play this exercise. The notes should have a staccato beat to them, you can hear that in the video above. This exercise is played in two ways: free stroke (like the video) and rest stroke. Aim for an even tone between the two. The fingers can also be reversed: m i, m a,\u00a0 a i<\/p>\n<h3>Other Info<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: This study uses the right hand only so that maximum concentration can be given to this exercise, which not only improves finger control but also has a bearing on tone production. Practice mindfully.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Secret<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Thumb Tracking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The right hand thumb is tracked with the fingers as they move up and down the strings. This does get some getting used to if you haven&#8217;t already practiced this already. Watch the video to see the thumb track 2 strings (spacing) behind the fingers. If this was a rest stroke it would track 3 strings behind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And Remember: move the stroke from the big knuckles, not the joints.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Want More?<\/h2>\n<p>Click the link below if you want to go back to the beginning of the series.<\/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>No music for this example, use the video above to walk through the exercise. However they will be forthcoming in a new classical guitar technique manual. 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