SilvrT Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share #51 Posted January 2, 2010 Yep, my bad. And that's why I have a Classical. My hands are so big I can't finger the strings without touching the adjacent string on a classical and an acoustic is a joke.... And that's why I can only play a few cords...but it's still fun to drag the thing out every once in a while and plunk.... heh... makes me wonder how folks with bigger hands/fingers can play an accoustic ... mine are small and I have trouble keeping away from the adjacent strings...but that could just be my inexperiance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyR Posted January 2, 2010 Share #52 Posted January 2, 2010 heh... makes me wonder how folks with bigger hands/fingers can play an accoustic ... mine are small and I have trouble keeping away from the adjacent strings...but that could just be my inexperiance... It takes practice, and good hand position. The correct hand position is with your thumb behind the neck and the tips of the fingers pressing down on the strings, not the sides of the fingers. Watch a good classical guitar player to see how its supposed to be done. Sadly I don't always do this correctly. But I've learned how to cheat after many years of sloppy playing, I've learned different ways of making the same chord that minimize touching adjacent strings or open strings. Getting your finger strength up will also improve on the situation. Also, ignoring mistakes, smiling, and singing loudly, as if it was supposed to sound that way helps .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_wells Posted January 11, 2010 Share #53 Posted January 11, 2010 I have been taking lessons since April at a shop in Westerville Ohio Today I played at a coffee shop Powell Ohio 1 song That was the first time I have played in front of an audience The first time out side of lessons and home It was student recital I Guess you can call it that 3 hours of music 2 of use played a nice rendering of - Wild wood Flower We were going to give Shady Grove a try but we ran out of time Stomach full of butterflies I got real nervous all of of a sudden then made 1 little mistake shook it off and kept going. Crashed but i didn't burn Every year I try to do something I have never done b4 I did it Feels Good -- Keep Practicing Dave http://www.espressoyourselfmusiccafe.com/home08.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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