Technique Library

Repertoire Library – Theory Library

Right Hand Technique

• The Right Hand Position
• Alternating i and m
• The Right Hand Thumb
• Five Essential Right Hand Patterns
• Rest Stroke
• Alternating Middle and Index with Staccato
• String Crossing Exercises
• Travis Picking Introduction
• Landslide Accompaniment
• Brazilian Rhythm Exercises
• Ostinato Bass Exercise
• Rolling Chords

Left Hand Technique

• Left Hand Position
• First Position Chords
• Guide Fingers and Left Hand Pivoting
• Introduction to the Barre
• How to Barre with Any Finger
• Trills and Mordents
• Hammer on and Pull off: Slurs Intro
• Slurs Technique Builder
• Slurs Exercises
• Bass Notes and Slurs
• Slur Scale Introduction
• Left Hand Independence: Bass and Melody

Musicianship

• Phrasing in Music
• Accents
• Expressive Use of Tempo
• Phrasing: The Sentence Structure
• Chord Inversions
• Horizontal Phrasing
• Rhythmic Chord Arpeggiations

Scales and Arpeggios

• The Chromatic Scale
• C Major Scale
• F Major and G Major Scales
• Block Chords and Scales
• 3-Note Triad Arpeggios

Practice Techniques

• Practice Techniques: Chaining
• Speed Development: Chaining

Practice Routines

• Practice Routine 1 (Grade 1)
• Practice Routine 2 (Grade 1)
• Practice Routine 3 (Grade 1)
• Practice Routine 4 (Grade 2)
• Practice Routine 5 (Grade 2)
• Practice Routine 6 (Grade 3)
• Practice Routine 7 (Grade 3)
• Practice Routine 8 (Grade 3)
• Practice Routine 9 (Grade 4)
• Practice Routine 10 (Grade 4)
• Practice Routine 11 (Grade 5)
• Practice Routine 12 (Grade 5)
• Practice Routine 13 (Grade 5)
• Practice Routine 14 (Grade 6)
• Practice Routine 15 (Grade 6)
• Practice Routine 16 (Grade 7)
• Practice Routine 17 (Grade 7)
• Practice Routine 18 (Grade 7)
• Practice Routine 19 (Grade 8)
• Practice Routine 20 (Grade 8)