Fingerstyle vs Classical Guitar (definitions and distinctions)
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My situation is that I am primarily a singer. I have studied classical guitar and I still want to do some classical guitar solo performances. But I accompany myself with guitar and now I am starting to call it fingerstyle. I never thought of it that way before. It seems all the other guitarists I know play a steel string. That's the way it is here in the US.
I've been teaching myself. I've been very focused on using my thumb for the bottom 3 strings and index G, middle B, ring high E.
Should I be putting so much emphasis on that?
Trying to figure out the difference between finger style and classical
Both genres are equally wonderful. It comes down to what you enjoy hearing and playing the most. To me, a main advantage of classical is that it is a much more rigorous form, so coming from classical you are equipped to play most any other style. The reverse is not usually true. fingerstyle players are unlikely to be able to jump right into a typical challenging classical piece. But that is ok….one is not “better” it just has different requirements to execute it. I think there are more than a few fingerstyle players who had classical training (dufour and hedges maybe?) Again, all that matters is where you want to go with your playing and listening. What others think of it is irrelevant.
Disagree. I was looking for a video that actually explains the different techniques, you can learn using tab or stuff with both guitars and apply 90% of the same techniques to both instruments. But fingerstyle acoustic has a specific Technique and you can go deeper into percussion style and mute finger strumming with an emphasis on the precision of where to place the thump when you hit the strings and the rest of the fingers when you play the melody and even the palm how close to the bridge depending the effect and sound you would like to produce, also he didn't mention other techniques that traditionally and some times practically can't play on a nylon string guitar like bending for example
Although, was the word a certain term in English language at least 50 years ago like today ? I mean classical and Spanish traditional guitar are like "mils" years old.
What a great video. Thank you.
i have been playing classical for 3 years, then i changed to fingerstyle by self taught
"As long as we're playing guitar, life is good." lol love that!
Is it normal that classical pieces take so much time to learn or is that me? I know classical music is harder than many other styles and I know I'm a bit depressed and that affects learning, but even I practice my mistakes I still make mistakes during playing or playing a piece after a year! I warm up before playing, try to keep my nails in the right shape, play in front of the mirror to see my posture and hands if I make mistakes and really focus and take care of everything, but still, I don't know why it takes so long to learn these classical pieces. I've played traditional music for 6 years and then I started guitar. It's been about 3 years since I've started playing the guitar, however, I've got into classical style and alternative fingering style for like one and a half years I guess. I can play Bourree in E minor well and I learned it in a month I guess even though it's a very hard piece, but I still feel I learn some pieces very late and I still make mistakes in them after a long time practising them. My friends who play the guitar (not classical style) say that even though I've learned guitar by myself, my growth is so eyecatching, but I still feel there's something wrong. Maybe because I've bought a cheap guitar and its price is 100 or a little less in us dollars… or maybe I just hurry… or it's the stupid depression that is holding me back from learning… I'm confused and I'll be glad if I get some ideas from classical guitarists. You can also check my videos on my channel to see my playing.
That we want nothing to do with?
If you want to play popular Pop/Rock/Blue songs, fingerstyle with all their percussive technique and steel string just sounds better.
If you want to play classical music or mellow melodies then classical style playing will produce the best sound.
You seem rather snobbish. I expect you like that label though.
I wear Fingerpicks to save my nails.
I just recently started trying to learn guitar and teaching myself but I never knew the difference between these two techniques. Thanks!
Rules are more likely to be broken, because there are no rules when it comes to fingerstyle world.. from tapping, slapping, string and neck bending, slides, do the harmonics, percussion/drum, palm muting/choking even dancing etc…while playing and modify it according to their liking! The "one – man band" Tommy Emmanuel for example, sungha jung, Antoine Dufour, Don Ross and many more….I'm afraid a conservative classical guitarist could be able to do all that?
classical guitar rules! fingerstyle is silly to be honest!
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Is that a flamenco guitar ?
Okay my main query remains. Are fingerstyle or plectrum style different guitar types? Or just play style? Is it possible that I have a guitar on which I should play fingerstyle and not with picks?
Thank great video! which guitar is better to play fingerstyle on? I currently play fingerstyle on a steel string but was wondering is the playability easier on a classical guitar? I never tried playing a classical guitar but was considering purchasing one. If anyone has some input please share, Thanks
I've been playing classical for a while now(self taught) but I still use tabs, I've never been able to read sheet music well even when I was learning violin with a teacher. But I love classical hopefully one day I'll learn to read music well.
"I play guitar but I can't read music" this kind of thing shouldn't exist, I know people that play the instrument for years and don't even know the minimal of the music notation.
One big difference is fingerstyle players usually play with the instrument resting on their right leg in a horizontal position. Also there’s some more subtle differences; for example fingerstyle players have a more flexible approach to the right hand position, changing it to adjust the tone of their playing, an example would be palm muting in blues in particular. Another thing with a style like blues, is the emphasis is on the groove and feel whereas classical the emphasis is more on playing cleanly with perfect technique; I think trying to play a foot stomping groove driven blues on classical with the emphasis on perfect technique can lose something & the same could be said for trying to play a classical piece on a steel string with a ‘rough’ blues technique.
I would add that many fingerstyle players use a lot of alternate tunings, some even create specific tunings to accomodate their pieces. There's also fingerstyle as its own "genre", kinda. People like John Fahey, Robbie Basho, Alex de Grassi or Glenn Jones who didn't do arrangements of well known songs, but created an entire repertoire of fantastic pieces!
You are a real master.
Good video. But those guys with the powdered wigs from hundreds of years ago are the people I like to hang around most.
I’m glad you talked about this because I’m faced with this situation having just started teaching classical guitar. I have a few students who thought they wanted classical guitar lessons as we understand them but it turned out they wanted to learn finger style on steel string acoustic guitar which I don’t play. Or I didn’t! Although I am teaching them on a classical guitar, they are, so far, learning the basic techniques, such as right hand finger alternation, and simple arpeggios, for example on steel strings.
Do you think I’m likely to run into any problems teaching them? One thing I’ve noticed so far is that metal strings ring on for longer, even if they’re not supposed to.
I was a bit concerned about what I’ve been teaching so thank you for this video Allen, you put my mind at rest somewhat!
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