Arpeggio question

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fevictor

Posts: 377
Joined: Nov. 22 2005
From: Quepos / Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Arpeggio question

I went to a guitar class with a new teacher about a week ago, spending the whole session just working on technique. He showed me that when doing arpeggios you have to anchor your thumb on either the 5th, 6th string, or on the guitar itself. If your doing repeated arpeggios on the trebles, and your strumming the D string with your thumb, then your constantly moving your thumb from the 6th sting to the D string and so on...strumming, planting, strumming, planting.

Is this the way EVERYBODY plays? because if thats true, i want to look up my old teacher and give him **** for not showing me that!! Now I have to break the habit of doing floating arpeggios.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 23 2006 12:08:22

Miguel de Maria

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Joined: Oct. 20 2003
From: Phoenix, AZ

RE: Arpeggio question (in reply to fevictor)

Uh..no not everyone does it that way.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 23 2006 14:17:45

seanm

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Joined: Apr. 5 2005
From: Halifax, Nova Scotia

RE: Arpeggio question (in reply to fevictor)

I used to 'float' my right hand while doing arpeggios and this is pretty much standard in classical playing. However, while studying some of the encuentro videos (esp Chicuelo, whose technique is immaculate), I've gone to planting my thumb on the sound board while playing arpeggios and it has been a great change. Your right hand feels very secure and strong when using this method. The good news is, it only took me a piece or two to get used to this (month or so and that's after 15 + years of doing it the other way) and now I can't even consider not planting my thumb like this. Everyone may not do it, but I highly recommend it.

I plant on the 6th and 5th sometimes for arpeggios but ussually only for rasgueados when I want to keep a string muted (i.e. if I only want to play the bottom 4 strings I plant on the 5th, etc).

Sean

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 23 2006 15:41:10