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Carlevaro - School of the Guitar

Chapter 3 The Guitarist and his Total Development

A. TECHNIQUE AT THE SERVICE OF ART.

In this section Carlevaro advises us to study the music first, and let the technique be guided by the demands of the music. He warns against developing technique "for it's own sake".... for what is the point of "technique", if not to express musical thoughts?

B. WHAT IS SIMPLE DERIVES FROM AN INTELLIGENTLY COMBINED COMPLEX.

"Each activity of the fingers is made up of a number of different movements that work together in association and converge... in one precise action.

Speed and freedom of movements... are engendered in all that has been said."

C. MUSCULAR FATIGUE.

The isolated work of the fingers is the main cause of muscular fatigue. 		  D. FIJACION.

Fijacion is Carlevaro's term for the temporary immobilisation of a joint in order to convey force from the bigger body part. e.g. immobilising the wrist in order to communicate arm movements. I prefer to think of it as a "transmission of the gesture of expansion".

E. LOGICAL SOLUTIONS AND HARD WORK: MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE? THE NOTION OF RELAXATION

... the absurdity of repeating with inappropriate means, the same parts... of a piece.

Maximum efficiency through minimal effort.

F. SOME SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE FIJACION.

(He provides a short list of situations where fijacion might be appropriate).

I have only scratched the surface of this book here, and hopefully stimulated you to think critically about guitar technique.

Further reading:

Carlevaro's Series Didactica

"Scales and Arpeggios and How to Play Them - 1998"

"Guitar Playing and how it works"

Guitar Technique technique

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