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@darkertime225
17 күн бұрын
How did you make your videos at the start of your KZitem channel?
@АлександрЛопырев-г5п
18 күн бұрын
When I was learning to play accompaniment for singing with a guitar I find it extremely useful to change chords in darkness. No matter the mistakes for the first attempts. The interesting thing is that without seeing your hands, your feelings in fingers become much more precise. You just need to believe them. I learned to change basic chords rather fast after exploring this inobvious method.
@castleisland0
12 сағат бұрын
@@АлександрЛопырев-г5п Thats so cool! Will try it out
@ChrisBrown-oo4bf
18 күн бұрын
The best thing about all this is getting a reminder on doing things correctly. It seems that the longer you play, the more you forget the simple things. Those are the base for all correct playing. Thank you so much for these reminders and hints!😀
@ionageman
17 күн бұрын
Practice the chord 10 000 times .. then practice changing it 10 000 times . Once you’ve got it , it’s yours for life .
@johnstickney7042
18 күн бұрын
I never thought of adding an extra note for smooth chord changes. Also your tips are very valuable. I'd also add playing at very very slow temple and gradually increase speed
@beatrixguitar
18 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful! I fully agree on the slow practice tip too, great point
@pierrebroccoli.9396
18 күн бұрын
My technique goes out the windows when I start singing. Like my fingers go mental but it is all fun. Sometimes in a live situation I will take a breath and play a classical guitar piece just to center myself before continuing with songs. Also helps the audience know I am able to play the instrument. 30 years singing, 4 years classical guitar but I did Violin and Viola beforehand. Having fun and also enjoying improvising. 😁 BTW, thanks Beatrix. ❤
@ToastandJam52
18 күн бұрын
Some very sound advice. Nice to see someone else struggling with tuning after changing strings! It always seems like it takes weeks for nylon strings to settle down whereas steel strings settle down within hours. It still find it amazing that Julian Bream would change strings just before every performance! But there again he is one of the greatest guitarists that ever lived!
@beatrixguitar
18 күн бұрын
ah yeah the new string thing can be annoying, but it also depends on the situation. so for example when I play, I can tweak it as I go and it's not that noticable but when I teach, I always stop for a few minutes to talk and during that time, the tuding goes off way more. but it is what it is I guess. When I was at university most of us were out of tune almost all the time anyways because we changed strings every 2-3 weeks so I got used to hearing out of tune guitars haha
@granthurlburt4062
18 күн бұрын
Oh good! I'm not the only one. The G string was the WORST.
@9guitarman
17 күн бұрын
Thank you Beatrix. It was very good lesson. As for classical guitar composition, the "structural chords" are good to be familiar with to practice them and build the LH strength. Sometimes ,the leading voice/s of the arrangement, can gravitate on 1,2 or more inner string/s of the structured chords as well.
@jamesrenz9475
18 күн бұрын
Good information. I am also a music teacher and I am always working with beginners on chord changing issues. Probably the biggest hurdle after getting their fingers comfortable pressing down on the strings.
@AuditingWithAutism
18 күн бұрын
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great video. Welcome back! Thanks for the pix. (Of course I am talking about the wonderful bike and camping pix during the break)❤
@matthewgoldberg1461
18 күн бұрын
Very good advice. I am a finger-style jazz guitarist. I try to play along the lines of the great Scottish jazz guitarist, Martin Taylor. As he does so well, you have to connect the melody line (usually the top note) in a legato fashion even when the chords are changing underneath. Or even, sustain a long melody note while the chords are changing
@beatrixguitar
18 күн бұрын
I also found that classical musicians put a stronger emphasis on holding melody notes, it’s definitely something worth keeping in mind I believe
@gut2000
17 күн бұрын
The common string like an anker :) i loved that term in a course i followed
@mer1red
18 күн бұрын
An excellent idea to make this video and giving a very good explanation. Vertical thinking is a huge problem that most jazz en popular music playing guitarists have, often not even being aware that this is the reason why their playing is not smooth. They cannot think linearly. Unfortunately, few will find this video among the pile of others promoting shapes and looking at chords as isolated independent blocks. Thank you, Beatrix. Keep it up! 👍👍👍
@russpalmeri
17 күн бұрын
Joyous! Made me smile - and I needed a smile.
@beatrixguitar
16 күн бұрын
Glad to hear Russ!
@felipesantana3431
18 күн бұрын
Super great quality content❤
@reach5058
18 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! I was just having problems with this while I was recording a song, and I opened KZitem, and this was the first video I saw on the page. I like the way you teach-new sub :)
@beatrixguitar
18 күн бұрын
Sweet! Thanks for the sub! Hope you sorted out the recording
@oromani1842
18 күн бұрын
I think part of the fun on learning a new piece, even if it’s a basic 3-chord song is planning the chords and fingerings. I’ll play G in different ways just based on what’s next, for example.
@beatrixguitar
18 күн бұрын
yes that's exactly what I meant somewhere at the end of the video, sometimes you need different fingerings and shapes for different situations :)
@don911donny9
18 күн бұрын
Exercises that help sustain pressure on strings while playing higher notes further up the string are useful, stops buzzing when releasing back to lower notes. Technique training is essential with improving all songs, give it time.
@MC-zr7hl
9 күн бұрын
Really great tips!
@jasonpauldubeau5740
16 күн бұрын
You're an awesome teacher! Thanks for contributing your knowledge.
@matthewcoombs3282
16 күн бұрын
Thanks, quick and smooth chord changes are something I have struggled with. The advice on common finger positioning and switching fingering to suit the chord changes are neat hacks😊
@sedgeford
11 күн бұрын
Thank you @beatrix. So very helpful . Even though I have played guitar for some time I'm very new to classical guitar. I'm struggling with knowing which fingers I should use on my right hand when picking. Would you happen to have a video on the correct right hand method and also how to hold the guitar? Thank you so much.
@JensTwn
9 күн бұрын
Big thumbs up, this will help me a lot
@nukhanlee2394
16 күн бұрын
Thank you, Miss! 🙏 I always consider that knowing the basics is the key to mastering the guitar. So far, my biggest struggle playing the classical guitar is creating a simple piece when everything is in my head. I have a good sense of melody and timing but couldn't come up with a decent composition. 😕 Can you, say, cover this in your next update/video? Thank you in advance. 🌹
@AbolfazlAmouzad-zi8jq
18 күн бұрын
Good job beatrix
@sugarfreedom
14 күн бұрын
The C to Em change is really helpful!
@Axel-rs3cg
8 күн бұрын
Thanks for your tutorials, i really appreciate them 😊
@RadarAustralia
18 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@beatrixguitar
18 күн бұрын
Yay thanks a lot!
@tomfox1372
18 күн бұрын
Very informative 🙂
@beatrixguitar
18 күн бұрын
Thank you Tom! Hope you’re well!
@davidbieloh1382
18 күн бұрын
I just picked the guitar back up after not playing for over 20 years. Any suggestions for some exercises to get my left hand back in shape?
@LiamWakefield
18 күн бұрын
Here is a video which Beatrix did on left hand exercises. She also has a video plus workbook on her 11 favourite exercises. kzitem.info/news/bejne/y22kyKqlkoqphIYsi=yfzanX-O_sxhD325
@davidolney1305
13 күн бұрын
Thanks
@beatrixguitar
12 күн бұрын
thank you to you too!
@Parmetheus
18 күн бұрын
8:04 That's what I'm working on. I feel like I'm in such a hurry to switch chords (like from an Am or G to a F) that the high note barely has time to ring out.
@beatrixguitar
18 күн бұрын
have you tried changing the fingers one by one? and just leaving the melody fingers down the longest
@Parmetheus
18 күн бұрын
@@beatrixguitar That'll be the plan next practice 👍
@migueldemaria3830
15 күн бұрын
They're fine tips... for me, personally, the main things to do is 1) know exactly what each finger is doing--where it starts, where it ends up. Once I have absolute clarity, the fingers tend to know what to do, but if there is confusion, it ends up sloppy. 2) Practice changing the chords with individual fingers, (ie, move 1, then 2, then 3, then 4), and then practice it in different combinations, (next move 1, 3, 4, 2, then 1, 4, 2, 3, etc., then 12, 3, 4; 12, 4, 3).
@kenwhite1053
16 күн бұрын
melody finger, didn't know. Thanks
@ahmedaljasim9878
18 күн бұрын
Hello l think you should’ve added that there should be the least bit of tension possible you should be more relaxed than not, this stops it from being too painful when playing for a long duration and l find it makes the switch smoother too. Other than that sound advice l would’ve greatly appreciated a video like this when l first learnt chords.
@beatrixguitar
19 күн бұрын
What's your biggest guitar challenge right now? Maybe I can make a video about it! 😊
@ByTheSpirit84
18 күн бұрын
I'm a newb at classical style guitar, so my major issue is keeping beat with my thumb while playing a melody or something otherwise. Just gotta practice. Otherwise, something you mention is finger independence for more advanced chord shapes.
@danalden1112
18 күн бұрын
After fifty years of playing, arthritis in my little finger on my left hand makes some chord fingering painful (I.e.,G major). So I have had to come up with my own alternatives. I really appreciated your point about alternative approaches to fingering 😊
@hargisP2
18 күн бұрын
I would like to see videos on easy arrangements for beginners. Learning songs is one of the ways of learning to play guitar.
@jlvaviation9140
18 күн бұрын
Reading classical guitar scores between frets 5 and 12 for the first time. Do you need to learn by heart every note higher up in the fretboard? Thanks!
@vlodeklukasz1065
17 күн бұрын
Maybe an arrangement of a Genesis song? The Lamia?For absent friends? After the ordeal?
@stevenparker8872
18 күн бұрын
Hi, this is helpful, I struggle with all barr chords and any tips would be greatly appreciated
@LiamWakefield
18 күн бұрын
Here is a video which Beatrix did on Barre chords for beginners. kzitem.info/news/bejne/zoqFzX2pa6KGhXYsi=bm3ZhjF1AMG_WjAX
@beatrixguitar
18 күн бұрын
There’s a video on my channel where I tried to explain it as best as i can, check it out!
@lindasmith6668
10 күн бұрын
Basic transition between f chord and g , c and a
@abramhernandez1216
17 күн бұрын
My attention caught. 💪🥰👍🎸🎶🎶🎶
@codonauta
14 күн бұрын
I believe that doing a more in-depth study to improve the left hand technique would help a lot. Abel Carlevaro has 4 guitar technique books, 2 of which are only for the left hand. One of them is more dedicated to legato, which is another chapter in technique, but the volume 3 works a lot on changing positions in the left hand. I have more problems with my left hand than with my right, so I do some of the exercises he suggests. Whether they work, I don't know yet, I started to practice them recently.
@trinidiana
15 күн бұрын
Great video. Also, if you don’t mind me asking, what are those beautiful paintings behind you, did you paint them? Who is the artist? I love them!
@beatrixguitar
12 күн бұрын
those were made by my grandpa, he only painted a few of these type of paintings, but you can find a few of his works in my etsy shop that I restored last year. I try to restore more but it's a lot of work. Here's a link, all oil paintings were made by him, and everything else is my art: www.etsy.com/shop/BeatrixGuitarStudio
@Hippopotiverse
18 күн бұрын
🤘
@WWS322
17 күн бұрын
I have been learning how to sing. On my own, not using solfege. I have a nice acoustic guitar but I like a nylon string guitar because I can't make a loud sound plucking steel strings. I don't see how people do it! I don't want false nails or finger picks. I don't know where I'm going with this. I would like to write songs and make videos for KZitem.
@iancameron5536
18 күн бұрын
Often I find that on chords that are a bit of a stretch the sound of the notes in the chord are not clean or sharp. Yet I have heard others say you do not have to press down to hard to sound the notes, what am I doing wrong?????
@LiamWakefield
18 күн бұрын
It sometimes turns out that the mistake we make which stops one chord from sounding clean is not exactly the same as that on another chord. It could be be because one is a barre chord (and all which that entails) and the other is a stretch closer to the nut or even further up where the strings are higher off the fretboard. If you join Beatrix's discord, you can post pictures or video of the chords which give you trouble so that a more targeted answer can be given. 👍
@blutey
14 күн бұрын
Any tips for changing from Am to C7 in the 1st position? My little finger always tends to come down last (and late!) rather than together with the other fingers.
@user-tb9rw7dh2t
18 күн бұрын
👍👍
@brendacampbell5289
8 күн бұрын
Hi I’m new to your channel. I was wondering if you if you could show us (me) where how to put my hand ( fingers) On the string for finger picking How to finger pick with my fingers. I want to learn soo bad. Can you please help me out ? Thank you. Maybe you even have a course
@gregbox9517
12 күн бұрын
Interesting view.
@AbolfazlAmouzad-zi8jq
18 күн бұрын
🌹🌹🌹for you
@LiamWakefield
18 күн бұрын
Thank you. 😊
@mrotty1726
10 күн бұрын
Can you do carillon by B.Terzi??
@MikiBlue
10 күн бұрын
I purchased guitar last week. But the tips of my fingers hurt. Any suggestions? How to minimise the pain?
@a7xwii
18 күн бұрын
My struggle is that the pads of my fingers always touch the string below it.
@beatrixguitar
18 күн бұрын
hm that sounds like a left hand thumb problem to me. I made a thumb video too, maybe check it out and see if it helps
@a7xwii
18 күн бұрын
@beatrixguitar I observed the video and implemented your counsel, however, I continue to experience muted sounds. I must concentrate diligently on my finger placement to avoid contact with the lower strings, which inevitably impedes the tempo.
@ramonacosta2647
18 күн бұрын
I have that problem sometimes too. Sometimes the problem is that I haven't cut my nails in a while so I can't roll them enough.
@EngRMP
18 күн бұрын
I've been "plinking" (learning guitar on my own) for four years now. For the life of me, I can not find a way to KNOW where the strings are under my right hand. If I can anchor my hand I do OK, but if I'm using a pick and have to jump over a string, or reach for a string... forget it, I'll be wrong 80% of the time. How can I calibrate my brain for this????
@LiamWakefield
18 күн бұрын
Here's a video which Beatrix did on basic technique for right hand on classical guitar kzitem.info/news/bejne/xq2esoqee4iXooIsi=VQn0lf7EkPS8POfz
@LiamWakefield
18 күн бұрын
A plectrum is not used in classical guitar. There are many exercises for improving accuracy when switching adjacent strings, skipping 1 or more strings and even accenting a string while strumming a chord to bring out a melody note. Beatrix has a discord server where people who play many styles which do use a plectrum could give you advice. 👍
@EngRMP
17 күн бұрын
@@LiamWakefield Thanks so much Liam... I'll see if I can find that.
@LiamWakefield
17 күн бұрын
@EngRMP there's a link in the description. Hope to see you there. Don't forget to let everyone know about you in the introductions room. 👍
@ionageman
17 күн бұрын
Nylon guitars don’t have to be played with perfect fingernails ( who the hell files there finger nails ) .. just practice .. you’ve come a long way in 4 years , but you are 4 years into your guitar life .. will it be a problem in 4 years .. probably not P.s. I got ridiculed most days for the first 10 - 15 years .. I don’t get ridiculed anymore .
@tokk3n-hj4xg
18 күн бұрын
what is that thing on the back of the guitar?
@LiamWakefield
18 күн бұрын
It is a Guitar Lift. Many players use a rest which attaches under the upper bout of the guitar body as an alternative to using a footrest. Guitar Lift is another way of getting that position. guitarlift.de/en/
@7thdaybeliever
18 күн бұрын
Video on learning to read the music linearly and make it less choppy
@beatrixguitar
18 күн бұрын
Can you explain that further? Like being fluent in sight reading?
@bigfootninjajr1481
18 күн бұрын
I struggle with right hand technique.
@LiamWakefield
18 күн бұрын
Here is one of Beatrix's videos on right hand technique. kzitem.info/news/bejne/xq2esoqee4iXooIsi=QlbTkWQZzjp-K7TE
@jungkais2737
16 күн бұрын
does someone know the name of the piece at 9:03 ? i’ve heard it too many times it’s haunting me, save me please
@mohaklondhe3020
2 күн бұрын
You're so cool
@Mannequin86
4 күн бұрын
I am learning classical guitar. Have a really hard time because I have huge hands.
@Hellenicheavymetal
2 сағат бұрын
cute i mean thanks for the tips. This is useful.
@AbolfazlAmouzad-zi8jq
10 күн бұрын
Hello beatrix It's about 7 days you didn't share video on KZitem. I think you have a big surprise
@beatrixguitar
10 күн бұрын
I got sick, I actually was out for 5 days, just started to recover 😀😅
@AbolfazlAmouzad-zi8jq
10 күн бұрын
@beatrixguitar hi beatrix That's too bad😔 . I wish you will getting better very soon😉. After 10 days cycling your body needs recovery and getting sick was the worst event that happened.
@Gstation9
6 сағат бұрын
LIKE LIKE LIKE FROM MIKE ~
@RamMaurya-be4kz
18 күн бұрын
Hand pain while playing
@stewartgatsi3180
18 күн бұрын
The cure is playing more until pain stops
@JMI559
18 күн бұрын
@@stewartgatsi3180 😢😮
@Joseph-st7li
18 күн бұрын
You gotta wear wrist wraps often which help heal your ligaments . Also every morning I place my hands in a bowl of warm water for about 10 minutes . Fish oil , tumeric , decrease inflammation. cherries and chondrite sulfate for joint health . And make sure your neck is aligned
@beatrixguitar
18 күн бұрын
try releasing the tension as often as possible. between chords, on open strings, when you play something easy, just try to relax your hand to prepare for the next tense moment. Hope this helps a bit, but I plan to talk about it in an upcoming video.
@granthurlburt4062
18 күн бұрын
@@stewartgatsi3180 I guess you think this is funny but of course that's the worst thing to do and many people won't know this.
@jogmas12
15 күн бұрын
What’s the secret Beatrix ?
@rodericksibelius8472
13 күн бұрын
Just play music, such as Classical Guitar pieces with a lot of chords, The 20 Segovia Sor Studies, the VILLALOBOS ETUDES AND PRELUDES, repertoire for Classical Guitar is REPLETE with chordal passages, and even, Flamenco Repertoire... Don't study chords alone with no purpose unless you have a purpose for it. I'm a Classical Guitar Hobbyist for 45 years. Christopher Parkening's advice: PLAY REPERTOIRE, IT WILL COME, Practice, Practice!!!!!!!!! PRACTICE SLOW IN THOSE TRANSITIONS, AND GRADUALLY INCREASE SPEED.
@ROBOTAM1999
18 күн бұрын
I want to learn the chords, and there is no free way that has all the chords in one video. So please 🙏make us a video for the chords or some of them for now.
@ramonacosta2647
18 күн бұрын
There are thousands of chords. There's no practical way to make a video showing all of them. The best thing to do is to learn how chords are formed and then come up with your own chords. You'll also learn lots of chords through repetition when you play songs.
@ROBOTAM1999
18 күн бұрын
@ramonacosta2647 Thanks🙏. I'll try your way right now because I'm struggling with the chords. Thank you again man
@LiamWakefield
18 күн бұрын
Ramona is correct. There are a lot of chords and many different ways to play them. You really need to focus your efforts on a few chords at a time which are applicable to the style which you want to play. And, at the same time follow his advice in understanding what makes a chord. This can seem more like music theory than guitar playing, but you should try to apply what you learn to the fretboard as soon as you can. This will also aid in remembering all the notes on each string. 👍
@ManWithoutThePants
17 күн бұрын
Learning how chords are formed is not even hard concept. After learning the concept you can make up all the different chords there is and play them different ways on the fretboard. If you are a beginner at the start you may have to think for a while to find the notes on the fretboard, but in time it gets faster when you come more familiar where the notes are on fretboard. But in this way you don't need any chord charts and you can find a chord that fits in the situation the best without jumping all over the fretboard between chords.
@ROBOTAM1999
17 күн бұрын
@@LiamWakefield Thanks for your help 🙏
@jasoncdebussy
12 күн бұрын
"Shapes and fingering are not music. We need to stop looking at chords as shapes" "I start to visualise the shape of the chord in the air... As smoothly as possible I try to place this shape on the guitar" Hmmmmm... 🤔
@beatrixguitar
12 күн бұрын
Very clever, you got me. I wish I addressed this very specific conflict in the video. Oh wait, I did 😩
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