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by Adnan
(Dhaka,Bangladesh)

Hi
I'm Adnan.

I'm having serious problems with my arpeggio technique. In pima,pami,pimami arpeggios when my "a" finger starts to play my "m" finger curls up in tension, and in pim arpeggio my "i" finger overshoots after "p" plays.any advice or exercises to remove these?

I've been practicing the mentioned arpeggios on open strings slowly for a long time but it improved too little.

can you help?

Hi Adnan,

Have you tried practicing the fingers individually? You can do this to gain greater fine motor control as the brain only has to concentrate on one finger until sufficient control has been built up.

Additionally, you should be very aware of any tension in your fingers while you are practicing and learn to "let the tension go" whilst you're aware of it.

You could also try playing with a slight staccato to gain greater control.

I hope these ideas help.

Kind regards,
Trevor M.