<\/div>\n

To play <\/span>beautifully<\/span><\/span>, we have to train our hands to move with power and grace.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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We need speed, agility, and flexibility. We need to be able to perform whatever the music throws at us.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But that takes work. So how do we come to enjoy that work as much as playing the actual tunes?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"blfln-0-0\">\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"blfln-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"blfln-0-0\">The Problem: Not Enough Technique Practice<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"c838b-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"c838b-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"c838b-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"72bg2-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"72bg2-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"72bg2-0-0\">Some guitarists don\u2019t enjoy practicing technique. They don\u2019t wake up looking forward to scales and arpeggios. They don\u2019t relish training their hands to sound and move <\/span><span class=\"qualifier\"><span data-offset-key=\"72bg2-1-0\">just<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"72bg2-2-0\"> so.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"ef2b1-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ef2b1-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ef2b1-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"5153j-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"5153j-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5153j-0-0\">Instead, they spend all their time playing pieces. They may do a minute or two of technique practice for <a href=\"http:\/\/knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu\/article\/anders-ericsson-book-interview-peak-secrets-from\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">every hour<\/a> spent playing pieces of music.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"9as0a-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9as0a-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9as0a-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"ek55b-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ek55b-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ek55b-0-0\">The problem we encounter practicing only pieces is one of bandwidth. We spend all our mental bandwidth on getting the notes. <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/what-is-classical-guitar\/\">This leaves none for the \u201ccraft\u201d of playing guitar<\/a> – the actual \u201chow\u201d we play.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"btc1f-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"btc1f-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"btc1f-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"6lhrr-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"6lhrr-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6lhrr-0-0\">To play pieces well, we need to be able to play with <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"bdqbn-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"bdqbn-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bdqbn-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"dclvd-0-0\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"dclvd-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dclvd-0-0\">consistent tone,<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"dclvd-0-0\">compelling rhythm,<\/li>\n<li class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"dclvd-0-0\">and <span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"cs4tk-1-0\">lyricly<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"cs4tk-2-0\"> connected notes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"312co-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"1ik6l-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"1ik6l-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1ik6l-0-0\">And all these demand attention.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"b5rfr-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"b5rfr-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"b5rfr-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"2r77v-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2r77v-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2r77v-0-0\">It\u2019s a mistake to think that we can reach our potentials playing only pieces. We need to train our hands. And that training can be every bit as fun and stimulating as playing pieces.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"2657h-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2657h-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2657h-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"273dk-0-0\">\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"273dk-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"273dk-0-0\">The Solution: Focus on Something Specific<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"3vgj4-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"3vgj4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3vgj4-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"acfsi-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"acfsi-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"acfsi-0-0\">One way to get more interested in technique practice is to focus on specific details.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"3c37l-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"3c37l-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3c37l-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"ceo3m-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ceo3m-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ceo3m-0-0\">\u201cPlaying scales\u201d may not be much fun. After all, it\u2019s the same thing over and over again, right?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"2envt-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2envt-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2envt-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"btm1t-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"btm1t-0-0\"><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"btm1t-0-0\">But when we zoom in closer and listen to the little gap of silence between each two notes, making that gap as small as possible, then things start to get more interesting<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"btm1t-1-0\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"8hf7e-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"8hf7e-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8hf7e-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"9l15g-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9l15g-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9l15g-0-0\">The more detailed and specific we make our practice, the more enjoyable it becomes. And better yet, focusing on specifics is what lets us play more <\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"9l15g-1-0\">beautifully<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"9l15g-2-0\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"a0gl9-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"a0gl9-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"a0gl9-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"77ur7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"77ur7-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"77ur7-0-0\">The better we can connect notes, the more beautiful our melodies can be.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"eaepv-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"eaepv-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"eaepv-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"b7uvj-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"b7uvj-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"b7uvj-0-0\">The faster we can play scales and right-hand patterns, the faster we can play our pieces. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"407cj-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"407cj-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"407cj-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"3uj0l-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"3uj0l-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3uj0l-0-0\">The more awareness we have each note, the more we can sculpt and shape our music.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"dbcdk-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"dbcdk-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dbcdk-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"dub9k-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"dub9k-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dub9k-0-0\">Specifics give us awareness and control. And these are the raw materials with which we can create anything we want.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"24sa5-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"24sa5-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"24sa5-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"1j8j5-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"1j8j5-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1j8j5-0-0\">But on what, <\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"1j8j5-1-0\">specifically<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"1j8j5-2-0\">, do we focus?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"3g6a6-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"3g6a6-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3g6a6-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"2vjci-0-0\">\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-offset-key=\"2vjci-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2vjci-0-0\">Technique Focus #1: How You Move Your Hands<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"2rk40-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2rk40-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2rk40-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"bniup-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"bniup-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bniup-0-0\">How are you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/how-to-hold-a-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sitting<\/a>? How are your hands approaching the instrument? How do your fingers contact the guitar?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"319bp-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"319bp-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"319bp-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"foli3-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"foli3-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"foli3-0-0\">How we play a string with a right-hand finger is how we play. Our right-hand movements create the sound. They determine how rich or thin our sound comes out. How slow or fast. How graceful or gimpy.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"broqr-0-0\">\n<h6 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"broqr-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/basics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-offset-key=\"broqr-0-0\">Related: Classical Guitar Basics<\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"d1erf-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"d1erf-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"d1erf-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"d1erf-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"936d2-0-0\">\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-offset-key=\"936d2-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"936d2-0-0\">Technique Focus #2: Rhythm<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"649tl-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"649tl-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"649tl-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"3iqjp-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"3iqjp-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3iqjp-0-0\">Rhythm is how our notes exist in time. We can play the most gorgeous chords, but if the rhythm is off, it will still sound wrong.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"41oh3-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"41oh3-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"41oh3-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"ta7d-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ta7d-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ta7d-0-0\">To breathe life into our music, we sometimes need to slow down or speed up.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"djkqd-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"djkqd-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"djkqd-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"79g95-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"79g95-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"79g95-0-0\">But to manipulate time, we must first master it. We need to be able to keep a steady beat. Otherwise, it\u2019s chaos.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"9jnr3-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9jnr3-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9jnr3-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"d9q3p-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"d9q3p-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"d9q3p-0-0\">Our technique practice is the perfect place to train our inner conductor. We can use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/metronome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">metronome<\/a> and learn to play with it. We can become more comfortable with the common rhythms we find in our music.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"crsu4-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"crsu4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"crsu4-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"crsu4-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"dhoid-0-0\">\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-offset-key=\"dhoid-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dhoid-0-0\">Technique Focus #3: Articulation (notes connected or separate)<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"e6o7d-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"e6o7d-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"e6o7d-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"e9dn9-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"e9dn9-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"e9dn9-0-0\">Sometimes, music needs to flow <\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"e9dn9-1-0\">smoothly<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"e9dn9-2-0\">. Other times, short, clipped notes are the best expression for the music.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"4ufaj-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4ufaj-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"4ufaj-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"ebj18-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ebj18-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ebj18-0-0\">We need to be able to do both. We need to be able to alternate between the two.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"8nlp7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"8nlp7-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8nlp7-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"e4h5-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"e4h5-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"e4h5-0-0\">We aren\u2019t born with this skill. It\u2019s trained, using intentional practice.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"4hjho-0-0\">\n<h6 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"4hjho-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/legato-guitar-synchronize-the-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-offset-key=\"4hjho-0-0\">Related: How to Synchronize Your Hands and Play Legato<\/span><\/a><\/h6>\n<p> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"aphu5-0-0\">\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-offset-key=\"aphu5-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"aphu5-0-0\">Technique Focus #4: Dynamics (swells and fades)<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"2huu7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2huu7-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2huu7-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"fksgu-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fksgu-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fksgu-0-0\">When the only tool we have is a hammer, we see everything as a nail. It isn\u2019t until we become familiar with other tools that we begin to find opportunities to use them.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"9s8h9-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9s8h9-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9s8h9-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"9808c-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9808c-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9808c-0-0\">Swells and fades bring emotion and drama to our music. Dynamics help us to bridge the gap between playing notes and making music.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"2ec75-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2ec75-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2ec75-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"7usit-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"7usit-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7usit-0-0\">But changes in volume (without speeding up or slowing down) takes enormous control.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"6ar0o-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"6ar0o-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6ar0o-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"1t7tm-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"1t7tm-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1t7tm-0-0\">If we want to bring music to life, we need the control and facility to play each note with intention.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"2ct5n-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2ct5n-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2ct5n-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"79q7b-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"79q7b-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"79q7b-0-0\">Technique practice is the container we create to build the control and awareness.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"79q7b-0-0\"><\/div>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"79q7b-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/dynamics-phrasing-classical-guitar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Related: A Guide to Classical Guitar Dynamics<\/a><\/h6>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"6a3m6-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"6a3m6-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6a3m6-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"ae4a1-0-0\">\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-offset-key=\"ae4a1-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ae4a1-0-0\">Technique Focus #5: Tone Quality<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"1qp22-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"1qp22-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1qp22-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"fr2to-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fr2to-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fr2to-0-0\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/classical-guitar-tone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tone quality<\/a>\u201d is how we sound. Are all the notes consistent? Is the sound of each note rich and warm, or thin and brittle? Does one finger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/accents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jump out<\/a> as louder than the others?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"96ulu-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"96ulu-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"96ulu-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"fa6r1-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fa6r1-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fa6r1-0-0\">When we play pieces, our attention goes to the squeaky wheel: the notes. We can play for hours and not be aware of how the guitar sounds. Guitar music often has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/interpret-classic-guitar-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">melody, bass and harmony<\/a>. If we don’t craft it, they can all wash together like melted Neapolitan ice cream.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"2u6v7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2u6v7-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2u6v7-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"6gb50-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"6gb50-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6gb50-0-0\">When we put the piece of music aside, we have the luxury of listening. We can take a breath and make a lovely sound. Then we can train our hands to make that sound <\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"6gb50-1-0\">consistently<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"6gb50-2-0\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"cooht-0-0\">\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"cooht-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"cooht-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"ffpbp-0-0\">\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"ffpbp-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ffpbp-0-0\">Tip: Bounce Around to Stay Engaged<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"f5e8q-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"f5e8q-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"f5e8q-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"b58fm-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"b58fm-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"b58fm-0-0\">At first, we don\u2019t have the mental muscles to hold our attention on specific details for long periods of time.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"8ne5l-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"8ne5l-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8ne5l-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"fansr-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"fansr-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fansr-0-0\">The more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/curiosity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">curiosity<\/a> we bring, the longer we can practice the items above. The more interested we become, the better we do.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"49njs-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"49njs-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"49njs-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"6ultj-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"6ultj-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6ultj-0-0\">And while each of the focii above are worthy of deep exploration, we may enjoy bouncing from one to the next.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"27bbk-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"27bbk-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"27bbk-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"a3fpa-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"a3fpa-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"a3fpa-0-0\">We can focus in on one practice method for a few minutes, then switch to another.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"8q53c-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"8q53c-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8q53c-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"9f5i0-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9f5i0-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9f5i0-0-0\">Down the road, playing pieces becomes a moving circuit of attention. We fleet from rhythm, to movement, to tone, to connection, and more. This happens hundreds of times a minute, like a pilot checking his instruments.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"grpv-0-0\">\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"grpv-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"grpv-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"drj8-0-0\">\n<h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"drj8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"drj8-0-0\">Seek, and Ye <\/span><span class=\"complexword\"><span data-offset-key=\"drj8-1-0\">Shall<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"drj8-2-0\"> Find<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"9kcla-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9kcla-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9kcla-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"e92lp-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"e92lp-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"e92lp-0-0\">The art of playing <\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"e92lp-1-0\">beautifully<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"e92lp-2-0\"> is the art of exquisite details.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"87kig-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"87kig-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"87kig-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"9oi0c-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"9oi0c-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9oi0c-0-0\">But details don\u2019t craft themselves. We have to recognize the opportunities before us, then take them.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"4fnu7-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"4fnu7-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"4fnu7-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"cgom-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"cgom-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"cgom-0-0\">We can be on the look out for clarity, connection, and consistency. We can listen. We can feel our fingers on the strings.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"bfbgs-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"bfbgs-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bfbgs-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"65lia\" data-offset-key=\"adi0f-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"adi0f-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"adi0f-0-0\">The first step to playing more <\/span><span class=\"adverb\"><span data-offset-key=\"adi0f-1-0\">beautifully<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"adi0f-2-0\"> is to become aware of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/fine-details-classical-guitar-polish-perfect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">details<\/a>. <\/span><span class=\"veryhardreadability\"><span data-offset-key=\"adi0f-3-0\">And the more time we spend focused on specific details in our technique practices, the better equipped we’ll be to create beautiful moments<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"adi0f-4-0\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"adi0f-0-0\">[related_posts]<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To play beautifully, we have to train our hands to move with power and grace. \u00a0 We need speed, agility, and flexibility. 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