Free Classical Guitar Lesson #8 - Allegro Etude

Allegro Etude

Free Guitar Lesson 8

This allegro etude by Giuliani is a powerful exercise for right hand arpeggio technique.

Giuliani had made a name for himself as a virtuoso of guitar by the time he was nineteen. He was also adept at the flute and violin and by the time he died had added the title of "highly talented composer" to the list of achievements.

Indeed, he left a legacy of over 300 works for guitar and instrumental combinations, which catered for the beginner to the most advanced guitarist.

This etude for classical guitar will help you obtain independence of the right hand fingers and develop great speed and accuracy if praticed slowly to begin with then gradually increasing in speed.
This allows the hand to stay steady and play the chords of A minor and D minor in a clear, clean manner. It also provides the balance for the bass to be played using increasing dynamics as a melody riff. View the video below to see what I mean.

Even when the left hand has to come off the strings to change chords it is done with the least amount of movement. My old teacher used to call it... "economy of movement." And he was right.

Also, here is a video of the complete piece...

Even the right hand arpeggio in this etude is played with a very relaxed hand asd very little movement. This allows for good speed and a full, unstressed sound. Look at my right hand in the video for instance. You can see the fingers of the right hand brushing softly up against one another. You can tell from this position that my hand is very relaxed.

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