Left Hand Preparation Exercise
                           From 5 Technical Routines for Classical Guitar Level 3
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             Thanks for watching my lesson, I hope it was useful for you. The exercises below provide a simple yet
             very effective framework to focus on your left hand preparation. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind:
             1. Move both fingers at the same time (not individually) when preparing for the next two notes in the sequence
             2. Prepare your fingers quickly. The preparation fingers move immediately after you have placed the fretted fingers
             3. Be patient with this process, it involves a lot of finger independence training. After incorporating this exercise
             into your practice routine for a long time, the preparation movement can become habitual.
             If you found this useful please leave a comment on the video and let me know!
                                                                                            by Simon Powis
                                                                                    classicalguitarcorner.com
              CChhrroommaattiicc  OOccaattvvee  SSccaallee  ((UUnniissoonn))
                                                                                               m
                  i         m          i         m             i          m          i
            #
              4
                                                                                               œ
                                                                                              0
                                                                         œ         #œ
                                                                        2
                                                                                  3
                                                            1
         & 4                                     œ            #œ
                           nœ        #œ
                 œ
                          3         4           0
                2
                                                                                               œ
                                                                         œ         #œ
                                                                                              2
                                                 œ           #œ
                                                                        0
                                                                                  1
                                                            4
                           nœ        #œ
                 œ
                          1         2           3
                0
                                                                                               p
                                                                                    p
                                                                          p
                                                               p
                                                  p
                                      p
                           p
                p
                                                                   œ        #œ     nœ
            #                                       nœ     #œ              4               œ      nœ
                                                                  3
                                                                                                 1
                                                          2
                                             œ
                                                   1                                      2
                                                                                  3
                              œ     #œ
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                                                                           1
                                                                  0
                                             œ
                                                                                                 3
                                                          4
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                                                                                  0
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                                   1
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                                                        2
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                                                                      0
                                                                            4
                                                                              œ 3nœ
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              2
                    #œ    nœ                                                             2
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                               #œ      nœ
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                                                                 #œ    nœ
                                                        0
                                                                      3       œ nœ
                                                                            2
                                                                                 1
                                                                                          w
                                                                                         0
            This variation poses a different kind of challenge to your finger independence because it requires one finger to remain
            while the other prepares for the next note. Your fingers should look like spider legs as they crawl between each note
            and you should hear each note overlapping with the next if you are holding down the notes correctly.
              CChhrroommaattiicc  OOccttaavvee  SSccaallee  ((SSpplliitt))
            (You can repeat either i or m on the top voice, or choose to alternate. Use rest stroke on the repeat as above)
                    i    i     i    i
                                                                                                      nœ
            #                                                                               nœ #œ
                                                                                        œ
              4                                                             œ #œ
                                                                 œ    #œ
                                                                                       0
                                                                                           1
                                                           œ
                                                                                                      3
                                               2
                                                œ    #œ
                                                                                                 2
                                                                            3
                                                                                 4
         & 4                        œ     #œ                                                        nœ
                                                                 1
                                                          0
                        nœ   #œ                                                          nœ #œ
                                                                       2
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                  2   3                                                                  3
                                                      3                   œ #œ
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                              4
                                                        œ
                                                                                    2
                                                                                                    0
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                                                                                              4
                                                                         0
                                                                               1
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                                                              3
                     nœ #œ
                                                                    4
                                                        2
                                            0
                 œ
                                                  1
                                3
                    1                  4
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                           2
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                 #œ nœ
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                                                                œ                     0           3
                                                                                 1
                 4
                      3
                                      0
                                                                    #œ    nœ                            ™
                           2
                                           4
         & #œ nœ                                                                #œ    nœ
                                                3
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                                                                     3
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                                                                                                    2
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                                                  #œ    nœ
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                                                                                              1
                                                              œ
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                                         1
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                                              0
                                                         3                               œ nœ
                                                   4
                                                              2
                                                                                                     w
                                                                                                    0
                                                                 1
                                                                       0
                                         Simon Powis  classicalguitarcorner.com