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Shearer’s Four Principles of Efficient Muscle Function
In Learning the Classic Guitar (1990), Shearer introduced one of his most important pedagogic ideas: the Four Principles of Efficient Musical Function.
Guitar Advanced Slurring
Sounding two notes with a single R.H. stroke is called slurring. In this article, we’ll cover two other kinds of slurring—Delayed Slurring & Group Slurring
Guitar Mixed Meter
Much of the music written before 1900 is in fixed meter, that is one meter (or time signature) per piece. When the meter changes, frequently or infrequently, from one time signature to another within the same piece, it is called mixed meter.
Guitar Sight Reading
To read and play music, instantly at first sight, is an impressive skill but also one of the most challenging tasks for musicians, particularly with guitarists.