{"id":824,"date":"2014-05-24T15:58:25","date_gmt":"2014-05-24T22:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarshed.foureyes.com\/?p=824"},"modified":"2022-08-02T04:08:38","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T11:08:38","slug":"m-string-crossing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/m-string-crossing\/","title":{"rendered":"I and M String Crossing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><\/h3>\n<p class=\"centerc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xxC-X8zbPOE?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;autohide=1\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thumb stays on the string behind the string being played.<\/li>\n<li>Move your entire hand to the new position of each string.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the hand consistent through all the strings.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t reach for the next string. \u00a0Instead, move your thumb and hand.<\/li>\n<li>Continue with your I and M alternation while crossing to a new string.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>String Crossing is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/alternation\">classical guitar scale technique<\/a> for the right hand.\u00a0 When we master string-crossing, we can s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarshed.com\/speed-dotted-rhythms\/\">peed up scales on guitar<\/a>.\u00a0 We play more smoothly and cleanly, and make fewer mistakes.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarshed.com\/classical-guitar-scales\">Guitar scales are a fundamental<\/a> element of guitar practice, and string crossing is part of the study.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thumb stays on the string behind the string being played. Move your entire hand to the new position of each string. Keep the hand consistent through all the strings. Don&#8217;t reach for the next string. \u00a0Instead, move your thumb and hand. Continue with your I and M alternation while crossing to a new string. 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