Micro Study 29 – Right Hand Rasgueo 2

Micro study 29 – right hand rasgueo 2 is part of the – #6stringinspiration – 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.

Micro Study 29 – Right Hand Rasgueo 2

This is a right hands only exercise, the first of six micro studies for practicing all combinations of rasgueo.

Rasgueo is utilized in the Flamenco guitar tradition, especially when accompanying a dancer-it cuts through all noise. In the classical tradition it has been some what refined and as such there are a variety of finger combinations to practice. This first micro study however deals with getting the right hand fingers moving independently. Be warned, if you haven’t practiced this before you will find this a little tough! So go slow.

Finger Order:

e a m + i a m i + e m i e + a i e a+ m

strong ————————————————>weak

This second level exercise works the right hand in sets of 3 fingers, (triplets) much like a flamenco guitarists would do. Except it works all of the possible 3 + 1 finger combinations. (Some of these are going to be quite tough, so be gentle.)

KEY Strategy

Locked & Loaded

Gaining finger independence is a slow process, but it is crucial to playing guitar-any style. This exercise utilizes all of the right hand fingers in a motion that is contrary to normal practice-away from the body. This builds up right hand strength and independence.

Notice in the video that my fingers remain curled in and resting on the flesh of my inner palm, they are under tension straight away-locked and loaded. So that all I need to do is added a little bit more pressure/muscle energy and the fingers fly off and across the strings.

Other Info

Note: 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.

Secret

Fingers in

Notice in the video how my fingers stay in for the triplet, while the last finger is out. Again this is part of the locked and spring loaded advice above. However here it is more of a necessity, especially on weaker finger combinations.

And Remember: only move the fingers you need to.

Make sure you fingers are moving one combination at a time only. Keep the other fingers hovering above the string as you move. This is very clear on the video above.