Pumping Nylon: The Classical Guitarist's Technique Handbook

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Author's Preface
Glossary of Signs
Editor's Preface
How to Read Tablature
Some Do's and Don'ts
About the Hands
About the Body
About Holding the Guitar-The Triangle
The Left Hand
Finger Placement and Accuracy
Pressure and Release
Pressure/Release Exercise
Finger Exchange
Ascending Slurs (Hammer-ons)
Descending Slurs (Pull-offs)
Finger Independence
#1
#2
#3 - Opposing Motion
#4 - Horizontal Character Builders
#5 - Odair's Favorite Drill
#6 - "The Spider"
The Barre
Weight vs. Pressure
Being Selective
Summing It All Up
Quadrivial Quandary by Andrew York-A Four-Voice Study for the Left Hand
Fanfare by Brian Head-A Slur Study
The Right Hand
Tone Production
Nail Length and Shape
Nail Length
Nail Types
Shaping the Nails
Angle and Placement
Rest Stroke (Apoyando)
Position
The Movement
Planting
Pressure
Release
Free Stroke (Tirando)
Right-Hand Finger Independence
Walking
Arpeggios from Tarrega's The Complete Technical Studies
The Thumb
Shaping the Nail
Develop That Thumb!
Flamenco Techniques
What Else Can the Thumb Do?
Soleares Falseta
Alzapua
Alzapua Falseta
Rasgueados
Some Practical Applications
from Turina's Sevillana
from Turina's R faga
from Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, 2nd Movement
Daily Warm-Up Routine
Left-Hand Walking-#1, #2 & #3
Ascending Slurs-#4
Descending Slurs-#5
Triplets-#6
Fixed-Finger Exercises-#7 & #8
Right-Hand Walking-#9
Two-Finger Rasgueados-#10
Tremolo
Psychological Outlook
Exercises
Lopsided Tremolos
Chant by Brian Head: A Tremolo Study
Scales: Control and Velocity
Misconceptions about speed
Right-Hand Velocity
Synchronization
String Crossing
Piecing Things Together
Some Other Speed Aids
Rhythmic Variations
Speed Bursts
Problem Solving in Scales
Marking String Crossings
Evolution of a Scale
Scale Study-Double from the Courante, Partita No.1, BWV 1002, Johann Sebastian Bach
Arpeggios
Full Planting and Sequential Planting
Giuliani's 120 Right-Hand Studies
Practicing Tips
Didactic Doodle by Andrew York
Afterword
Performance Anxiety
Practice
Inspiration
In Conclusion
Scott Tennant