JBASHORUN -> RE: THE ART OF RASGUEADO... NO PAIN NO GAIN? (Feb. 18 2005 10:20:45)
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Thanks guys... your advice so far has been helpful. I fear you may be right about overdoing it, but it's a fine balance between perfecting the technique and doing too much. However, my hand has now gotten slightly worse... yesterday (before anyone had replied to my post) I had my usual guitar lesson. It was a 40 minute lesson, and we spent at least half of that practising Rasgueados over a metronome backing. As I am still waiting for the Graf Martinez tuition book to arrive, we are working from the Mel Bay/Juan Serrano book, and the Rasgueados we did were all "index;little finger;anular;m;index" type. I did tell my teacher my hand was a little sore from the technique, and he was careful to allow my hand to rest regularly by alternating techniques, and also asked me frequently whether my hand was okay. Despite a little twinge of pain, I thought it was. However, later that evening, my hand had appeared to swell up... small bumps in between the knuckles of each finger. I put some Deap Heat gel on the area to help the soreness. But it is now the next morning, and the hand is still slightly swollen. I don't think it's worth going to the doctor for (correct me if I'm wrong), but I think, as another member said, I should stop practising Rasgueados for a few weeks (which is a shame, as I was just starting to make some progress). But I suppose my health comes first... I'll let my hand recover, and practice some scales and arpeggios, etc. Then perhaps when my new guitar arrives, and I have the pro teacher I'll try the technique again. Let me know if any of you have any further advice. Thanks.
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