I watched a recent video where folks had poked JR in the ribs over technique or his performance. Joe Robinson is a wonderful teacher. No one else teaching on RUclips is as thorough, detailed, or considerate. I am 71. I am loving learning what I can from Joe. I am challenged, excited, and grateful for the lessons. Joe is a wonderful resource for us guitar players. If you feel a need to criticize this guy watch him play. If you still feel the need to criticize watch the video again. Eventually you will get it….
1. Keeping relaxed right hand 2. Tempo/timing-practice with metronome 3. Dynamics-practice playing loudly and softly 4. Getting melody to speak and be clear 5. Work on the flow in your playing-muscle memory and playing with relaxed technique
One thing I noticed is that controlling dynamics across the strings depend on how well the instrument is balanced across the strings, specifically volume and action.
Fingerstyle rules! That first tip, about the left hand is important to me. I developed a "death grip" from playing cheap guitars with poor action when I was a kid. Hopefully your advice will help me break out of that habit.
Great show in GB on Sunday night. I was there and truly amazed by yours and Tommy's talents. Your willingness to share your experiences and techniques is awesome. This is something I continue to do in my playing, and I learned a few new things today. Thanks!
These little suttlities in guitar playing are truly a big part & very important to the overall musical execution of a well put together composition. Thank you Joe. You are truly a great inspiration to me to complete, copyright, publish & record over 40 songs I have written. Since the lockdown caused by COVID and a bout with Lyme disease I am hearing extensive completion of melody lines that I had hit impasses with. Tommy Emanuel & you have got me now using all five fingers & capable of different rhythms. It's like a switch has been turned on in my head & I am also writing non stop new compositions. A lot of this is because in a big way of your influence. Hope to record with you one day. Cheers & God Bless both you & Tommy Emmanuel.
Fingerstyle Rules! Love these tips. As a beginner I sometimes find it to know what to focus on. These tips are really useful. Thank you, Joe. Much appreciated. 👍
Fingerstyle Rules! Great tips there Joe, especially the relaxing muscles part. I've had to keep reminding myself that, as I have tendonitis and this helps.
Hi Joe I am a licensed physical therapist here in NYC and all your warmup stretches are absolutely great. I use them every practice session. They really help me keep both hands relaxed.
I am actually a drummer and chunk away on guitar occasionally but saw Tommy in Hamilton NZ and totally loved everything about his show and command of both his instrument and the crowd as well. I have since watched as many of his and your videos as I can, would love to see you both together live one day here in NZ. Thanks for your FB lives, sharing knowledge of your amazing gift and for your patience shown to EVERYONE. Fingerstyle rules!!!
Going thru all your Do This videos Joe, just healing from a right arm shoulder replacement and doing well but I'm so rusty. JFYI I am exactly eleven days older than Tommy! Thinking of you and your youth, you are so blessed, and yes the rules apply. Thanks Joe!
Wow Joe - I'm in the Theatre Management business (Tommy has played in some venues my company manages). You're promoter (or this venue) on this night had pretty nice hospitality! John Gig Harbor, WA
Great video; thanks for the great tips Joe. My rhythm is my weakness. I am going to take your's and Tommy's advice and start using my metronome more during practice. I have started to try thinking of it this way. Melody and Harmony are "what notes to play" while Rhythm is "when to play the notes" (or not play the notes as the case may be). Thanks, John Gig Harbor, WA
Thanks for sharing Joe - this is gold. I realize now that those moments when I’m the zone playing my best is when my left hand is relaxed. Finger style rules!
Great tips, thanks a lot! I think 3 & 4 go nicely together in the sense that one needs to practice the dynamics not only of different notes in the melody but particularly between the melody and the bassline/chords underneath, to make the melody stand out - as if the parts were played by two or three different musicians, with every part having its own purpose. When I first learn a song just getting the notes correctly is more than enough, and then later when muscle memory improves I can begin to work on dynamics to make the piece less static. This I find to be one of the most challenging parts about playing fingerstyle, as you really have to be in tune with the piece and essentially behave as if you were a group of players.
Fingerstyle rules. Thanks Joe. Great information. I appreciate you taking the time to give us some of your knowledge and suggestions. Will be looking for more content as it comes in.
Fingerstyle rules! Great tips bro as you're an AMAZING guitarists & it's so cool you've toured with Tommy Emmanuel as he's PHENOMENAL too! Keep rockin' bro!
Thank you Joe, I’m one of those people with the tense left hand. Appreciate your teaching. Having trouble with using a thumb pick. “Finger style rules “.
Great pointers, sometimes its easy to get distracted and play with a lot of strength. Thanks for the pointers, the video, and hope everything goes the best way on tour. BTW Fingerstyle f... rules !
Thanks joe this is great information thanks lad , it must be unreal been in the road with Tommy you guys are amazing thank you for the music 😬cheers from Ireland lad stay safe 🇮🇪
Finger style rules! Great seeing you again last Saturday in Milwaukee. I had the Maton cedar top you played for a bit. Thanks for sharing you insights!
I watched a recent video where folks had poked JR in the ribs over technique or his performance. Joe Robinson is a wonderful teacher. No one else teaching on RUclips is as thorough, detailed, or considerate. I am 71. I am loving learning what I can from Joe. I am challenged, excited, and grateful for the lessons. Joe is a wonderful resource for us guitar players. If you feel a need to criticize this guy watch him play. If you still feel the need to criticize watch the video again. Eventually you will get it….
1. Keeping relaxed right hand
2. Tempo/timing-practice with metronome
3. Dynamics-practice playing loudly and softly
4. Getting melody to speak and be clear
5. Work on the flow in your playing-muscle memory and playing with relaxed technique
Finger-style Rules!
@@manyvibes1540 Agreed!
Fingerstyle Rules! Thanks Joe! Nice video.
Joe is a truly great guitarist who is always willing to help guitarists play better.
Fingerstyle Rules!!! Love what you are doing Joe! Great Lessons!
Thanks so much!
Thanks Joe. I’m on it!
Maybe it's "rules of fingerstyle guitar" .... this was a delight that I have already shared.
One thing I noticed is that controlling dynamics across the strings depend on how well the instrument is balanced across the strings, specifically volume and action.
Finger style rules. Thanks Joe, love your playing
I'm sure it's a real honor to be able to on the road with Tommy. I enjoyed your suggestions. Fingerstyle rules.
Awesomeness brother.
Fingerstyle Rules! Got to see Joe and Tommy there in Green Bay on Aug 15 for my 22nd birthday. Met them both, they are amazing, gifted musicians!
This video is gold. Thanks for the tips Joe 🤘🏻 …Fingerstyle rules! 😜
Fingerstyle rules! That first tip, about the left hand is important to me. I developed a "death grip" from playing cheap guitars with poor action when I was a kid. Hopefully your advice will help me break out of that habit.
Great show in GB on Sunday night. I was there and truly amazed by yours and Tommy's talents. Your willingness to share your experiences and techniques is awesome. This is something I continue to do in my playing, and I learned a few new things today. Thanks!
Thanks Tony! It was a fun show!!
Finger Style Rules! Thank you for this! I have never played finger style but now I must try.
Finger style Guitar Rules! Thanks Joe for helping with the tension with the excercises!
These little suttlities in guitar playing are truly a big part & very important to the overall musical execution of a well put together composition. Thank you Joe. You are truly a great inspiration to me to complete, copyright, publish & record over 40 songs I have written. Since the lockdown caused by COVID and a bout with Lyme disease I am hearing extensive completion of melody lines that I had hit impasses with. Tommy Emanuel & you have got me now using all five fingers & capable of different rhythms. It's like a switch has been turned on in my head & I am also writing non stop new compositions. A lot of this is because in a big way of your influence. Hope to record with you one day. Cheers & God Bless both you & Tommy Emmanuel.
Subtleties
Fingerstyle Rules!!!! Thanks for the video....always helpful!
Fingerstyle Rules! Love these tips. As a beginner I sometimes find it to know what to focus on. These tips are really useful. Thank you, Joe. Much appreciated. 👍
Thanks for the tips Joe! Have a good tour and greetings from Montreal! Fingerstyle rules!
Fingerstyle rules! Thanks for the awesome detailed tips.. cheers!
Fingerstyle Rules! Great tips there Joe, especially the relaxing muscles part. I've had to keep reminding myself that, as I have tendonitis and this helps.
This hammer-on exercise is really good. It's helping me a lot.
Hi Joe
I am a licensed physical therapist here in NYC and all your warmup stretches are absolutely great. I use them every practice session. They really help me keep both hands relaxed.
I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you Robert!!
Awesome! Thanks for giving of yourself to us.
I am actually a drummer and chunk away on guitar occasionally but saw Tommy in Hamilton NZ and totally loved everything about his show and command of both his instrument and the crowd as well. I have since watched as many of his and your videos as I can, would love to see you both together live one day here in NZ. Thanks for your FB lives, sharing knowledge of your amazing gift and for your patience shown to EVERYONE. Fingerstyle rules!!!
Tommy Emmanuel and Joe Robinson on the same bill. My heart....Fingerstyle Rules!, liked and subscribed.
Going thru all your Do This videos Joe, just healing from a right arm shoulder replacement and doing well but I'm so rusty. JFYI I am exactly eleven days older than Tommy! Thinking of you and your youth, you are so blessed, and yes the rules apply. Thanks Joe!
Wish you could have made the Vancouver show back in September. Tommy was great, but the both of you together would be golden. Thanks for the tips Joe!
Fingerstyle rules! This is great material that one can listen to and assimilate even without guitar in hand. Thank you.
finally a genuine video that explains things properly
instead of those bs dudes that teach nothing
Joe you're such a wonderful mentor and thoughtful, tysm for your kind gesture!
Wow Joe - I'm in the Theatre Management business (Tommy has played in some venues my company manages). You're promoter (or this venue) on this night had pretty nice hospitality!
John
Gig Harbor, WA
Fingerstyle rules. Thanks for the tips!
Anyone know the song he plays at 9:40?
Great video; thanks for the great tips Joe. My rhythm is my weakness. I am going to take your's and Tommy's advice and start using my metronome more during practice. I have started to try thinking of it this way. Melody and Harmony are "what notes to play" while Rhythm is "when to play the notes" (or not play the notes as the case may be).
Thanks, John
Gig Harbor, WA
Fingerstyle rules! Thanks for this lesson.
Thanks Joe. Your insights and advice is greatly appreciated. Keep up the inspiration.
Brilliant Insight ! Thanks Joe 🥰 👋
Thanks, very insightful.
Fingerstyle rules! Thank you so much for everything you are doing Joe!
Thanks for sharing Joe - this is gold. I realize now that those moments when I’m the zone playing my best is when my left hand is relaxed. Finger style rules!
Really useful tips Joe. Thank you so much. Philip
Fingerstyle rules! Great suggestions.
fingerstyle rules! thank you Joe
Thank you Joe appreciate your time
Great tips from a wonderful guitar player (I love Tommy too :)). And obviously fingerstyle rules !
Thanks Joe and best wishes on your tour.. From So Oregon.
Hope to see you in Jasper Indiana
Great tips, thanks a lot! I think 3 & 4 go nicely together in the sense that one needs to practice the dynamics not only of different notes in the melody but particularly between the melody and the bassline/chords underneath, to make the melody stand out - as if the parts were played by two or three different musicians, with every part having its own purpose. When I first learn a song just getting the notes correctly is more than enough, and then later when muscle memory improves I can begin to work on dynamics to make the piece less static. This I find to be one of the most challenging parts about playing fingerstyle, as you really have to be in tune with the piece and essentially behave as if you were a group of players.
Amazing tutorial and tips! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom!
Thank You!
Much appreciated Joe!!
Fingerstyle rules. Thanks Joe. Great information. I appreciate you taking the time to give us some of your knowledge and suggestions. Will be looking for more content as it comes in.
Relax, I think it’s the crucial point to this art. Really great lesson Joe. Greeting from B.A.
Thank you!! Grazie mille
Thanks Joe!!!!!!!!
Fingerstyle rules! Great tips bro as you're an AMAZING guitarists & it's so cool you've toured with Tommy Emmanuel as he's PHENOMENAL too! Keep rockin' bro!
great info, thankyou
Thank you Joe, I’m one of those people with the tense left hand. Appreciate your teaching. Having trouble with using a thumb pick. “Finger style rules “.
FINGERSTYLE RULES!!! GOD BLESS YOU, SMOKIN' JOE ROBINSON, THE GREAT NEXT GENERATION AFTER THE GREAT TOMMY EMMANUEL!!! EXCELLENT TIPS!!!
Fingerstyle rules! ;) Incredible clarity and beautiful playing. Cheers from Hungary!
Finger style rules!!
You are a very great guitarist. Thanks for sharing
Very good thanks
Thank Joe you rule !
Great pointers, sometimes its easy to get distracted and play with a lot of strength. Thanks for the pointers, the video, and hope everything goes the best way on tour. BTW Fingerstyle f... rules !
Thankyou Joe finger style rules 👍👍👍
Very generous, thank you. Some things I was aware of but needed reinforcement and some things I wasn't even paying attention to. Thanks again!
Thanks Robert!
Fingerstyle rules! - thanks Joe! Working on your fingerstyle courses :-)
Finger style rules!
Thanks joe this is great information thanks lad , it must be unreal been in the road with Tommy you guys are amazing thank you for the music 😬cheers from Ireland lad stay safe 🇮🇪
Fingerstyle rules!!!! Wonderful tips for aspiring fingerstyle players like myself :) Thanks, Joe!
Fingerstyle rules 🤘. I’m still in the beginner camp but I’m working my way to become a fingerstyle badass😝
fingerstyle rules!
Fingerstyle rules..... So do you... Joe...... 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
This is just perfect. Really handy tips. And looking forward to checkout the guitar synergy community. Thanks Joe. Fingerstyle ruleees
Fingerstyle Rules 👍 Awesome 👏
A professional musicians Tips are always the best 👍 thanks Joe for sharing
Very help Joe. Thanks.
Appreciate it!
Fingerstyle rules Joe!
...yes, fingerstyle rules!!! Thank you Joe. Safe travels!
Fingerstyle rules! Thank you for the great tips:)
Finger style Rules!!
Fingerstyle Rules! Thank you for the amazing insight, especially on how hard to touch the strings!
🤘🏻thanks Arjen!
thank you joe！ fingerstyle rules ！ like your music very much。 from china🤗
Thanks Joe . Really great insight. Fingerstyle rules !!!!
Finger style Rules!! 😅 Thanks for the info!!
Thank you, Sir! Fingerstyle rules! 😊
thanks for sharing these very helpful tips sensei Joe ! Fingerstyle rules 👌🏻
good stuff joe
One the best sharing I’ve ever seen on RUclips. I’ve realised that after 40 years my left hand is not relaxed when playing.
Keeping the left hand relaxed is so important and I don't hear many people discussing it!! Thanks for sharing Josef, all the best with your playing.
Fingerstyle rocks 🤗
Fingerstyle rules, brutha! Great video, keep’em coming’!
Fingerstyle rules.
Thanks for your sharing, joe.
Fingerstyle rules ! 😄👍
Finger style rules! Great seeing you again last Saturday in Milwaukee. I had the Maton cedar top you played for a bit. Thanks for sharing you insights!
Nice meeting you! That is a great sounding guitar!
Fingerstyle rulez! :) Thanks for the vid, Joe!
Thanks Joe 😉 Fingerstyle rules!! 👍🏻