Andante by GiulianiThis little Andante by Giuliani is great for developing your left hand slur technique. You need to play the slurs in a "clean", "crisp" manner. All in all there are 12 slurs within this piece if you include the repeats. The slurs are marked by a curved line from note to note. For instance, you see the first one played in bar 2 where the slur is marked from the "G" note to the "F#" note. To play this slur correctly (or any other slur) you need to have your finger on the note you're slurring to and come off the note above in a "snapping" motion by pulling your finger downwards towards the floor. Don't forget to sign up for the monthly ezine to get your free PDF music & videos - Just look right!
Similarly, if you're slurring to a note or going from an open string to a note, often referred to as a "hammer on", you need to give your finger some weight. Again, if you watch the video below you'll see me "throwing" my finger at the note to give it that clean crisp sound when the string touches the fret board and sounds the note. This piece also employs an economy of movement and often your fingers are "squashed" up close together. You need to be accurate for the notes to sound without being muffled or miss-played. The judicious use of guide fingers also comes into play in this piece especially in the 14 bar where you need to move fret by fret in a smooth manner. I would also suggest you play this piece in free stroke as there are several 16th note scale runs. It's easier to use an i,m pattern free stroke in this case. If you're an absolute beginner it also helps to play free stroke so you don't have to concentrate on too many technical details at once. This means it'll be a more enjoyable and stress free experience for you which of course, helps you to learn in an easier fashion. Download your own copy of the guitar lesson
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