John O. -> RE: Tremolo trouble (Apr. 5 2006 10:20:37)
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As with any technique, you'll always play tremolo differently when doing an exercise than when you play freely. In an exersize it would be correct to play apoyando with rest strokes on every string, also the string above the tremolo string. It's not the only possibility, though - there are different schools. The closer your thumb comes to the fingers, the further apart you should position thumb and fingers horizontally so they have more room. The tension when playing should be at the tips of the fingers striking inward towards the palm of the hand. Use a mirror to make sure you hand doesn't bop up and down. A metronome set at one beat for each tremolo tone can help, too. It will never look exactly perfect when playing freely, but should sound more and more like it - here you just have to count on the exercises to have taught you the right thing. For example when playing quickly, the thumb might just bounce slightly against the string below the one you're playing instead of really resting on it. Hope I could help, John
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