![]() When possible, prioritize the left hand finger placement in the order that the notes are plucked. Do not think block chords! Instead, imagine the left hand placing fingers more subtly.For example, practice the last 4 sixteenth notes of a measure with the first four sixteenth notes of the following measure. Practice the transitions from the end of each measure into the following measure.Release the finger responsible for the first note of the next harmony either at the fourth quarter note or last eighth note of the previous measure.To approach this quality in both hands, I’ve brainstormed a bit to list some key tips that I’ve focused on over the years: LEFT HAND ![]() Ocean waves have an inherent softness to them. And to truly master the image, it is equally important to investigate how the left hand moves from harmony to harmony, how softly we transition from chord to chord, and how the right hand waxes and wanes over the strings. Commanding the right-hand to execute the arpeggio to comfortably create the waves of this amazonian ocean, the crescendos and decrescendos, requires some persistence, though. Putting this image into practice presents many challenges for the guitarist but simply having an image helps to move the fingers smoothly and with little resistance. ![]() The image I hold while playing Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Etude N✡ is one where I am sailing above the canopy of the amazon rainforest as if it were an endless gentle green ocean.
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