CommonMisunderstandingsinLeftHandtechnique(Parts2and3)byKevinRGallagher

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Part2UnderstandingLeftHand"Support"anditsUses

Simplyput,"support"impliesthatthestringsareeitherheldinplaceorpushedslightlytowardsthe6thstringwiththearm/wrist.Supportisusedwhenfingersareindangerofmutingadjacentstringsinchords,orwhenweareperformingdownwardslurs.Symptomsof"nonsupport"are:mutedstringsinchords,difficultdownwardslurs,the1ststringfallingoffthefretboard,overarchingwrist,etc.

Giulianiop.48#2

LlobetTestamentDAmelia

SorOpus35#3

ScarlattiSonataK11(Segoviaed.)

Part3Playingonthetips"andbeingclosetothefretwire

Thelefthandtechniqueisverydynamic.Althoughagoodruleofthumbistoplayonthetipsofthefingers,manytimesitisuncomfortableandimpracticaltodoso.Whenweareplayingbass,middle,andmelodylinestogether,oftenthetipscannotbeusedoneverynote.Tryingtoplayonthetipsofthefingersatalltimescreatesunnecessarystrainonthewristanddifficultyinthetechnique.

Thegeneralruleofthumbisthisifyouneedanadjacentstringtovibrate,playmoreonthetips,butifyoudontneedanadjacentstringtovibrate,allowthefingertorestontheadjacentstring.Restingyourfingersononnonvibratingstringsisasmuchpartofgoodtechniqueasisplayingonthetips.

J.S.BachBoureeinEminor

FrescobaldiAriaconVariazioni(Segovia)

DifficultstretchesarealsohelpedbyNOTplayingonthetipsofthefingers.

BarriosLaCatedral(movement2)

AnotheraspectofgoodLeftHandTechniqueisrecognizingwhenyoudontneedtoplayascloseaspossibletothefretwire.Thisinnocentguidelineoftencreatesunnecessarydifficultyforplayerswhotrytofollowtheruletotheletter.Wherethefingerisplacedonthefretcanvarygreatly,aslongasthereisenoughpressureonthefretwiretomakethetoneclean.Herearesomeexamples..

AlbenizGranada

SorOp.29#13

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