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Mak Grgic

03/06/21

@ tonebase Guitar

After watching Paco de Lucia perform, I realized he approached scales as a single unit or path rather than a series of individual notes.

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Tips for Playing Fast Scale Passages

@ tonebase Guitar

03/06/21

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tonebase Guitar Cast

11/25/24

@ tonebase Guitar

The exercise I learned from my teacher Alberto Pon involves playing a major scale with a bar, which initially felt torturous to me.

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David Russell

08/12/18

@ Gallery of Guitar

I prefer to practice scales in pairs, but sometimes I have to adapt to the requirements of the music.

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Mak Grgic

03/06/21

@ tonebase Guitar

I treat the lines as larger units rather than focusing on each individual note.

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Carlotta Dalia

07/11/25

@ D'Addario and Co.

I don't start with scales or arpeggios; that's just not my style.

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Matthew Greif

07/18/20

@ tonebase Guitar

As I improvise over the chord progression, I will focus on one pentatonic scale at a time to highlight different aspects of the E major scale, creating varied flavors while staying within consonance.

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Jorge Caballero

01/12/25

@ SiccasGuitars

The tones I use are not just one; they are a sum of several levels of decisions I have to make depending on the context of the performance.

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Classical Guitar Corner Cast

07/11/21

@ Classical Guitar Corner

Connecting notes using legato techniques creates a musical line, making the notes part of a complete idea rather than disconnected entities.

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Mak Grgic

03/06/21

@ tonebase Guitar

When practicing fast passages, thinking of them as a single goal rather than many notes makes them easier to execute.

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Scott Tennant

09/16/18

@ tonebase Guitar

I discovered that there was enough hidden Segovia music to create a CD, even though most pieces are short.