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Jonathan Adams: composer-guitarist:
Thanks for visiting! In addition to information about Jonathan and his music, you will also find fun and valuable resources for classical and fingerstyle guitarists. Join the mailing list to receive information about new sheet music releases as well as CD's and performances. You will also be automatically entered in our CD giveaway! Enjoy the site, if you have questions or comments please contact us.
guitar tips: The Capricious Caddis
This study is one that I use frequently as a warm-up exercise. It is also included in the soon to be released book from Mel Bay publications entitled Getting into Fingerstyle Guitar. This study is called "The Capricious Caddis." A caddis is a water bug, and because this piece uses slurs it reminded me of the erratic or "capricious" movements of a water bug. The entire piece is based on slurs, which are also known as "hammer-on’s" and "pull-off’s." In order to properly execute slurs and other challenging fingerings, it is very important to keep your fingers and left hand in the optimal position.
In addition to slurs, there are many instances in fingerstyle pieces in which the player must achieve long stretches or unorthodox hand positions in order to achieve the desired harmony. These hand positions are much easier to achieve if the correct "hand posture" is adhered to. Let’s look at some of the main points of correct "hand posture". These points describe the "general" or "home base" hand position. Of course your hand position changes angles throughout the performance of a piece, but this is the basic position ...
Thanks for visiting! In addition to information about Jonathan and his music, you will also find fun and valuable resources for classical and fingerstyle guitarists. Join the mailing list to receive information about new sheet music releases as well as CD's and performances. You will also be automatically entered in our CD giveaway! Enjoy the site, if you have questions or comments please contact us.
guitar tips: The Capricious Caddis
This study is one that I use frequently as a warm-up exercise. It is also included in the soon to be released book from Mel Bay publications entitled Getting into Fingerstyle Guitar. This study is called "The Capricious Caddis." A caddis is a water bug, and because this piece uses slurs it reminded me of the erratic or "capricious" movements of a water bug. The entire piece is based on slurs, which are also known as "hammer-on’s" and "pull-off’s." In order to properly execute slurs and other challenging fingerings, it is very important to keep your fingers and left hand in the optimal position.
In addition to slurs, there are many instances in fingerstyle pieces in which the player must achieve long stretches or unorthodox hand positions in order to achieve the desired harmony. These hand positions are much easier to achieve if the correct "hand posture" is adhered to. Let’s look at some of the main points of correct "hand posture". These points describe the "general" or "home base" hand position. Of course your hand position changes angles throughout the performance of a piece, but this is the basic position ...
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