Talk:Classical guitar technique

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I merged this article with the article Classical guitar techniques

[edit] Misleading sentences

As a left hander I seriously doubt the validation the following statement (previously found in the article):

however this may not be necessary in many cases (for left-handed players to play the guitar reversed), especially if the student is learning the guitar from scratch. This is because the left hand is actually more active in many cases than the right hand, which would naturally benefit a left-handed player playing in a right-handed position.

First of all, in normal way of playing the guitar, the right hand usually perform the most important function of the instrument, creation of sound, by plucking the string(s). It require a very good timing and sensitivily from the hand thus most people choose to do it with their dominant hand - right hand. No matter how busy the left hand is ( although in reality right hand is usually the busy one, e.g. Etude No1 by Villa-Lobos), a classical guitar does not produce much sound until right hand pluck the string. In the order word, right hand has the most crucial role than the left.

Many right-handeders may have the misconception, especially when their left hand needs training on the fretboard, that left-handers (who play guitar the normal way)could be benefited from using their dominant hand on the fretboard and hence could progress quicker. In short term, the benefit may be true, in long term however, left-handers who play guitar the normal way may greatly disadvantaged since they must use their non-dominant hand (right hand) to perform the most crucial job - plucking the strings, which requires the sensitivity and precision that a non-dominant does not possess.

Therefore, it is most beneficial for a left-handed guitarist to play the guitar left-handed ( the reversed way). Davilaser 22:13, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

• As a lefthander too I have to agree, the section could easdily be modified to state that "which would naturally benefit a left-handed player while learning to play in a right-handed position but would limit them has their level of skill progressed".

[edit] New technique

I have seen a guitarist implement his chin into the playing of classical guitar. I can't recall who this man is, or how to find his website (I just googled it, and can't find anything), but the technique still exists, so should it be included on this page? He taps his chin on the desired note (most often bass notes on the low E-string) and I believe the mere tapping is what produces the sound, although plucking the string thereafter can produce further chin-tones. Input?