{"id":198947,"date":"2021-10-01T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/?p=198947"},"modified":"2022-10-10T04:53:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T11:53:59","slug":"exercises-from-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/exercises-from-music\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create Guitar Exercises from Pieces of Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us prefer to play pieces of music more than exercises. We may understand and agree that we need technique practice to build our hands, but pieces feel more fun.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a way you can use your pieces of music to create exercises. And these exercises will then directly improve your pieces of music.<\/p>\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2vcHtIj7-3c?rel=0&amp;modestbranding=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">?<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Musical Exercises from Repertoire<\/h2>\n<p>Within any piece of music we may find a \u201ctricky spot.\u201d This is a snippet of music that gives us more trouble than the rest of the piece.<\/p>\n<p>These are usually short. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/one-minute-problem-solving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The problem-spot<\/a> may be just a few notes or a measure. It may be a right-hand pattern or a left-hand maneuver.<\/p>\n<p>Or it may be that we don\u2019t have the speed to play a section of the music.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, we can pull this difficult material and create an exercise from it.<\/p>\n<p>Take for example <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/classical-guitar-technique-right-hand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a right-hand pattern<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Right-Hand Guitar Exercises from Music<\/h2>\n<p>We can take the right-hand pattern from a snippet of music.<\/p>\n<p>First, we play the pattern on open strings. This allows us to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/slow-practice-classical-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">focus all attention onto the movements<\/a>. We can decide the best way for the right hand to play each note.<\/p>\n<p>Next, we can add the left hand. Here, we can use any favorite chords. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/arpeggio-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Or we can use a practice progression<\/a>. In the video above, we also talk of a diminished chord, which also works well for this.<\/p>\n<p>We can then practice the right hand while getting the interest and challenge of the left hand. This means we will practice it for longer, getting more repetitions of the exercise.<\/p>\n<p>When we add this pattern back into the original piece of music, it will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/fluid-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">likely be smoother, more fluid, and faster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Left-Hand Exerices from Music<\/h2>\n<p>In the same way we used a right-hand pattern, we can create exercises for the left hand.<\/p>\n<p>For any difficult snippet of music, we can move it up and down the guitar neck. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/polish-guitar-music-troubleshoot-tricky-spots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If we find the core issue<\/a>, it will usually be just a few notes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/alternation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We can identify the string-crossings<\/a>, stretches, <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/extended-slurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slurs<\/a>, or any other tricky bits. Then we can make fun exercises to practice these moves.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Experiment and Play<\/h2>\n<p>This type of practice is great fun. And it will become a useful tool in polishing your music <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/no-mistakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">so you can play with fewer or no mistakes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There is no real wrong way to do this, so long as the core issue is getting attention and focused practice.<\/p>\n<p>So feel free to experiment and play. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/guitar-finger-exercises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Explore several potential exercises<\/a> for any one problem-spot. And watch how your playing gets better.<\/p>\n<p>When you search for solutions in this way, you\u2019ll engage more deeply with your pieces. You\u2019ll bring more creativity to your practice. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/constant-improvement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">And music will become an even better way to spend your time<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us prefer to play pieces of music more than exercises. We may understand and agree that we need technique practice to build our hands, but pieces feel more fun. Here\u2019s a way you can use your pieces of music to create exercises. And these exercises will then directly improve your pieces of music. ?? &nbsp; Musical Exercises from &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/exercises-from-music\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":198950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,434,20],"tags":[345,362,315,369,52,314,359,365],"class_list":["post-198947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technique","category-main-content-parent","category-practicing","tag-exercises","tag-left-hand-technique","tag-polishing","tag-practice-methods","tag-practice-skills","tag-problem-solving","tag-right-hand-technique","tag-speed"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.8 (Yoast SEO v25.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Create Fun Guitar Exercises from Your Pieces of Music<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you resist scales and exercises, here&#039;s a way to add their benefits to your practice while playing your pieces. 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