Ruphus -> RE: left hand technique question (Jul. 31 2017 2:40:58)
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ORIGINAL: Miguel de Maria This is a deeper question than it appears IMO. You said if it was technically better, but sometimes it is a musical thing. For example, in classical music, there is a concept that the endings of notes are just as important as the beginning. Much of the art of CG is muting basses that are ringing and shouldn't be. Also, often you can easily recognize the underlying chord pattern ("grip") but you _shouldn't_ play it as a grip, but put the fingers down as they are needed. This helps keep the voices distinct, conserves energy, and helps legato. In technical terms, I have never really felt leaving fingers down helped me. For example, if I were playing a chromatic lick 1234, I don't really like to hold down and keep down each note, I tend to lift the notes as the next note is played. I remember Paco de Lucia saying something to the extent of: "We don´t press down the strings anymore, but just tap them lightly for just as long as the note needs to be". Before that I used to think that staying on the fretboard and swapping individual fingers would be best. Since the time that I gave up on it, having fingers floating over the board as poise, more over engaging wrist and base of hand to comfort fingers reaching target, my left hand seems more relaxed and undeterred so to say.
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