Classical Guitar Technique: The Right Hand

I discuss every aspect of Classical Guitar Technique. I emphasize the Technique of Abel Carlevaro in a special manner. Several Chapters make up the Technique section and you will find them under TECHNIQUE in the Academy section of the website. 

When I first got involved with the guitar I was only 7 years old. At that time "playing" and the guitar were very much the same thing.
It was the Sixties, though and you just could not escape Segovia's gigantic figure and all that it stood for in terms of the way you "were supposed to hold the guitar", the way you "were supposed to pluck the strings", the way you "were supposed to file your nails", the way you "were supposed to play a musical phrase". Having been a Segovia student myself, the whole process of finding my way in the guitar world was rendered  even more difficult (The image below depicts my first lesson with the great Andalusian Master -1983-). Read the complete Article

Left Side of the Nail approach

Right Side of the Nail Approach