2018-2019 Lesson 23

Scales

- C Major, G Major, A minor harmonic, E minor harmonic. Practice with a metronome at 80 and remember to always alternate fingers with i and m

Arpeggios

- work on playing the first exercise through smoothly, with the correct rhythms. Play with metronome at 120

- practice second exercise at 120 

- learn third and fourth exercise  

Finger Independence exercise - just go through once, play the strings


Etude in A minor

- watch right hand/arm positioning when playing this piece. Remember, rest your arm on the guitar and have your wrist slightly bent

-  practice dynamics with the metronome at 72 so that you don’t speed up or slow down while changing dynamics

- try playing it from memory  

Andantino in C major

- make sure to keep the tempo in the second half

- make sure to follow the right and left hand fingerings, especially in the end of the first line

Carulli Waltz

- focus on last two lines, making sure that you are following the fingerings and playing the eighth notes evenly

- remember to keep your wrist away from top

- always follow the right hand fingerings!