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 Classic Forum Threads : Exercises

 

1 How much space should there be between the right wrist and the guitar.
 
2 When playing at 60bpm at 4clicks per note should the finger be fretting the note during the 4 clicks?
 
3 Ring and pinkie finger control in walking excercises.
 
4 When doing string pushdowns is it okay to move the pinkie to the higher(towards the floor) string as the ring finger plays?
 
5 The bending of the pinkie joints when doing All Aboard
 
6 Finger push downs and pull offs
 
7 Heavy Arm vs. Floating Arm
 
8 Perfection when doing the excercises
 
9 Stretch of the fingers in All Aboard
 
10 Pinkie control in walking excercise
 
11 Transfer of the weight of the arm when doing the Crutch
 
12 5th string barre chord problems
 
13 Which Foundation Excercises should be done first.
 
14 The light finger and the firm finger
 
15 Play 2-3-Touch excercise
 
16 Follow through with a pick
 
17 Stretches and warm ups website
 
18 Bouncing thumb
 
19 Is there a certain level of proficiency that should be achieved before starting to work on the "heavy" and firm" excercises?
 
20 Descending chromatics
 
21 Problems with walking excercises
 
22 Left hand finger tension when doing the foundation excercises.
 
23 Descending pull off sequence
 
24 What exactly is No Tempo?
 
25 G Chord in Beginner's Path
 
26 Up pick technique clarification
 
27 Should only one finger press down on the string or should all four press the string down?
 
28 Gaining control of the pinkie
 
29 Pain in the shoulder when applying the heavy arm
 
30 Drew's log on lesson with Jamey
 
31 Triplets and the Basic Practice Approach
 
32 Feeling discomfort using electric guitar in the classical position
 
33 Understanding of the Heavy Arm
 
34 Right hand String Shifting experience
 
35 Too heavy arm!
 
36 Should the fingers go from firm to light when playing a three note per string passage?
 
37 Pain in the knuckle and finger independence
 
38 Sweep picking in walking excercises
 
39 Variations of the Ladder and Crutch
 
40 The floating arm and thumb
 
41 How to organize and maintain practice if you have an unpredictable daily schedule
 
42 Correct way of doing finger flapping
 
43 Pick Style: Swinging Width of Strings
 
44 Motion of the pick after it completes an up/down stroke
 
45 Left/Right hand coordination
 
46 Controlling the tension of two fingers at once
 
47 Movement of the picking hand elbow.