Comments on: Monday Motivation: Presti/Lagoya Edition http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/09/motivation-presti-lagoya/ Classical Guitar Lessons, Interview, News, Tips & More Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:11:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christopher Davis http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/09/motivation-presti-lagoya/#comment-1354 Christopher Davis Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:00:36 +0000 http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/?p=2214#comment-1354 To my understanding, it's a french thing. Alice Artzt did a series of <a href="http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/2009/02/alice-artz-on-ida-presti/" rel="nofollow">videos</a> explaining the technique. The basic principles of Shearer's work are still the same: economy of motion and movement of all the joints in the same direction. But Presti's technique seems more free stroke oriented and off the opposite side of the nail. Jean Francois Delcamp (owner of the popular guitar forum) also <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jWncXX8Pc4" rel="nofollow">plays this way</a>. Though he's left handed. To my understanding, it’s a french thing. Alice Artzt did a series of videos explaining the technique.

The basic principles of Shearer’s work are still the same: economy of motion and movement of all the joints in the same direction. But Presti’s technique seems more free stroke oriented and off the opposite side of the nail.

Jean Francois Delcamp (owner of the popular guitar forum) also plays this way. Though he’s left handed.

]]> By: Bobber http://www.classicalguitar.org/2009/09/motivation-presti-lagoya/#comment-1350 Bobber Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:19:01 +0000 http://www.classicalguitarblog.net/?p=2214#comment-1350 I have heard and read some great things about Presti but man, her technique was so strange. I wonder what some of the more modern pedagogues of guitar think about it. Did Aaron Shearer ever talk about Presti's technique? What about Romero or other schools of thought? I once played for Alice Arts in a master class and it was not a good experience. She seemed to try to make a fool of me to the class and I did not like it. I remember her trying to explain some of the right hand concepts and it was interesting but her manner with me was a total turn off. I have heard and read some great things about Presti but man, her technique was so strange. I wonder what some of the more modern pedagogues of guitar think about it. Did Aaron Shearer ever talk about Presti’s technique? What about Romero or other schools of thought?

I once played for Alice Arts in a master class and it was not a good experience. She seemed to try to make a fool of me to the class and I did not like it. I remember her trying to explain some of the right hand concepts and it was interesting but her manner with me was a total turn off.

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