I have seen a lot of videos on picado but yours is far the best. The analysis is really accurate. Thanks a lot for sharing so generously your knowledge. Have a nice day Maestro. Saludos
As an advanced Spanish guitar player, I’ve explored various tutorials on picado techniques and speed development. However, your teaching stands out for its thoroughness and attention to detail. I sincerely want to congratulate you and encourage you to continue producing content of such a high calibre.
Thank you so much for your comment and kind words. I have so much more material - particularly in the teaching sphere - to upload in the future. Thanks again for your interest.
Superior tutorial by a gifted teacher. Moving the arm up in a descending scale keeps the strike angle constant, which is essential for mastery of picado. Well done!
Thank you very much. The explanation is very complete. I find it almost impossible to play picado with i and m and instead have to use i and a. I do not like it much but it is what I can do. I may look again at your ideas. Incidently your tone is really nice. I think that is a Ramirez which I do not always like but here it sounds great.
wonderful job. helpfull for especially m finger. imaking rigid the PIP joint (middle joint) enables DIP joint (tip joint) to flex easily. otherwise DIP joint becomes rigid. this video helped me solving many critical issues about picado. thank you very much...
If I had to do it all over again, I would have practiced speed drills when I was a guitar major 40 years ago. After I gave up playing due to burn out as a graduate guitar performance major 40 years ago, I very recently started playing again. I've incorporated spider crawl with speed bursts. I am now able to play 16th notes at 86 (i and a) and 106 (m and i). Working on right hand technique has made all the difference in the world. Wish I would have done this 40 years ago.
Thank you for your comment. I'm sorry you had to give up playing in the past - but great to hear you've started again. Sounds like you m and i is going well - maybe you should stick to just that combination as it is faster. Just a thought. May I ask what is the spider crawl you refer to? I will be looking at a speed/acceleration exercise in my next picado lesson (#6). Best wishes.
You're welcome - thanks for looking and commenting. That video was back in 1996 - I've uploaded a few parts to my channel. You've been playing flamenco for quite a while then?
Fantastic breakdown. I never really got to a happy place with this technique. Perhaps a video on how to shape the two fingernails will also help :-) Muchos saludos desde alemania
Thank you! Thanks for your comment, and it's in the works to do a video on the nails - but difficult as there is no one way that fits all. Saludos y un abrazo. Take care, and best wishes.
Really helpful and inspiring vid, making me want to perfect this technique. I can see your RUclips channel growing rapidly if the quality of lesson remains at the high standard you have set. Please keep it up!
Thanks. You're a great teacher. I love your illustrations ( ... carrying a bag over ...). I subscribed and will watch your videos to learn flamenco, etc.
For me, picado is like playing fractions,, pecking a string,,, you tapped two fingers on the body of the guitar as if you were showing fractions with your fingers the sensations that need to be transferred to the string ,,,, the video is very useful
I think I understand what you mean. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "fractions" though. It sounds like you have the idea though. Thanks for your comment.
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Gracias maestro, observo que el dedo meñique lo mueve en dirección contraria al accionar de los dedos i,m ; es esto necesario para lograr balance en el movimiento o solo es un movimiento de inercia involuntario; cada vez que realizo el movimiento sugerido el meñique tiende a levantarse para lograr mejor movilidad y me entra duda sobre lo que debe hacerse; soy latino y el inglés no es ni será mi fuerte pero realizo traducción y logro entender su mensaje sobre como tocar el picado, Mil gracias nuevamente por compartir vuestro conocimiento.
De nada. Gracias por tu gran pregunta. El movimiento del dedo meñique no está forzado de ninguna manera, no hay tensión allí. La idea es que el dedo meñique y el dedo anular queden más arriba de las cuerdas que los dedos i & m para dar a i & m más libertad de movimiento. La posición resulta de simplemente elegir no meter los dedos anular y meñique en la mano, y posiblemente levantarlos conscientemente ligeramente. Algunos guitarristas parecen forzar demasiado el dedo meñique y los dedos anulares y esto puede provocar que el dedo meñique se ponga tenso y quede en una posición de gancho. Pienso en el ligero levantamiento de los dedos anular y meñique como algo similar a levantar un ala para darle más libertad de vuelo al i&m. No debe haber ninguna tensión en los dedos meñique y anular. Gracias por tu interés y te deseo lo mejor en tus estudios.
You are welcome. If you haven't already done so, please check out my other picado lessons in my "Technique" playlist here: ruclips.net/p/PLeuKj55ixyUFVBBET4Cx5KESc4lP7RFkS&si=zP5MzAJhlZFDUajx Best wishes, and thanks for your interest.
Hello, I get,,, a very good variable picado stroke according to your advice,, really pressing on the string and pulling it is very painful and stressful,, most likely these terms relate to apoyando,, but not picado picado is like, pecking a blow on the string as a mediator stroke
Fantastic - I'm pleased to hear this. It's interesting what you say about apoyando and picado. Picado is played apoyando rest stroke but in a way it is a different technique than how apoyando is often perceived when playing scales with i & m. Thanks for your comment.
@@EstiloFlamenco I mean, with the classical setting of the hands, you can't play a clear picado and the index finger lengthens, I noticed that many classical guitarists change their hand when playing picado passages, as in flamenco
Thanks for your question. The finger moves from the knuckle that joins it to the hand (I'm not sure why you mention the thumb joint). Once the finger tip reaches the string, you continue moving from the same knuckle and allow the tip to give way (flex). With the finger shape I propose, at this point the middle joint more or less stops moving towards the strings due to the flexing of the finger and the pressure of the string. There should be no actual effort to stop it moving - it will just be as a consequence of the overall movement of the finger as I describe. In playing through the string, there will be some minimal movement of the middle joint, but not in a way that you should be controlling - rather it is again just a consequence.
@@EstiloFlamencoThank you so much for the explanation,,,,!!! ,the big joint creates pressure on the string and the tip of the finger bends,,,,, I just did something wrong, I tried not to bend the tip of my finger ,,, because there are a lot of opinions about picado on the Internet,, but according to your videos,, a very good picado result
@@русланвагапов-ы3ъ You got it exactly, and thanks so much for sharing your experience. Not bending the tip of the finger would require more than one movement, for which there is no time. Best wishes.
Hello, playing picado, many people raise their right elbow a little. Or you can transfer the entire weight of your right hand to the guitar body,,, well, if you play with the installation of the hand,,, as in flamenco, or just a light touch on the guitar body below the elbow bend of the forearm
@@русланвагапов-ы3ъ Hi there. Thanks for your comment. I deal with raising the arm and related issues in my Picado Lesson 3 video, which looks at playing from high to low strings: ruclips.net/video/Vxmk6Zb3VAY/видео.html
does anybody think it might be possible to first 'get going' - get up on that wobbly bike - and at least get 'something' going for the first few months and then gradually rein in those bad habits (they're not unbreakable!) and correct your way to proper technique one thing at a time? we do it in other areas of life, like driving, swimming, running, until with guidance we close in on our goal while at least out there doing something
I'm not sure I fully understand your comment. Are you suggesting that it would be better to just say something like "picado is played with fingers i & m" and just leave it at that, and then reveal the finer points later on? That is possibly the point at which many people are at - just playing i & m anyhow without much in the way of specifics. That is fine of course. But what would it matter if they did it any old way or the way I am proposing? If someone is starting from scratch, it is better to be closer to an efficient way than an inefficient way. What you seem to be suggesting is actually what happens most of the time, but the comments I hear mostly are things like "I wish I'd started from the get-go more correctly and saved time".
@@EstiloFlamenco just a possible school of thought: start blundering through until you find a bit of co-ordination coming in, then examine your style to see what needs attention and how far you are from correct form and refine that; I don't ascribe to the notion that 'early bad habits are impossible to break', because they are usually just a tweak away from the ideal. . .
Greetings I sent you an email several weeks ago inquiring about your late uncle, George Clinton, but no response so far. Perhaps it went to your junk folder? Let me know and I will re-send. Cheers Ernest
Hi Ernest - I don't remember seeing it. I did reply to an E-mail of yours quite sometime back though (more than a year ago I think). I would be grateful if you could re-send your latest message. Best wishes. Francisco
I have seen a lot of videos on picado but yours is far the best. The analysis is really accurate. Thanks a lot for sharing so generously your knowledge. Have a nice day Maestro. Saludos
Wow - that's great to hear, and you are most welcome! Best wishes
Without question, this is the most informative tutorial on picado I've seen.
Wow - amazing! That's encouraging - so thanks for letting me know. Best of luck with your practice.
As an advanced Spanish guitar player, I’ve explored various tutorials on picado techniques and speed development. However, your teaching stands out for its thoroughness and attention to detail. I sincerely want to congratulate you and encourage you to continue producing content of such a high calibre.
Thank you so much for your comment and kind words. I have so much more material - particularly in the teaching sphere - to upload in the future. Thanks again for your interest.
Superior tutorial by a gifted teacher. Moving the arm up in a descending scale keeps the strike angle constant, which is essential for mastery of picado. Well done!
Thanks for your kind words. Best wishes.
Amazing level of analysis and detail. Watching this makes me hopeful that I can finally get it after 50 years of trying. Thank you so much.
You're welcome, and thanks for your comment. I wish you all the best with your ongoing practice.
The best analysis and expression I've ever seen 👏👏👏
Nice job and thanks for sharing bro
A big hug from Iran 💯🙏🤗❤
Thank you - that's amazing to hear! You're very welcome, and thanks for taking the time to comment - it is much appreciated. Best wishes.
Thank you very much. The explanation is very complete. I find it almost impossible to play picado with i and m and instead have to use i and a. I do not like it much but it is what I can do. I may look again at your ideas. Incidently your tone is really nice. I think that is a Ramirez which I do not always like but here it sounds great.
wonderful job. helpfull for especially m finger. imaking rigid the PIP joint (middle joint) enables DIP joint (tip joint) to flex easily. otherwise DIP joint becomes rigid. this video helped me solving many critical issues about picado. thank you very much...
If I had to do it all over again, I would have practiced speed drills when I was a guitar major 40 years ago. After I gave up playing due to burn out as a graduate guitar performance major 40 years ago, I very recently started playing again. I've incorporated spider crawl with speed bursts. I am now able to play 16th notes at 86 (i and a) and 106 (m and i). Working on right hand technique has made all the difference in the world. Wish I would have done this 40 years ago.
Thank you for your comment. I'm sorry you had to give up playing in the past - but great to hear you've started again. Sounds like you m and i is going well - maybe you should stick to just that combination as it is faster. Just a thought. May I ask what is the spider crawl you refer to? I will be looking at a speed/acceleration exercise in my next picado lesson (#6). Best wishes.
What is “spider crawl”?
Thanks for a very informative analysis.👍
I purchased your video Many Years ago
Thanks
You're welcome - thanks for looking and commenting. That video was back in 1996 - I've uploaded a few parts to my channel. You've been playing flamenco for quite a while then?
Excellent, detail explanations...you must be an engineer or something...thanks!
Fantastic breakdown. I never really got to a happy place with this technique. Perhaps a video on how to shape the two fingernails will also help :-) Muchos saludos desde alemania
Thank you! Thanks for your comment, and it's in the works to do a video on the nails - but difficult as there is no one way that fits all. Saludos y un abrazo. Take care, and best wishes.
Thanks for this wonderful video ..but do you have lesson on how to file and shape right hand fingernails?
Really helpful and inspiring vid, making me want to perfect this technique. I can see your RUclips channel growing rapidly if the quality of lesson remains at the high standard you have set. Please keep it up!
Thanks for your kind words - I'm really happy it's helpful.
Love it. Thank you so much. Keep these wonderful videos coming. Do you have a Patreon account so we can pay you?
Thanks.
You're a great teacher.
I love your illustrations ( ... carrying a bag over ...).
I subscribed and will watch your videos to learn flamenco, etc.
Thank you once again for your interest and your comment. Best wishes.
Great tutorial on Picado. Thx!!!
Thank you - and you're welcome.
For me, picado is like playing fractions,, pecking a string,,, you tapped two fingers on the body of the guitar as if you were showing fractions with your fingers the sensations that need to be transferred to the string ,,,, the video is very useful
I think I understand what you mean. I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "fractions" though. It sounds like you have the idea though. Thanks for your comment.
Gracias maestro, observo que el dedo meñique lo mueve en dirección contraria al accionar de los dedos i,m ; es esto necesario para lograr balance en el movimiento o solo es un movimiento de inercia involuntario; cada vez que realizo el movimiento sugerido el meñique tiende a levantarse para lograr mejor movilidad y me entra duda sobre lo que debe hacerse; soy latino y el inglés no es ni será mi fuerte pero realizo traducción y logro entender su mensaje sobre como tocar el picado, Mil gracias nuevamente por compartir vuestro conocimiento.
De nada. Gracias por tu gran pregunta. El movimiento del dedo meñique no está forzado de ninguna manera, no hay tensión allí. La idea es que el dedo meñique y el dedo anular queden más arriba de las cuerdas que los dedos i & m para dar a i & m más libertad de movimiento. La posición resulta de simplemente elegir no meter los dedos anular y meñique en la mano, y posiblemente levantarlos conscientemente ligeramente. Algunos guitarristas parecen forzar demasiado el dedo meñique y los dedos anulares y esto puede provocar que el dedo meñique se ponga tenso y quede en una posición de gancho. Pienso en el ligero levantamiento de los dedos anular y meñique como algo similar a levantar un ala para darle más libertad de vuelo al i&m. No debe haber ninguna tensión en los dedos meñique y anular. Gracias por tu interés y te deseo lo mejor en tus estudios.
Thanks for the video. It is very helpful. Please continue ❤
You are welcome. If you haven't already done so, please check out my other picado lessons in my "Technique" playlist here: ruclips.net/p/PLeuKj55ixyUFVBBET4Cx5KESc4lP7RFkS&si=zP5MzAJhlZFDUajx
Best wishes, and thanks for your interest.
thank you sir
Excellent teaching thank you
Thank you.
I enjoy your explanations.
Thank you.
Thanks a lot that was really useful!
Really pleased to hear. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
Very good!
Thank you - and thanks for watching!
That was a great explanation thank you
You're most welcome, and I'm very pleased to hear that.
Thanks for the video! Do you also do online classes?
Sorry for the late reply. You are welcome and yes I do online classes via Skype. Details are on my website www.estiloflamenco.com
Hello, I get,,, a very good variable picado stroke according to your advice,, really pressing on the string and pulling it is very painful and stressful,, most likely these terms relate to apoyando,, but not picado picado is like, pecking a blow on the string as a mediator stroke
Fantastic - I'm pleased to hear this. It's interesting what you say about apoyando and picado. Picado is played apoyando rest stroke but in a way it is a different technique than how apoyando is often perceived when playing scales with i & m. Thanks for your comment.
@@EstiloFlamenco I mean, with the classical setting of the hands, you can't play a clear picado and the index finger lengthens, I noticed that many classical guitarists change their hand when playing picado passages, as in flamenco
And the middle joint should not move... Move only the thumb joint of the finger???
Thanks for your question. The finger moves from the knuckle that joins it to the hand (I'm not sure why you mention the thumb joint). Once the finger tip reaches the string, you continue moving from the same knuckle and allow the tip to give way (flex). With the finger shape I propose, at this point the middle joint more or less stops moving towards the strings due to the flexing of the finger and the pressure of the string. There should be no actual effort to stop it moving - it will just be as a consequence of the overall movement of the finger as I describe. In playing through the string, there will be some minimal movement of the middle joint, but not in a way that you should be controlling - rather it is again just a consequence.
@@EstiloFlamencoThank you so much for the explanation,,,,!!! ,the big joint creates pressure on the string and the tip of the finger bends,,,,, I just did something wrong, I tried not to bend the tip of my finger ,,, because there are a lot of opinions about picado on the Internet,, but according to your videos,, a very good picado result
@@русланвагапов-ы3ъ You got it exactly, and thanks so much for sharing your experience. Not bending the tip of the finger would require more than one movement, for which there is no time. Best wishes.
Hello, playing picado, many people raise their right elbow a little. Or you can transfer the entire weight of your right hand to the guitar body,,, well, if you play with the installation of the hand,,, as in flamenco, or just a light touch on the guitar body below the elbow bend of the forearm
@@русланвагапов-ы3ъ Hi there. Thanks for your comment. I deal with raising the arm and related issues in my Picado Lesson 3 video, which looks at playing from high to low strings: ruclips.net/video/Vxmk6Zb3VAY/видео.html
does anybody think it might be possible to first 'get going' - get up on that wobbly bike - and at least get 'something' going for the first few months and then gradually rein in those bad habits (they're not unbreakable!) and correct your way to proper technique one thing at a time? we do it in other areas of life, like driving, swimming, running, until with guidance we close in on our goal while at least out there doing something
I'm not sure I fully understand your comment. Are you suggesting that it would be better to just say something like "picado is played with fingers i & m" and just leave it at that, and then reveal the finer points later on? That is possibly the point at which many people are at - just playing i & m anyhow without much in the way of specifics. That is fine of course. But what would it matter if they did it any old way or the way I am proposing? If someone is starting from scratch, it is better to be closer to an efficient way than an inefficient way. What you seem to be suggesting is actually what happens most of the time, but the comments I hear mostly are things like "I wish I'd started from the get-go more correctly and saved time".
@@EstiloFlamenco just a possible school of thought: start blundering through until you find a bit of co-ordination coming in, then examine your style to see what needs attention and how far you are from correct form and refine that; I don't ascribe to the notion that 'early bad habits are impossible to break', because they are usually just a tweak away from the ideal. . .
Greetings
I sent you an email several weeks ago inquiring about your late uncle, George Clinton, but no response so far. Perhaps it went to your junk folder? Let me know and I will re-send.
Cheers
Ernest
Hi Ernest - I don't remember seeing it. I did reply to an E-mail of yours quite sometime back though (more than a year ago I think). I would be grateful if you could re-send your latest message. Best wishes. Francisco
Very good teacher
Thanks for taking the time to comment. Best wishes.