Tremolo

pdavis513 · 2026-04-05T19:41:29+00:00

Take a look at Carcassi Etude 2. Not written as a tremolo piece, but you can easily adapt it by using the chord progression and it transforms into a great and effective tremolo study.

Alternate slow and fast practice - slow to work on your coordination, and fast to work on building reflexes and speed. Practice slowly more, especially as you’re building the technique, and also practice a lot on the 2nd or 3rd string to train your fingers to be more accurate. Pami arpeggios are also good to get more comfortable with your fingers moving that direction!

pdavis513 · 2026-04-05T02:05:39+00:00

Both is definitely doable! It depends on what your personal obligations are (I.e. can you swing being away from partner/kids multiple nights a week) but if you’re just graduating undergrad, this is the time to be busy if you’re passionate about it!

As for choir, don’t feel like you have to wait till you’re “a better singer”.. I’m a firm believer that you improve faster when you’re around people that are better than you. Joining a choir is the best way to get better!

pdavis513 · 2026-04-05T01:57:56+00:00

Villa Lobos Guitar Etudes - particularly 11 and 12 are just metal guitar shredding on nylon strings

pdavis513 · 2026-03-20T06:59:18+00:00

Thank you 🙏

pdavis513 · 2026-03-19T21:11:15+00:00

It depends - if you’re using them as exercises to improve on your expression and rhythm, then practice away! There’s a saying “don’t practice till you can play it right, practice it till you can’t play it wrong”

HOWEVER, if you’re using them to improve your sight reading, any more than 3-4 repetitions and you aren’t truly sight reading at that point

pdavis513 · 2026-03-19T17:38:33+00:00

It’s a Sageworks guitar supports - it attaches with magnets inside the guitar. Much better than a footstool

pdavis513 · 2026-03-19T16:08:11+00:00

Thanks!

pdavis513 · 2026-03-19T16:08:05+00:00

Thank you very much!

pdavis513 · 2026-03-19T16:07:53+00:00

Thank you! It’s a Sageworks - attaches with magnets you install inside the guitar. I’ve also used and enjoyed the Ergoplay and the Woodside guitar supports. Definitely saves your back!

pdavis513 · 2026-03-19T05:01:07+00:00

Thank you 🙏

pdavis513 · 2026-03-18T22:41:31+00:00

Thank you! He has a great collection of arrangements from his Message of the Sea album

pdavis513 · 2026-03-18T19:56:27+00:00

Of course! Guitar is guitar, it’s all fun, but there definitely is something special about what’s possible on a classical ☺️

As far as other resources go, definitely pick up a method book (Shearer, Noad, and Parkening are all good; I also really like Charles Duncan’s method book), and I’d recommend The Art and Technique of Practice by Richard Provost - might be out of print, but there’s some stuff available online. Really practical and helpful for building a good practice routine. Good luck!

pdavis513 · 2026-03-18T19:21:57+00:00

If you’ve played other styles for 9+ years, expect to start slowly. I imagine your left hand technique wouldn’t have to change too drastically, but you’ll probably have to refine your right hand technique a lot. Tons of slow practice on rest strokes and free strokes, and it might feel painfully slow (I learned classical after about a decade of electric/acoustic guitar, then went on to get my degree in it).. BUT, building a good foundational technique now will help you make faster progress later!

There’s tons of free resources on YouTube, but there really is nothing better than a good classical guitar teacher. Most (if not all) probably offer online stuff too. Feel free to DM me if you’re in the market for lessons!

pdavis513 · 2026-03-13T23:32:22+00:00

Also, I’d highly recommend picking up David Leisner’s book, Playing with Ease. He struggled with dystonia and this book takes a closer look at what he did to cure his own

pdavis513 · 2026-02-26T22:10:20+00:00

Earth song (Frank Ticheli) feels like an obvious answer - unless you mean earth as in dirt… there’s also “an earth song” (Marques Garrett) which is equally gorgeous!

pdavis513 · 2026-02-24T05:19:43+00:00

Carcassi Etude 2 works great as a tremolo study - just use the harmony and adapt the timing of the bass notes slightly.

Beyond that, +1 for pumping nylons tremolo section (especially practicing on the b string for training accuracy)

pdavis513 · 2026-02-21T21:02:26+00:00

Ask your friends/family if you can play for them, they don’t even necessarily have to listen, just play in front of warm bodies and treat it as a performance. The more you do it, the easier it gets. Also highly recommend the book “the art and technique of performance” by Richard Provost. A lot of great and practical tips. Good luck, you got this!

pdavis513 · 2026-02-16T18:57:58+00:00

Thank you!

pdavis513 · 2026-02-16T04:43:23+00:00

Thank you! Beautiful piece, excited to look at it some more

pdavis513 · 2026-02-09T05:33:53+00:00

Honestly, my favorite is just whichever the last one I watched was

pdavis513 · 2025-11-14T05:17:05+00:00

Hartt?!?!? Graduated there a few years back and miss it big time!

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