13. David Russell - Workshop on tremolo technique 

I'd like to go back in time 20 years and study exclusively with David Russell. What an awesome man.

Regondi - Reverie. 10:40 Regondi - Air. 20:42 Barrios - Sueno (compilation) 30:58 Tarrega - Recuerdos. 39:45 Rodrigo - Invocation. 45:42 Torroba - Zafra. 51:42 Verdery - Now and ever (with sheets) 57:30 I recommend to rewind one or two minutes from the given timestamp to listen David’s explanations on the video. Below is my short summary on this lesson: Equal timing pami and consistent tone (same sound) -Pluck am mi (and try other arpeggios - as start of practice/warm-up) -Refine nails (to feel same resistance in ami) Do not stress base p (unless noted by composer (3rd base in Recuerdos)) rather ami shall sound clear as melody. -Plat tremolo with gentle p and strong ami -Play tremolo with very soft p then mute p -Play tremolo with foot tap beat at a then m then i (to not stress base) Change in amplitude (loud/soft), speed, tone (bright/dark) -Play with chord and determine tone and musical articulations when played as tremolo.

Thank you so much, I have been struggling with this for years. The ghosting with the thumb is a game changer, thank you 🙏

My hat's off to David Russell. Such a friendly and nice person, like a close friend, doesn't at all act like the Maestro he really is.

We are so privileged to have this free lecture.

Thank you so much David Russell. Now I know that Tarrega's "little ornament" is actually a giant pain in the arse to learn, I feel less of a numpty. I sincerely appreciate your skill as a musical, educator and artist. Props to you and the BGS!

Thank goodness this is what RU-vid is meant for!! Amazing knowledge for the masses

David Russell really has had one big, very full career. What a player and so good to give of his time that we might learn some of the secrets that he holds. Fantastic.

The best living guitarist , for sure. And so lovely, too. Thank you. I heard you in Philadelphia on a hot summer day in a non-air conditioned church. You were amazing!

wow! loving the first tremolo clip, never heard of David before, what a sound! And a Scotsman as well

Thanks for posting this. All other "how to play tremelo" youtube videos somehow seem irrelevant now! I had several classes with David back in the "John Gilbert" early 1980s period and he was always enthusiastic and as good a teacher as he is a player. Great to see the old footage.

This is gold! Thank you 🙏

What a kind and wonderful person David is! I was fortunate to have a masterclass with David back in the 1990's, he was sick, but gave a concert and a masterclass following the concert. Gracious with his time and just a positive man, Thankyou David!

Thank you to the maestro and Bolton for this fabulous lecture!

Always great to have a famous concert guitarist to reinforce the important technical elements. We humans all learn from repetition, what a great opportunity to see this.

So wonderful! Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for posting--what a great discussion! Can't believe how generous this gentleman is.

Amazing...thank you so much

Thank you so much for a long and much detail lesson.

I find this to be a very valuable workshop, thank you for sharing it!

Humble thanks, sir.

A great guitarist, and down to earth! I certainly found the advice invaluable, and so well explained. Much appreciated.

Brilliant presentation by a phenomenal performer.

Great stuff. Love David’s playing - none better. But I really love his generosity of spirit, time and willingness to share his immense experience and talent. Add to that his very warm style and manner and it makes for the perfect teacher. Thank you so much.

Merci Mr David Russel pour ce master class fantastique ! Vos explications, les vidéos, les montages, tout est parfait. Et votre gentillesse est tellement appréciable. Thank you so much Maestro!

Great tips and what a beautiful performance 👏👏👏👏

wow - thanks for sharing this. This is priceless!

Thank you so much Mr. David Russellfor for your very insightful masterclass, and also thank you to BGS for making this video available.

Gracias, David. Aparte de un guitarrista excepcional y maravilloso, eres una persona de una inmensa generosidad.

What a good teacher, player and really friendly man.

Not only one of my all time favorite classical guitarists, but one of my favorite human beings period. Thank you maestro for the gifts you have put out into the world.

Now and Ever is an incredible piece so much colour in it - not your typical everyday tremolo but you can almost hear an orchestra at times It really is an incredible piece played too well by David - thank you 🙏

Superb performance!

Really helped me a lot as a beginner, always learning new aspects of the tremolo especially about the length of nail. Thank you for posting this.

A true Masterclass! David Russell should be one of the lineup for “MasterClass“ online teaching forum alongside the other grandmasters of their craft , such as Scorsese, and Samuel L. Jackson, Margaret Atwood etc., I’d love to see that! These new phone upgrades must read your mind too! I had just been thinking , “hmm , I wonder if there’s anything useful online that could help my tremolo”(44 yrs young testing gr.5 RCM this semester) and this video was the 1st- top of the list on RU-vid without having typed a search! lol One of the pieces I chose For my test was the OP.60 etude no.7 Carcassi so that I could learn tremolo as an intro to the technique almost and was grateful to hear David use it as an example for beginning tremolo exercises as it uses lots of different strings for its technique, not just high E! :) I also wish to sincerely express my gratitude to everyone involved in putting this class together, their insights2 but especially David if he may read this for enhancing my knowledge / comprehension / skill withIn two hours time - once again! I learned a great deal from you sir, so far just online and this1 , ty so very much for your professionalism/selflessness, From Canada with love, J. R. W.

Auténtica clase magistral y un lujo tener a disposición de todos a los que nos apasiona la guitarra estos vídeos.

David Russell is an amazing guitarist from Scotland.

Thank you (BGS and David Russell) for that fabolous, interesting, pedagogic and didactic video

this is an excellent class thanks

Thank's so mach David Russel ! The Master of the masters ! Tremendo arte el del Maestro . Buenisimo ! Gracias

Very informative and insightful, Thank you.

Wonderful!

Good job and a privileged workshop indeed.. 👏Thanks so much.. 🙏🙂Warm cheers.. 🙂

Absolument fantastique. Merci maître David Russel pour cette classe que j’ai écoutée en plusieurs fois, tellement elle est riche d’enseignements, de conseils, de trucs, de décompositions techniques, j’en ai pour une vie! Merciiiiiiiiii!

David, you really demonstrate that, in the best of possible worlds, great musicians (and intellectuals, artists, scientists,, ...) are also great people. Your sharing of your knowledge and practice is incredibly generous and totally lacking pretentiousness. Many thanks, I'm so glad you're there. Incidentally: your voice sounds more and more like Sean Connery (a compliment). :-)

A master, candid, simply fabulous! I follow Mr. Russell since I was a teenager and he is second ton none! Thanks for sharing this piece of master work!

Uau! Maravilhoso! Thank you so much!

what a down to earth guy David is!

ooohhh....pitter patter applause! David Russell is great.

Muchas gracias por todo lo que comparte en este video.

AWESOME!!!

This was a pleasant surprise. Nice to see and hear your voice Tom. Guitar was my instrument when I went to school there. I still play ans I'm still learning. Thank you for providing such a good program. Daniel Rabin.

I love your interpretation of Ultimo Tremolo by Barrios. I'm studying it now and your video is an inspiration for me. Thanks

Thanks for uploading. It help a lot :D

Just Love It :) Huge Thanks for sharing from a happy amateur player in Stockholm - striving for improvement . :)

I was taught by Geof kitchen who went to the same college as John Williams my idol. I always thought John Williams was the greatest until I started watching you tube, where I see Simon dinnigon an amazing guitarist. Then David Russell, his technique and playing is truly mesmerising and brilliant. I play a Greg smallman and thought I could play to a high standard, I’d love to have a course off this guy as my guitar is just a guitar not played to its full potential now watching David play.

The part about killing the base note i don't quite get, but i know it when i hear it. A smooth and fluid sound. I saw someone playing a tremolo and his right hand was not moving fast really, but his timing was so good that it sounded faster than the hands looked. Timing is everything. Thanks for the help.

Thanks!!

Amazing teacher, amongst his obvious talents.. I don't play classical but his practice philosophy was invaluable.

What a great artist

I’m in awe of the man, the talent, the sound and the generosity of spirit that Mr Russell embodies. A true master! 20:23

This is such an inspiring lecture by maestro! I was searching for this because I forgot the accents which he told me to practice in his masterclass.

Great 👏Good job Russell.. 👌👏Thanks so much.. 🙏Warm cheers.. 😘God bless.. 🙏

Thanks for sharing. David Russell still one of my favorite guitarist. I got to do a Master’s Class with him in 1994 and he inspired me so much with classical guitar studies. Wonderful person!

Anyone who gives a shout out to his mom . Is awesome

Oh my, this is wonderful. What a great musician, teacher and lovely personality. Want to learn or improve your tremolo technique - why not learn from the great David Russell? Thanks, John Gig Harbor, WA

I wish he was my teacher..what an amazing personality..wow..Modest genious..👏🙏❤

DR is perhaps one of the most insightful and kind teachers out there. Take a look at his masterclasses. He is such a great and nice teacher, and he is a world treasure.

That'w wonderfull!!!!!

Gold!

El gran maestro de los maestros!

This is a virtuoso guitarist who spends as much time teaching as practicing and performing. He gives all his wisdom to the masses, for free. What a guy! There's just one problem. I'm from Yorkshire, and I can tell you there's absolutely nothing wrong with clog dancing!

Mid March 2020 the Friday before the world completely locked down David Russell played Austin Texas. That was the last concert I saw before the world changed.....

Hello, this is incredible.can you put the subtitles on please ? thanks

Merci super

10:07 He quickly tune his guitar like a ninja

I totally concur with all the positive comments. As for any negatives!!!!

Aside from his virtuosity, Mr Russell is a fantastic teacher.

Merci pour votre altruisme, de nous faire bénéficier de vos précieux conseils.

Cool video. I have about a dozen CD recordings by DR, including, of course, Aire Latino.

A simple piece to start with is ‘Feste Larianne’ by Tarrega, actually the second variation of Feste Lariane by Luigi Mozzani (1869-1943). Left hand is simple and its a nice melody.

Antonio Cano’s “el Delirio” is a substantial tremolo piece which came before Regondi’s tremolo piece “Reverie”.

did you trade the bagpipes in for the guitar? good trade indeed amazing!

God, the Regondi sections are GORGEOUS...does anyone have a link to David's entire performances of those bewitchingly beautiful Regondi pieces?

I really liked this video. Because I have an injury to my Right hand, I can only use Thumb, Index and Media (but only at about 30% control), but not plantar finger.

He's my favorite.... Anything.

I never knew the Liverpool football manager was such a great guitarist!

🤗🤗🎶

last question..it's drop thumb on clawhammer banjo but I've had a few

Master guitarist

Sagreras no.3 lession 4 is a a good easy piece to practice. Would be great to get some pointers from David.

wow. this is quite interesting. i am a noobish guitar player and i been struggling with getting my tremolo to sound even, balanced and not too soft etc. oftentimes the bass is so overpowering and bit sharp or "piercing" like he says. thanks for posting

hello! does anyone know where i can find the video of Regondi - Air, that he plays in the video?? its amazing and I NEEDS IT

Gracias por compartir, pero que bueno sería que pusieran subtítulos en Español

how do you gain access to one of these workshops? i'd love to attend some of these

The score, in his most diffus on the tremolo, mind shamelessly! ... In the sense that even in a quick trend evidence a void in correspondence with the touch of the thumb touch, generating a sourd effect of drama, which Puda does not eliminate even high speeds: Quala Anywhere's writing and Lattura apps can demonstrate it. If, in correspondence of the thumb, however, a fourth note equal to those of the following triplet is inserted, the effect is regular and, direct, perfect. Certainly Quero entails that, for example, an arpeggio of anlare, medium and index will angent the ring finger; And that, in the next beat, contemporary to the thumb acts the medium followed by the index, aule and medium. In the third beat, therefore, there will be: index, ring finger, medium and index. We are so exactly in the middle of the joke and we made three three quartino beats for a total of 12 touches. In the second half of the joke we repeat the same alternation of the first half. So, for each joke, we will have 24 beats of the tremolo instead of 18; And the Riscola will be not only that of greater intensity but also and above all that of a more appreciable regularity even in a significantly slower trend. To make Agehole more and intuitive, the execution can be divided the 24 note in three groups of eight, so that that after the 1st beat with the auulera it gives greater volume to the 9th with the index and at 17 ° with the medium. Test for creation! I am therefore convinced that, when a guitarist performs the tremolo in a impeccable way, generally not to be sure following the score on which the A studied!

One question i would like to ask you is this:Is it obligation to use Thumb,annular , middle,and index when you play tremolo or you can even use thumb, middle and index?

Podrían habilitar los subtitulos para idioma español por favor? 🙏

Can Recuedos De La Alhambra play in triplets.?

"An artist don't should fall in love himself" Segovia said. The videos of young David and David glad to meet he, isn't understand for me, I can't imagine Segovia doing the same.