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Technique - pick up the guitar and express yourselfEvolution of the Technique - added Feb 2008Definition : "Technique is the ability to express musical thoughts on your instrument." No less, no more. Anything that doesn't help you get your message across can be discarded. That still leaves plenty to do ! The technique you want to develop depends on what kind of story you want to tell on the instrument. So first ask yourself - "What Repertoire - 
are you going to play?"
Use these forms to help you work out a plan for that - tuition. Decide the answers to those repertoire questions then check out the common elements to ALL styles of guitar playing -
rhythm - Practice and LearningA simple guide to learning pieces
More detail on Strategies for Learning Music by Carl Seashore F.A.Q. (Frequently Asked Questions) People often ask do I need a teacher? From the first book - Anybody can play guitar well ! - and again from "Guitar Playing and how it works" - Anybody can play guitar well ! Also check out - putting it together in practice and performance. How does age affect my chances of playing well? Is Music a Performance Art? Different Paths to mastery - Conscious and Unconscious. Shinichi Suzuki - 'Nurtured by Love' 
John Williams - talks about guitar technique and the guitar's prospects in the 21st century. 
' The Pianist's Talent ' by Harold Taylor, an book which sets out clearly the mechanisms behind virtuosity and musical talent, and provides examples of how to put them into practice. The Physical and the mental are inextricably entwined - fingerings and peak experiences Books on guitar playing"Guitar Playing and how it works""Guitar Playing and How it Works - 3rd Edn." "Scales and Arpeggios and How to Play Them - 1998" "Fundamentals of Piano Practice, 2nd Edition - by Chuan C. Chang" Modern Method for Guitar Carlevaro's School of the Guitar Carlevaro's Series Didactica Carlevaro - Book 2 - Right Hand
Your body is the instrumentAlexander Technique The Expanding PostureSprings of Action Become aware of your joints Applying Alexander Technique to the guitar What is ballistic movement ? "Chinese Boxing, Masters and Methods" Do you need strength in guitar playing? 
The DVD "Piano Technique:The Craft of Piano Playing" from Alan Fraser shows a comprehensive knowledge of and practical ability with a wide spectrum of approaches to piano technique. You will notice a lot of commonality with my approaches to the guitar. Right hand - your voiceHere is a question heard daily by guitar teachers the world over : "Should I use Rest Stroke or Free Stroke for this passage ?". This is a false dichotomy. There are not two types of right hand stroke. READ ON - rest or free stroke .Why do I advocate 'using more than two fingers on the Right Hand'? 'One impulse equals Four Notes' Mastering the tremelo Tremelo in Recuerdos de la Alhambra Look at a video of the continuous rasgueado Using the plectrum What is rotation of the forearm ? How to do easy violin section effects Right arm positioning (according to Carlevaro) Rasgueado The Right Hand finger names 
A fantastic demonstration of and discussion of Rotation Some quotes: "The movement originates in the two bones of the forearm" (radius and ulna).... "... the degree of ... using the fingers is ... personal. If you see five pianists doing a really good tremelo they will use the fingers (a different amount). You have to find your own way (by experiment)." There are elements of this movement in all kinds of passages.... as soon as there is alternation between two parts of the hand... " Left hand - tight rope walkerYour left hand is the tight-rope walkerWhat is the reason most people give up on guitar? There are two basic ways you approach the guitar neck - Simple and Mixed Presentations More on Simple presentation of the left hand - playing a simple chord Use Temporary Displacements to make those daring leaps on the neck - and land safely ! A summary of left hand techniques Strength - do you need it ? The Expanding posture is the key to coordination. Good playing consists of one coordinated gesture Stretching Exercises - are they any good? Nature versus Nurture Links 
There are hundreds of pages of FREE TIPS and techniques on this site, browse them using the links at the top of each page. The main sections are
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