Classical Guitar Tremolo Technique: Free Short Course

In the lessons below, you’ll discover how to play tremolo. In addition, you’ll also find several exercises to hone and refine your classical guitar tremolo technique.

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1. Tremolo: Getting Started

2. Tremolo: How to Play Tremolo (Right Hand Technique)

3. Tremolo: Practice Strategies

4. Tremolo: Rhythmic Variation #1

5. Tremolo: Rhythmic Variation #2

6. Tremolo: Rhythmic Variation #3

7. Tremolo: Rhythmic Variation #4

8. Tremolo: Rhythmic Variation #5

9. Tremolo - Accent Exercises

10. Tremolo - Downbeat Exercises

11. Tremolo - Single String Exercises

12. Tremolo - Other Tremolo Patterns

13. Tremolo - Parting Thoughts

Hi, I’m Allen Mathews.

I started as a folk guitarist, then fell in love with classical guitar in my 20’s. Despite a lot of practice and schooling, I still couldn’t get my music to flow well. I struggled with excess tension. My music sounded forced. And my hands and body were often sore. I got frustrated, and couldn’t see the way forward. Then, over the next decade, I studied with two other stellar teachers – one focused on the technical movements, and one on the musical (he was a concert pianist). In time, I came to discover a new set of formulas and movements. These brought new life and vitality to my practice. Now I help guitarists find more comfort and flow in their music, so they play more beautifully.
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I just want to thank you for your lessons. You are helping us to understand how a piece is composed, the parts to analyze and how to do it. You are teaching a lot about how to read and play, and the most important part: PLAY with the music and ENJOY it.

~ R. Martinez

-R. Martinez

This is the ideal starting position for me. As a relative beginner with no teacher this is helping me enormously in developing good technique and not falling into bad habits. I no longer feel (A) That it's a struggle to learn a new piece and (B) That I am alone in my endeavors. My advice is to try The Woodshed program. It is fantastic and will not only bring up your playing but his explanations of musical concepts as you go along put things into perspective.

~ John Andersson

-John Andersson

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