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Originally Posted by Ash69
Thanks! I came across the Giuliani 120 right hand studies in my earlier googling, but only in standard notation (which I have forgotten how to read...).
Question; Any idea how to go about practicing these pieces? One at a time until one can play it comfortably and the move on, or work on a group of them at a time?
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I'd say the former, but you have to keep it interesting. It can be boring working on just one for long enough, and I see no harm in moving from one to another, provided you come back to the first one. The more interested you are in what you're practising, the longer you can keep it up, which is how you get the most benefit.
But you do have to focus on correct articulation, clean and clear. It can be easy to learn to play one of them, and think you've done it just because you can play it with no mistakes. The point of them is to train your right hand to be precise and controlled, in terms of dynamics and tone. Playing each one quite slow is a good tip there: play
slower than your normal speed, and use a metronome to keep you on track. That way you can focus on the sound of each note, and experiment with dynamic attack. That's critical for classical guitar, but pays dividends on steel-string too.