Taught by renowned guitarist
Rafael Aguirre
Need some new exercises to spice up your technical routine? Learn Rafael’s top ten technique exercises, covering everything from the left and right hand, all the way down to the pinky! In this course, Rafael incorporates different exercises he’s developed for strengthening the pinky, a commonly forgotten digit in the classical guitar world. On top of that, he also shares the rasgueado exercise he uses to help develop speed and thumb strength. Take Rafael’s top 10 exercises “home” with you by downloading the outline with each individual exercises written out. Now, there’s no excuse to not take your technical workout to another level!
Playing Apoyando
The final two exercises focus on apoyando technique through an arpeggio study and a scale study inspired by the one and only Paco de Lucia!
Intro & Left Hand Exercises
After a quick introduction to the course, Rafael jumps in with two exercises for the left hand; "climbing" and a triplet scale.
Flamenco Techniques
Borrowing ideas from Flamenco, Rafael demonstrates two exercises that can help our thumb technique and rasgueados as well!
Right Hand Pinky
Rafael introduces four exercises to refine your right hand pinky technique and explains that strengthening it can help to balance the right hand and improve your technique as a whole!
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