{"id":50251,"date":"2019-03-08T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/?p=50251"},"modified":"2024-07-23T00:03:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T07:03:19","slug":"tremolo-accent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tremolo-accent\/","title":{"rendered":"Guitar Tremolo Exercise: Use Accents for Smoother Tremolo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/classical-guitar-tremolo\/\">Classical guitar tremolo<\/a> is a beautiful and lyrical technique.\u00a0 It can offer contrast and variety to any set of music.\u00a0 And it makes us look like virtuosos!<\/p>\n<p>But tremolo can be tricky.\u00a0 The rhythm can lilt and gallop.\u00a0 The volume of the notes can be uneven.\u00a0 We can hit the wrong string.\u00a0 And the list goes on.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an exercise we can use to smooth out our tremolo, and play more flowing, accurate and precise tremolo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fwil41rLitM?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autohide=1\" width=\"700&quot;\" height=\"393&quot;\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Classical Guitar Tremolo Technique<\/h2>\n<p>Taking a step back, it helps to practice tremolo with a specific technique in mind, such as the one in the video below.\u00a0 When we carefully consider our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/pami-arpeggio-pattern-tremolo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PAMI movements<\/a>, we&#8217;re more likely to avoid injury. And we&#8217;re also more likely achieve our desired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/classical-guitar-tone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tone quality<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xpWAdb0Vr-s?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autohide=1\" width=\"350\" height=\"196\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/classical-guitar-tremolo\/\">Click here for a free course on classical guitar tremolo technique.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tremolo Accent Exercises<\/h2>\n<p>We can use accents to gain control and consistency in our tremolo.\u00a0 In this exercise, we accent each note of the pattern in turn.<\/p>\n<p>The key to effective <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/accents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accents<\/a> is to both play the accented note louder, and also play the unaccented notes quieter.\u00a0 This creates more contrast between accented and unaccented notes.<\/p>\n<p>TIP: The note just after the accented note is the &#8220;Danger Note&#8221;.\u00a0 \u00a0The tension from playing the accent will want to carry over to the next note.\u00a0 By keeping the pace slow, we can continue to hear each note.\u00a0 This will allow us to create a large contrast in volume between the accent and the note just after.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50254 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-1.jpg\" alt=\"tremolo thumb accent\" width=\"700\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-1-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-1-100x25.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50255 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-2.jpg\" alt=\"tremolo accent exercise\" width=\"700\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-2-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-2-100x25.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50256 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-3.jpg\" alt=\"tremolo different accents\" width=\"700\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-3-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-3-100x25.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50257 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-4.jpg\" alt=\"tremolo practice for guitar\" width=\"700\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-4-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Tremolo_Accent_Exercises-4-100x25.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Practice Tremolo in Short Bursts<\/h2>\n<p>As a general rule, it&#8217;s safest to practice tremolo in short bursts, instead of for long durations.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/someday-techniques\/\">Keeping practices short<\/a> will encourage us to keep focused and aware.\u00a0 It will also reduce the chance of repetitive stress injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Guitar tremolo is a long-term project.\u00a0 This is a technique we practice on an ongoing basis for years.\u00a0 So slow practice and short-duration practice are effective strategies to develop a smooth, consistent and beautiful tremolo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classical guitar tremolo is a beautiful and lyrical technique.\u00a0 It can offer contrast and variety to any set of music.\u00a0 And it makes us look like virtuosos! But tremolo can be tricky.\u00a0 The rhythm can lilt and gallop.\u00a0 The volume of the notes can be uneven.\u00a0 We can hit the wrong string.\u00a0 And the list goes on. Here&#8217;s an exercise &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/tremolo-accent\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50261,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,434],"tags":[359,455],"class_list":["post-50251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technique","category-main-content-parent","tag-right-hand-technique","tag-tremolo"],"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>Guitar Tremolo Exercise: Use Accents for Smoother Tremolo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Improve your classical guitar tremolo with these exercises. 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