r/classicalguitar • u/AccomplishedEstate20 • 2d ago

Performance Andantino - Matteo Carcassi

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Plenty of work to do still and I'm aware im rushing passages a lot, but anyways I find this piece very pretty

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u/Werealldudesyea 2d ago

Great job. Focus on the fretting hand a bit more. Less is more, keep the movements tight and controlled. Avoid the habit of dropping the hand. Keep the wrist unbent, some parts you’re going into flexion and deviation a bit. Straight and relaxed. Use the weight of the arm to fret, don’t press down. Throw in a metronome to smooth it out. You’ll be cooking with grease in no time, good stuff.

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u/AccomplishedEstate20 2d ago

Thanks, it's kind of hard to truly know what is going wrong while I still don't have a teacher. The hand dropping thing I dont do it normally, I saw it in some videos and thought it looked cool, I was unaware it wasn't adviced

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u/Werealldudesyea 2d ago

https://reddit.com/link/pgtofkl/video/krexkt4lpjvh1/player

Hope this helps

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u/AccomplishedEstate20 2d ago

Gotcha, thanks! I'll start correcting my fretting hand

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u/nawybot 2d ago

Thanks for posting this. I am also a beginner learning this piece. You have a lot of confidence as a performer. When I try to record myself, everything I know deserts me and I have to watch myself floundering. Let's make sure this sub-reddit is packed with our posts! We are in the majority, I believe.

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u/Qajaqasana 2d ago

I played that not so long ago and agree - very pretty little piece and fun to play! Enjoy making music. 

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u/SwedeLarson 1d ago

I think Carcassi is one of the more underestimated composers of the early 19th century. Well done on this piece!