Weekly Warm Up No. 2
Welcome to week 2 of the the WWU!
This week we’re focusing on triplet arpeggio patterns, ascending 3-note slurs, and building some finger independence with a classic exercise from Scott Tennant’s Pumping Nylon.
Tempo:
Quarter Note set @ 100 BPM.
Right Hand Arpeggios:
(Based on the A Major Pattern Outlined Here)
- pim
- pmi
- pma
- pam
- pim ami
- pim ami ami ami
- pim (string cross with p)
- pmi (string cross with p)
Left Hand Slurs: Ascending (Hammer Ons)
- 124
- 134
- 123
- 234
- 124 134
- 123 234
Left Hand Finger Independence: Odair’s Favorite Drill
For details on this exercise, check out Scott Tennant’s book: Pumping Nylon.
Tutorials:
I’m also including some tutorials I’ve created around Arpeggios, Ascending Slurs (Hammer On’s), and Descending Slurs (Pull-Off’s).
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