Taught by renowned guitaristÂ
Stephanie Jones
Tremolo: one of the most stunning sounds on the classical guitar, yet one of the hardest to master. Develop your own flawless tremolo with Stephanie Jones's 8 distinct steps to learning this technique! The course begins with a few simple exercises to get your hand position established and fingers moving in a relaxed and efficient way. Then, Stephanie helps you develop musical aspects of your tremolo including how to balance the volume of your fingers and thumb as well as maintaining a consistent and controlled sound. The course is capped off with Stephanie's approach to learning a tremolo technique where she applies all of the steps to the composition "Cancion de la Hilandera" by Agustin Barrios!
Step 1: Open Digit Arpeggios
In step one, Stephanie shows us some basic exercises to warm up the hand.
Step 2: Hand Position
In the second step, Stephanie explains how proper hand position can help us build a solid foundation for tremolo.
Step 3: Thumb Control
People often overlook the thumb when practicing tremolo, but it is a vital element of successful tremolo.
Step 4: Balance
Balance is extremely important in tremolo technique because it enables us to be expressive when we play.
Step 5: Consistency
Consistency in our playing will help us maintain an even and balanced sound, even when we are in nerve-racking situations!
Step 6: Control
Maintaining control of our technique enables us to truly master tremolo in performance.
Step 7: Playing A Piece
In this step, Stephanie guides us through her recommended steps for learning a tremolo piece.
Step 8: Playing Expressively
Now that we have the necessary technical skills it's time to get musical!
Australian-born guitarist Stephanie Jones is an international competition winner and known for her presence on YouTube where her performance videos have collectively gained over 4 million views.
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