I did start learning to play classical guitar many years ago, but because of my work as a university professor, lessons ended just half a year after. Now, after more than 40 years, I'm picking up classical guitar lessons with my Masaru Matano 400 (1974). Ms. Thu Le's lessons are indispensable. I am already indebted to you Thu Le, not just because of the lessons but also because of your exceptionally admirable personal touch. You are a very precious gift to the universe.
Without question THE BEST video on nail care anywhere on the Internet Thu Le. You are SO thorough and meticulous but you have to be if you want to be the best.... which you are. This video is truly a treasure chest of secrets from the maestro. We should all be grateful.
I was informed years ago that you shouldn't round the nail because it makes them weaker, so I have been keeping them slightly squared. The finer grits for sandpaper are usually only available as Emery Cloth [in the UK].
Putting the fine sand paper on the string to shape the nails what a good tip that I did not know. Yes agree nails are quite important in classical guitar. Thanks and keep posting lessons and tips.
Thu Le, absolute professional in every way! Fascinating to see how thorough you are. Sandpaper on the strings is brilliant. Yes, you are gifted, but your dedication and hard work is what makes you THE BEST!
Merci madame pour ces précieux conseils. Une grande guitariste qui nous livre ses secrets. C'est un plaisir de t'écouter. Avec tout mon respect. Daniel
This is valuable advice. Thank you Thu Le for being so open and generous in sharing your professional guitar knowledge and experience with us. In your playing we also hear the kindness and beauty of your generous heart.
Thank you once again Thu Le - there are reasons why some people achieve your level of greatness - one of course is dedication, but also, as you demonstrate so clearly, a professional and organised approach to managing the tools of your art form.
Thank you so much Thu Le for another valuable lesson. What a brilliant idea to put the sand paper around the guitar string for a natural shape! Why haven't we heard about that before from other professional guitarist when it makes SO MUCH SENSE!!! Your the best! Love your signature too "Go Where the Guitar Takes You..." Yes we all will... Ciao for now, Linda
I saw a video of someone who recommended "No Nails" for classical guitar. I made the mistake of trying it...what a mistake! Thank you Thu Le for your videos. You are an inspiration!
There is nothing wrong with "no nail" in classical guitar. Wrong if you use the nail technique when you play without nail, of course your guitar will sounds like s***. If you play no nail your finger need to "push" the string toward the soundboard to produce sound, instead of "pluck" the string when playing with nail. The result is a very round, mellow and intimate sound with good volume and resonant.
Fortunately, as a passionate craftsman and guitar builder, I always have veeeeery strong fingernails for playing the guitar (classical guitar) that very rarely break 🙃 In my instrument makin workshop I always have all kinds of sandpaper and files at hand 👌🏻 Your videos, dear Thu Le, are really nice and the tutorials in particular are great - thank you very much for that 🙏🏻
Thank you Thu Le. Useful information. I don't have strong nails, they continually break, a real pain. I'll try the almond oil. Love your playing, brilliant music, beautifully presented.
“50,000 subscribers”: Congratulations to our dear artist and teacher Thu Le! Congratulations Chiara and Stella Eva! What a joy a new milestone that corroborates the just recognition of you and your masterful art of the guitar, an art that strengthens and encourages our community of followers to grow in depth and breadth and, naturally, take care of itself and others... (By the way, our humble nails are also health indicators!)
The name of the Produkt at 03:21 (in Germany) is Micro Mesh Paper. After 6000, I also use 8000, 10000 & finally 12000. 😎 Thank you for your wonderful music.
Its always nice to get tips for nail care from other, and its always not the same. I have a very thick nails, i used to smothen my nails with nail buffers, but my tone become very muddy. One time i decide to shape it like a pick but short with 250 sand paper and i dont smooth it. Bright as the sun, gloomy as the moon.. i can play both tone like magic. Thanks for sharing❤️
This is a very crucial step for beginners and keeping on for the whole life of playing guitar. When first I learned classical guitar, I was looking for this but no one showed how. After some time, I started making up my own steps to care for my nails. Fortunately, my steps are similar to yours but not as detailed as yours. Again, thank you for sharing.
This was a very helpful video Thu Le!! Thankyou for making this video for us! I have only recently started using longer nails when playing and I am getting better😊❤
Hi Thu Le, just want to say I take everything you say and do very serious. After watching this some time ago, I have been taking better care of my nails. I'm not a classical guitar player but I enjoy watching you. I do play my favorite songs on my acoustic guitar without a pick. I have been talking better care of my nails and it has made some improvement in my playing. I also take a multivitamin every day to help keep them strong. I was talking two a day that's what it said on the bottle to do but they got to hard and began cracking . I have never been able to hold a pick. It was very depressing when i was younger trying to rock out and the pick would fall.lol I would make holes in my picks but it didn't help even super glued the pick to my finger. it didn't work. Now I'm glade i couldn't use a pick because now i have so much control over the strings that you cant get with a pick. I love playing without a pick now especially when i seen how fast you could play. Inspiration comes from the strangest places sometimes. Thanks for being that inspiration for me. Your fan James p. back in Shady Ville OH.
Thanks for this advice Thu. I used to think my nails were pretty strong but I never really grew them long until I took up classical guitar. Now I do indeed treat my nails as my tools - trouble is those tools do gardening, DIY home improvement stuff as well play the guitar! So just as they are getting to a length which is about right they break - or more often get chips and nicks in the edges. I have some of the files you have (the Glass one you received from GSI is marketed under the name "SoundFile") but I will get some of the papers you use and maybe try the Almond Oil - before bed sounds good - certainly better than before gardening!
Great tutorial!.The only issue I have is not with the tutorial but with my extremely weak nails.That is why I play with artificial nails and I have been struggling with tone production because as we all know nothing can replicate the tone/sound from the biological material which our natural nails are made off.Fake nails are to metallic sounding and make a lot of undesirable harsh sounds like clicking, tapping , ect (specially at higher speeds like in tremolo).
Wow , Thu le , nail care , no one talks about nail care for a classical guitarist. Your expanding , and sharing secrets . what's next, how to look incredibly hot in song . hey , I am must suggesting , haha , hey by the way , I know your husband plays guitar , it be nice , to see your whole family, playing together. Incentive ,for many families,isolating at home
yo tenias dudas si era que se tocaba con las uñas o con los dedos yo toco con las uñas por el buen sonido que da ahora con esa técnica de preparación ya la aplicare muchas gracias no se si me entieses por aquí tito
Excellent. Thank you Thu. I too use sand paper for filing and buffing my nails. The problem I have is the shapes of my nails. My m finger got into a little accident where the finger tip got caught in the gap of two panes of a garage door as it was closing causing a reshape of the nail and it now permanently points upwards a bit, so the sound is a little flat and weak. The nail of my a finger has a bit of a ridge (hadn't noticed this deformity until I started to play again few years ago) that can cause a sharp and thin sound. The difference is the tones becomes even obvious and annoying with tremolo. I have been trying to shape the nails in different ways to minimise the difference in tones but it is far from perfect. Do you have any advise ? Thank you Thu.
Thanks for this, I was just asking this very question as I took playing classical just 5 months ago. I'm wondering though, why do you play the bass as a separate beat instead of with the 1st string as I learned it and seen played?
Hello.Dear Thu , show please how you organize your every day lessons, how many composition you learn together, how many hours you practice every day etc.After ending of my basic school of music its very difficult to me practice without teacher because i don not know how build my lessons and how to reach a good result.Thank you very much for your work!
Hi Thu. Just now catching up on your great vids! I noticed that your thumbnail looks fractured or splintered. What do you use when you break a nail, and it falls off? 🤔
Thank you Thu Le, for your piece of advice. Women guitarists can follow your advice more easily. Thanks for them. As for men, it is quite impossible to wear long nails without breaking them. We are so brutish, working with tools, timbers, cement, bricks. At work also physical work is always for men. Repairing all kind of stuff, renovating flat or houses, bicycle, motorcycle, always something to do. Plus we practice a lot of sports. In short always exposing the nails. And if you break one nail, you stay 2weeks without playing. Too bad!
Please show how you learn a piece of music. Line by Line read the notes and measure by measure. And then play the measure as you read. My fingers have memories when I read and play.
Thu Le a very well done tutorial which I am sure is helpful to everyone wishing to play their very best. In the past you had some videos playing with your daughters, is there any chance you will do some new performances with them. Always great to see you enjoying some family music time. Pray your week is going well. Brian
@Thuleguitarist Your girls are older now and busy with activities and friends, and your career keeps you on the move so I can understand the situation. You're blessed to have them. Keep smiling 😃
Cám ơn chị về các chia sẻ, rất mong chị sẽ chia sẻ nhiều kinh nghiệm hơn nữa, để cộng đồng người đam mê guitar cổ điển ở Việt Nam được tiếp xúc nhiều hơn nữa với các nghệ sỹ quốc tế như chị. Chúc chị sức khoẻ
Your thumb (P) nail is pretty long but I noticed it is hardly touching the strings (starting at around 7:10). Can you kindly explain when the nail is used or am I mistaken and you are using both your flesh and nail at the same time? Thanks!
It is not advisable to use back and forth movement on your nails. They are more likely to break due to cracks that may appear and/or be infested with fungus. You want to do it in one direction only. Maybe, you would also want to use an antiseptic after each procedure (before using oil). And the supplement to use is Biotin.
@@Thuleguitarist Thank you so much. I'm trying to get 3/4 size guitar because I have short fingers and it is hard to get some positions. Thank you for playing so nice. Bestr wishes and greetings.
I did start learning to play classical guitar many years ago, but because of my work as a university professor, lessons ended just half a year after. Now, after more than 40 years, I'm picking up classical guitar lessons with my Masaru Matano 400 (1974). Ms. Thu Le's lessons are indispensable. I am already indebted to you Thu Le, not just because of the lessons but also because of your exceptionally admirable personal touch. You are a very precious gift to the universe.
I don't know what I enjoy more.. seeing your smile or listening to your music. You are magic!
Without question THE BEST video on nail care anywhere on the Internet Thu Le. You are SO thorough and meticulous but you have to be if you want to be the best.... which you are. This video is truly a treasure chest of secrets from the maestro. We should all be grateful.
Very helpful .Thank you.
I was informed years ago that you shouldn't round the nail because it makes them weaker, so I have been keeping them slightly squared. The finer grits for sandpaper are usually only available as Emery Cloth [in the UK].
Beautiful. I love my acrylic. Must be same exact shape length. Thankyou
Just what I needed! Best nail care advice I have seen on RUclips, especially that it’s all natural. No gimmicks. Just the real thing. THANKS!
Thanks M!
Putting the fine sand paper on the string to shape the nails what a good tip that I did not know. Yes agree nails are quite important in classical guitar. Thanks and keep posting lessons and tips.
Thank you, I needed this. You are the best.
thank you and support you thu le
Thanks, Ms Le. This video of yours is very helpful.
Thanks, glad to hear Jack!
Thu Le, absolute professional in every way! Fascinating to see how thorough you are. Sandpaper on the strings is brilliant. Yes, you are gifted, but your dedication and hard work is what makes you THE BEST!
Thanks Jon. Best wishes to you too 😊
Merci madame pour ces précieux conseils. Une grande guitariste qui nous livre ses secrets. C'est un plaisir de t'écouter. Avec tout mon respect. Daniel
Thanks you Daniel!
Beautiful!!!!
The best nail care video for guitarists by far!
This is valuable advice. Thank you Thu Le for being so open and generous in sharing your professional guitar knowledge and experience with us.
In your playing we also hear the kindness and beauty of your generous heart.
Thank you once again Thu Le - there are reasons why some people achieve your level of greatness - one of course is dedication, but also, as you demonstrate so clearly, a professional and organised approach to managing the tools of your art form.
Thank you so much Brook 😊
Guardarti e ascoltare la tua voce prima di addormentarmi è una bella emozione 🥰
Cảm ơn bạn
You have a beautiful hands , and enjoy to listen you playing guitar and friendly smile
Hey Thu le ,why are you always smilling? not complaining ...is someone behind the camera laughing at you ? Hahaha ! Thanks for the tutorial!
Thank you so much Thu Le for another valuable lesson. What a brilliant idea to put the sand paper around the guitar string for a natural shape! Why haven't we heard about that before from other professional guitarist when it makes SO MUCH SENSE!!! Your the best! Love your signature too "Go Where the Guitar Takes You..." Yes we all will... Ciao for now, Linda
I saw a video of someone who recommended "No Nails" for classical guitar. I made the mistake of trying it...what a mistake! Thank you Thu Le for your videos. You are an inspiration!
There is nothing wrong with "no nail" in classical guitar. Wrong if you use the nail technique when you play without nail, of course your guitar will sounds like s***. If you play no nail your finger need to "push" the string toward the soundboard to produce sound, instead of "pluck" the string when playing with nail. The result is a very round, mellow and intimate sound with good volume and resonant.
Great vid on nail care Thu Le beautifully presented !
Fortunately, as a passionate craftsman and guitar builder, I always have veeeeery strong fingernails for playing the guitar (classical guitar) that very rarely break 🙃 In my instrument makin workshop I always have all kinds of sandpaper and files at hand 👌🏻
Your videos, dear Thu Le, are really nice and the tutorials in particular are great - thank you very much for that 🙏🏻
thank you so much! i hope to see and hear more of you ...
Wonderful detail, thank you Thu Le! ❤
Thank you Thu Le. Useful information. I don't have strong nails, they continually break, a real pain. I'll try the almond oil. Love your playing, brilliant music, beautifully presented.
Thanks so much dear Karen. Good luck to your playing, try to take some nail vitamins too 😊
“50,000 subscribers”: Congratulations to our dear artist and teacher Thu Le! Congratulations Chiara and Stella Eva! What a joy a new milestone that corroborates the just recognition of you and your masterful art of the guitar, an art that strengthens and encourages our community of followers to grow in depth and breadth and, naturally, take care of itself and others... (By the way, our humble nails are also health indicators!)
The name of the Produkt at 03:21 (in Germany) is Micro Mesh Paper. After 6000, I also use 8000, 10000 & finally 12000. 😎
Thank you for your wonderful music.
Hahaha.. same with me.. thank for ur Sharing Maestra..
Excelente!!!
A very useful guide. Thank You.
Informative.Thanks Thule.
Its always nice to get tips for nail care from other, and its always not the same. I have a very thick nails, i used to smothen my nails with nail buffers, but my tone become very muddy. One time i decide to shape it like a pick but short with 250 sand paper and i dont smooth it. Bright as the sun, gloomy as the moon.. i can play both tone like magic. Thanks for sharing❤️
Great you maestra tu beautifull player 👏🙏👍
This is a very crucial step for beginners and keeping on for the whole life of playing guitar. When first I learned classical guitar, I was looking for this but no one showed how. After some time, I started making up my own steps to care for my nails. Fortunately, my steps are similar to yours but not as detailed as yours. Again, thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Thu Le
Beautiful - thanks
This was a very helpful video Thu Le!! Thankyou for making this video for us! I have only recently started using longer nails when playing and I am getting better😊❤
Glad to hear!
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Can you also do a video about your daughter's nail care if they don't have the same nail care routine as you
Hi Thu Le, just want to say I take everything you say and do very serious. After watching this some time ago, I have been taking better care of my nails. I'm not a classical guitar player but I enjoy watching you. I do play my favorite songs on my acoustic guitar without a pick. I have been talking better care of my nails and it has made some improvement in my playing. I also take a multivitamin every day to help keep them strong. I was talking two a day that's what it said on the bottle to do but they got to hard and began cracking . I have never been able to hold a pick. It was very depressing when i was younger trying to rock out and the pick would fall.lol I would make holes in my picks but it didn't help even super glued the pick to my finger. it didn't work. Now I'm glade i couldn't use a pick because now i have so much control over the strings that you cant get with a pick. I love playing without a pick now especially when i seen how fast you could play. Inspiration comes from the strangest places sometimes. Thanks for being that inspiration for me. Your fan James p. back in Shady Ville OH.
Oh James, you are so welcome...continue practicing!!
Muy bien!!!
Gracias por la enseñanza!!!
Thanks for this advice Thu. I used to think my nails were pretty strong but I never really grew them long until I took up classical guitar. Now I do indeed treat my nails as my tools - trouble is those tools do gardening, DIY home improvement stuff as well play the guitar! So just as they are getting to a length which is about right they break - or more often get chips and nicks in the edges. I have some of the files you have (the Glass one you received from GSI is marketed under the name "SoundFile") but I will get some of the papers you use and maybe try the Almond Oil - before bed sounds good - certainly better than before gardening!
Thank you Brian. We are all multitasking with so many daily works, we can’t avoid it but just to take extra care of the nails :)))
Thanks Thu Le. This is great information. I've never come across a 6000grit paper.
Really informative. Thanks Thu Le.
this is interesting for me, thanks to many
Great tutorial!.The only issue I have is not with the tutorial but with my extremely weak nails.That is why I play with artificial nails and I have been struggling with tone production because as we all know nothing can replicate the tone/sound from the biological material which our natural nails are made off.Fake nails are to metallic sounding and make a lot of undesirable harsh sounds like clicking, tapping , ect (specially at higher speeds like in tremolo).
Danke für das Video 😀 thank you for this Video
Boa noite eu amo cordas sou fã de acordes amo músicas
Wow , Thu le , nail care , no one talks about nail care for a classical guitarist. Your expanding , and sharing secrets . what's next, how to look incredibly hot in song . hey , I am must suggesting , haha , hey by the way , I know your husband plays guitar , it be nice , to see your whole family, playing together. Incentive ,for many families,isolating at home
Thank you 😊
yo tenias dudas si era que se tocaba con las uñas o con los dedos yo toco con las uñas por el buen sonido que da ahora con esa técnica de preparación ya la aplicare muchas gracias no se si me entieses por aquí tito
thank you< Thu Le!
Excellent. Thank you Thu. I too use sand paper for filing and buffing my nails. The problem I have is the shapes of my nails. My m finger got into a little accident where the finger tip got caught in the gap of two panes of a garage door as it was closing causing a reshape of the nail and it now permanently points upwards a bit, so the sound is a little flat and weak. The nail of my a finger has a bit of a ridge (hadn't noticed this deformity until I started to play again few years ago) that can cause a sharp and thin sound. The difference is the tones becomes even obvious and annoying with tremolo. I have been trying to shape the nails in different ways to minimise the difference in tones but it is far from perfect. Do you have any advise ? Thank you Thu.
Perfect technique
I loved the video.
Ricardo Figueiredo
Hay quá ăn, chị có nhận dạy guitar ko ạ
Minh song o Bahrain nen neu ban o nc khac thi chi day online thoi :)
Thanks for this, I was just asking this very question as I took playing classical just 5 months ago. I'm wondering though, why do you play the bass as a separate beat instead of with the 1st string as I learned it and seen played?
Danke🌹
Hello.Dear Thu , show please how you organize your every day lessons, how many composition you learn together, how many hours you practice every day etc.After ending of my basic school of music its very difficult to me practice without teacher because i don not know how build my lessons and how to reach a good result.Thank you very much for your work!
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Chào chị thu Lê : mua ở đâu hả.chị?
Obrigado!🌹
Hi Thu. Just now catching up on your great vids! I noticed that your thumbnail looks fractured or splintered. What do you use when you break a nail, and it falls off? 🤔
Thank you Thu Le, for your piece of advice. Women guitarists can follow your advice more easily. Thanks for them.
As for men, it is quite impossible to wear long nails without breaking them. We are so brutish, working with tools, timbers, cement, bricks. At work also physical work is always for men. Repairing all kind of stuff, renovating flat or houses, bicycle, motorcycle, always something to do. Plus we practice a lot of sports. In short always exposing the nails. And if you break one nail, you stay 2weeks without playing. Too bad!
🙄
Hay quá luôn!
Thanks Thu Lê !
Can you recommend any vitamin for nail
Please show how you learn a piece of music. Line by Line read the notes and measure by measure. And then play the measure as you read. My fingers have memories when I read and play.
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Thu Le a very well done tutorial which I am sure is helpful to everyone wishing to play their very best. In the past you had some videos playing with your daughters, is there any chance you will do some new performances with them. Always great to see you enjoying some family music time. Pray your week is going well. Brian
Thanks Brian. I am trying to do some more recording with my girls, however it's getting more and more difficult.
@Thuleguitarist Your girls are older now and busy with activities and friends, and your career keeps you on the move so I can understand the situation. You're blessed to have them. Keep smiling 😃
Êta mulher linda falando!
Anh làm rồi .móc nó hổng có bị vướng . Tốt á !
Video molto utile, grazie
Best
سلام عالی هستی❤👏👏👏
Thu Le não sei se vc já fez o vídeo de canon in, se não fez ainda gostaria que fisesse.
Cám ơn chị về các chia sẻ, rất mong chị sẽ chia sẻ nhiều kinh nghiệm hơn nữa, để cộng đồng người đam mê guitar cổ điển ở Việt Nam được tiếp xúc nhiều hơn nữa với các nghệ sỹ quốc tế như chị. Chúc chị sức khoẻ
Thu lệ ghi ta bat 🐝🌷
Thu lệ giỏi ghi ta bat việt nam giỏi chúc mừng 🐝🌷
I wondered if you keep the pinky (4th finger) nail longer for playing harmonics?
Para ti chinita ermosa😘🇵🇦
Lovelyyyyyyy 🌹🌹🌹💋💋💋💋💋 teacher
Você é linda e toca muito bem, sou o LAÉRCIO
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Your thumb (P) nail is pretty long but I noticed it is hardly touching the strings (starting at around 7:10). Can you kindly explain when the nail is used or am I mistaken and you are using both your flesh and nail at the same time? Thanks!
THU LE, BOA NOITE.
It is not advisable to use back and forth movement on your nails. They are more likely to break due to cracks that may appear and/or be infested with fungus. You want to do it in one direction only. Maybe, you would also want to use an antiseptic after each procedure (before using oil). And the supplement to use is Biotin.
Thank You
I haven't touched my guitar in two months because of NAIL problems.
I have a question; Are playing 3/4 size guitar or the full size guitar ? I listen to your videos and you are amazing. Greetings.
Thank you. I play full size guitar but a little smaller and shorter neck ( scale 640cm)
@@Thuleguitarist Thank you so much. I'm trying to get 3/4 size guitar because I have short fingers and it is hard to get some positions. Thank you for playing so nice. Bestr wishes and greetings.
Moliendo Cafe please?
Wow. I thought she would have had longer nails. 1:02
Please tell me :What piece of music is being played At 5 minutes ? Thanks
Hi Sagat, it's J.S.Bach, Prelude BWV 997
ruclips.net/video/5JfxpiunYoM/видео.html
@@Thuleguitarist thanks great
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My fingernails are like paper. I've tried several methods to strengthen them, but to no avail. I've resigned myself to cutting them very short.
Eat gelatin to strengthen your nails, or use Biotin.
@@neilfox9854 , thankyou! I've tried both but had no significant results. I will give false nails a try next. Appreciate the recommendation!
@@neilfox9854 This will only help if you have a protein deficient diet. You
should eat a healthy diet for general well being.
You should eat a lot of red meat. You need protein.
What I have found helpful over the past month is eating beer yeast sprinkled over my salads.
Ps false nails made my nails weaker.
Illuminati, are we? Haha
Best part is one will stop biting finger nails for those who like to bite finger nails..🤣
It is a pity only in english whitout subtitles in spanish. What a disappointment ☹️
And Russian and Portuguese also
I need to know how to shape nails, not to polish.