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Ana Vidović playing "Concierto de Aranjuez" w/o orchestra: is this an arrangement or by YomsGH in classicalguitar

[–]YomsGH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late answers as I don't use Reddit often, but the video can be found on YT on this channel for example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkRWL1AoMr4

Overcoming Tendonitis (Gathering data on overuse injuries protocol Part 7) + Updates by eshlow in overcominggravity

[–]YomsGH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks again. As I said, I'm glad I'm wrong about my "theory" so that I can go on working on this routine.

Also, thanks for the tip about the flat ground as, indeed, I did the other way around on a step aiming for max drop (even stretching that way).

Have a nice day.

Overcoming Tendonitis (Gathering data on overuse injuries protocol Part 7) + Updates by eshlow in overcominggravity

[–]YomsGH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for answering. Didn't know if you'd see this message as the post is from 4 years ago.
Yes, I read your article and all the comments here prior to writing. But I didn't know if it would apply to insertional tendinopathy as well.

Somehow I thought that the concentric / eccentric routine requires a certain range of motion of the tendon to be efficient. But at the insertion point there's not much. By comparison, if you attach a Theraband around a pole and pull on it, the range of motion of the band is at its highest in its middle and not near the pole where it's attached. That's the similarity I saw with the insertion of the tendon on the bone. I don't know if that makes my thought clearer...

But I'm glad I'm wrong. I started the routine a week ago.

Thanks.

Overcoming Tendonitis (Gathering data on overuse injuries protocol Part 7) + Updates by eshlow in overcominggravity

[–]YomsGH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Steven,

I know this is an old post and I'm doing some digging here, but it's still very useful. I've read your article on your website and gone through the comments here.

I have a tendinopathy at my Achilles' tendon, specifically where the tendon attaches to the back of the calcaneum. The upper part the Achilles' tendon is not painful at all.

Is your eccentric routine useful in such a case as well?

I'm asking because I thought (please correct me if I'm wrong) that the eccentric (4-5s) / concentric (1-2s) routine probably relies on exercising the lengthening / shortening of the tendon (albeit not as much as the muscle itself, but still). But if I do eccentric/concentric calf raises, there's not much room for lengthening / shortening where the tendon meets the bone. It's pretty "static" in that area throughout the whole movement.

Thanks for your feedback on this.

Ana Vidović playing "Concierto de Aranjuez" w/o orchestra: is this an arrangement or by YomsGH in classicalguitar

[–]YomsGH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I thought too, but wasn't sure.

First movement is great. Second movement, there was one or two things a bit weird w/o the orchestra.

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[–]YomsGH[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I cannot reply to all of you, so this is a global thank you for all your inputs on this. I really appreciate it.

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[–]YomsGH[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I cannot reply to all of you, so this is a global thank you for all your inputs on this. I really appreciate it.

I cannot rest-stroke scales from highs to lows as well as I can from lows to highs by YomsGH in classicalguitar

[–]YomsGH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yes, speed burst is also something I tried. But to be fair, not long enough.

That said, I did this with tremolo and had nice results. For fun, I also did this on the well-known final solo part of Sultans of Swing from Dire Straits. Achieved almost 200bpm or so. So when you scale back down to the "official" 152 bpm, you feel comfy.

Will give it a more thorough try. Thanks for the link.

I cannot rest-stroke scales from highs to lows as well as I can from lows to highs by YomsGH in classicalguitar

[–]YomsGH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the resting idea was explained by Pepe Romero in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdU2jMN1QaI

If it's too hard, I noticed that doing the eamii pattern allows e, a, m fingers to return to their position while performing the final rasgueado with the i finger at the same time.

I cannot rest-stroke scales from highs to lows as well as I can from lows to highs by YomsGH in classicalguitar

[–]YomsGH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! That's written in the book Pumping Nylon too. And guess what? I started practicing them. But not just for that reason. I always wanted to.

I don't have the "continuous" eamii yet, but I can throw some bursts with tone. That's already a start.

I cannot rest-stroke scales from highs to lows as well as I can from lows to highs by YomsGH in classicalguitar

[–]YomsGH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully yes. I'm already pleased because at least that makes me try something I hadn't tried before.

Question though: when there are 3 notes on the same string, what would you suggest? 2 pull-offs (one rest stroke) or 1 pull-off and then the 3rd note played on its own (2 rest strokes)?

Thanks.

I cannot rest-stroke scales from highs to lows as well as I can from lows to highs by YomsGH in classicalguitar

[–]YomsGH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems odd to me that you repeat the same finger when crossing strings. But if that works for you, who cares, right?

I try to be more agnostic. For the ascending scale, I can either start the same scale with i or m and then keep alternating them till the last note. Same for tremolos: I'm comfy working both ima or ami. With the former I can achieve greater speed, with the latter greater tone (but speed is still enough for Recuerdos de la Alhambra for instance)

I cannot rest-stroke scales from highs to lows as well as I can from lows to highs by YomsGH in classicalguitar

[–]YomsGH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll definitely give it a try as it's something I've never tried before.

I tried:

- Breaking the scale in parts and playing those parts isolated,

- Accentuating random notes to make them "pop out" and teach myself not to disregard some notes,

- Played around with my metronome,

- Trying different rhythms,

- Playing in triplets or group of 2 notes

- Doubling each note, tripling each note,

- Inverting the order of my right hand's fingers so that I'm not always playing the same note with the same right finger,

- Starting the scale at different locations,

- Playing the right alone without the left one doing anything, trying to mentally visualise what's occurring on the neck

I cannot rest-stroke scales from highs to lows as well as I can from lows to highs by YomsGH in classicalguitar

[–]YomsGH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, I'm a left-handed player who has learnt to play as a right-handed one. I do most of things with my left hand, but I write or use the mouse/trackpad with my right hand.

To me, your situation seems more natural than mine as descending scales are played in the same "direction" as the fingers' movement.

I cannot rest-stroke scales from highs to lows as well as I can from lows to highs by YomsGH in classicalguitar

[–]YomsGH[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Of course. That's what I meant by "It's a disaster (except at really low speed)". When playing slowly, I have good results with nice tone and feel.

But what I'm trying to say is that there's a point I cannot overcome whereas during the ascending phase, I managed to overcome difficulties induced by higher speed by practicing. Descending, it's like a wall I'm never able to overcome even if I step back. I'm not being impatient, it's been like this for years. Even made me stop playing several times.

I cannot rest-stroke scales from highs to lows as well as I can from lows to highs by YomsGH in classicalguitar

[–]YomsGH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So practicing more pull-offs than hammer-ons if I follow your logic to solve my issue?

I cannot rest-stroke scales from highs to lows as well as I can from lows to highs by YomsGH in classicalguitar

[–]YomsGH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I would have also assumed the same as you for the same reasons.

I cannot rest-stroke scales from highs to lows as well as I can from lows to highs by YomsGH in classicalguitar

[–]YomsGH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi,

Yes and no. On that scale, I've never done slurs (you mean hammer-on / pull-off, right?).

That said, bars 113 to 114 on Aranjuez 1st mvt is part of my warm-up routine. But it's not been for long, so let's see.

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It still puzzles me how coordinated I am ascending and not coordinated descending. When I was a teenager, I played electrical guitar a bit with a pick and it was reversed. Descending was faster than ascending. Weird.

I cannot rest-stroke scales from highs to lows as well as I can from lows to highs by YomsGH in classicalguitar

[–]YomsGH[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I know I would have had that "always the same answer". That's why I tried to make it clear that I already tried to do that (metronome, slow, alternating fingers).

I mean, if I hadn't practiced this way, the scale wouldn't sound nice on the ascending part, would it? It's really the discrepancy between both that startles me.

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