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Closing Thought – Listen to Some of the Greats
(^) Playing Fingerstyle is a very rewarding technique that we have only scratched the surface of. I would
encourage you to listen to some of the great Fingervariety of styles. If you are into classical music then check out anything by Christopher Parkening,style guitarists. There are great Fingerstyle guitarists in a Andre
Segovia or Pepe Romero. If you are into the Merle or Tommy Emmanuel. Other phenomenal Fingerstyle plTravis Technique, then check out Doyle Dykes, Thom ayers include Phil Keaggy, Michael Hedges and othersBresh.
Taking some time to get inspired in your playing bybest things you can do to keep yourself motivated. listening to some of the greats play music is one Keep Learning and Growing! of the
Tips for Successful Learning
- Work on the Skills SLOWLY. I have taught these skills to many, many students. The temptation for the
learner is always to play through the material quicskills slowly is worth an hour of playing them as fast as you can sloppily. Sloppy guitar players arekly and sloppy. Avoid this trap. Five minutes of working on these easy to find, but
a guitar player who can play cleanly and with contrexercises down. Practice with a metronome to get aol will stand out every time. You will get farther smooth even flow in your fingers. if you slow the - Patience & Repetition.patient. Do the exercises. Work with a metronome. Results don’t happen overnight. The results will c Give your playing some good focused attention and ome in a matter of weeks. So be slowly you
will notice your hand working and flowing easier antakes time for your hands to gain the control needed for the new demands that your playing is making od faster without as much mental effort as is initially required. It n them.
Many wonderful things will come in our playing if we just relax and give them some time to develop. - You can play all of the Fingerstyle technique exercises on pages 57-59 of your
lesson book and the bonus resources at 92 bpm. - You can play the Giuliani exercises 1 & 2 on page 60 of the lesson book evenly
and controlled at 60 bpm. - You can play “House of the Rising Sun,” notes and chords, at 60 bpm.