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Originally Posted by diegord
All right, thanks for the patience master.
I'm doing all Sor studies, Leo Brower studies I and VI, Carcassi's 25 studies, I through VIII, Milan's pavanes I and II, a Sor's minuett no. 10, and later I will study a Barroque suite by Scheit and some Argentinian music that is also compulsory.
I need a couple of tips regarding volume and body pain. These are two issues I've been dealing with since long ago. My spine hurts, so does my neck, parts of my back, my forearm, after studying for reasonable periods of time.
As regards volume, I can't get loud volume without losing tidyness in my technique, very noticiable in forte passages, specially when it's forte and marcatto.
Any suggestions?
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I have a few
As for the pain make sure that you are sitting straight up when you're playing. If you are hunched over at all it might be just enough to cause pain. Also, make sure your elbow isn't poking out on top of the guitar, your elbow should be level with the surface of the guitar when playing.
As for volume. Make sure your nails are as long as you need them, don't let them get too long or else your sound will become absolute garbage, I'll provide some video links to players who have not done a good job on tone, so you can see what not to do and sound like
Here's an example of what NOT to do with nails
YouTube - Edgar Cruz - Bohemian Rhapsody (classical guitar)
Notice how horrificly thin and snappy his tone is. He acheives volume, but he sacrifices nearly all of his tone while doing so. This comes from his ridiculously long fingernails and lack of touch.
Now here is probably the best example possible of good tone.
YouTube - Bach: Sarabande, Gavotte en Rondeau
Notice how he acheives a balance between bright and warm tones, and his nails aren't 5 inches long lol
Now, for volume you must play a little hard, but not so hard that it snaps your strings against the fretboard. A balance must be acheived