Learning the tremolo may be as simple as learning to play relaxed

I’m five months into my review of the tremolo technique, and I keep coming back to the same observation. Learning the tremolo or, for that matter any classical guitar technique, may ultimately be about learning to play relaxed (or playing without extraneous tension). I may have made too broad a statement, so I’ll try to focus it more. Maybe in trying so hard to learn something new, we are actually ruining our chances at success. Perhaps “trying” is far removed from “doing.” And maybe “trying” gets in the way of “learning.” The book, “The Inner Game of Tennis,” keeps coming to mind. Are we too much in our own way to make any progress? This brings into question our traditional notions of what constitutes practice as well.

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Learning tremolo technique through Jorge Morel’s Misionera

I’ve been working on Jorge Morel’s Misionera instead of Recuerdos de la Alhambra lately. Misionera helps you develop the tremolo techniquie over the first to sixth string spread. Besides learning the tremolo on strings other than the first string, I consider the first to sixth string spread tremolo a difficult skill to master. Keep a nice arch in your wrist, play using the nail of the thumb, and keep your right hand, arm and shoulder loose. Doing so will help you master this tremolo skill.

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