Volume IV: HOW TO DEVELOP TREMENDOUS TECHNIQUE FOR THE GUITAR
Learn, Practice And Perfect Etudes 4 & 10 by Mateo Carcassi
Volume IV, like Volume III, is about applying this technique to the manner in which you learn and interpret the music you play and, like Volumes I and II, contains information that would likely take you weeks or months of regular weekly lessons to acquire. You will literally learn these pieces in note-by-note, measure-by-measure detail. This volume is meant to be used in conjunction with Volumes I and II, and continues your development following Volume III.
The materials are not about learning to read music, or learning theory. They are concerned with technique.
The DVD is approximately 2 hours in length and has complete menus and sub-menus for easy navigation. The book (in both printed form and in PDF on CD) contains all of the information on the DVD and all of the exercises are scored in both notation and tablature. Having the PDF of the book enables you to have the book PDF and DVD open on your computer together and readily switch back and forth between them.
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Please see the descriptions of the other three volumes on the Technique Series page.
What follows is description of Volume IV.
VOLUME IV:
Developing the slur or ligados (hammers and pull-offs) is of paramount importance to guitar technique, yet it is one area of technique often neglected. Etudes 4 and 10 by Mateo Carcassi do a fine job of developing the slur, particularly in the third and fourth fingers of the left hand.
Dedicating entire studies to working on a technique in two fingers may seem a bit much, but it is not. The slur enables us to play what would otherwise be unplayable at performance tempo, and the third and fourth fingers do a great amount of this work. These fingers however, especially the fourth, are weaker than the first and second, and the third finger presents a bit of a coordination problem, so concentrating on this area is of great importance.
Reducing the difficulty presented by a score, however, is not the only reason why we slur. There are musical and stylistic applications too. Like any specialized part of guitar technique though, anything more than the judicious use of the slur can have the effect of altering the very nature of the music, frequently spoiling it. Slurs, for instance, must be a balanced part of your technique, but not a substitute for poor scale playing.
But first, the technique itself must be developed.
As with all studies there is more to be gained here than the intended technical and music development. From easily executing long shifts, playing above the twelfth fret, and increasing strength, flexibility and quickness in the left hand, to playing balanced repeated notes and arpeggios in the right, you will reap a great deal of benefit from a continued study of these two fun etudes.
What does it cost?
$68.95 brings you the 2-hour DVD of intensive technique instruction, the full-length book containing all of the information on the DVD scored in notation and tablature, and the CD containing PDF of the book (not pictured, see the picture of the 4 volume set for this) and domestic Priority Mail shipping is free.
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