3 daily exercises to improve DEXTERITY & STRETCH (+Free PDF)

Подписаться 23 тыс.

Просмотров 32 тыс.

50% 1

Download PDF with Stretching Exercises + Rhythm variations:
www.mercefont.com/stretchinge...
*The link will be active upon premiere.
Ready to make your fingers burn? 🔥This time I'll be showing you a very common exercise for finger stretch!
Watch the video to learn how the exercise goes and 📖 download the PDF to have extra rhythm variations to spice up your practice!
🚨 Please practice mindfully and carefully and build up progressively from the higher frets to the lowest to train stretch in a very progressive manner!
SHARE the video with other players if you found the content useful, it will help my channel a lot! 🙏🏻
Happy practicing!
Merce
***
Become a Patron:
www.mercefont.com/pricing and enjoy and learn from all these benefits!
- Access to Membership Forum with articles on music, practice routines, stage performance and more!
- Receive feedback on a video recording of yours.
- Early access to my RU-vid releases.
- Behind the scenes (daily videos).
- Informative newsletters, brochures and other materials.
- Receive a signed photo of me at your home address!
▶ MY WEBSITE
www.mercefont.com
▶ FOLLOW ME
Facebook: / mercefontguitar
Instagram: / merceguitar
Twitter: / merceguitar
LinkedIn: / merceguitar
▶ ONLINE LESSONS
www.mercefont.com/pricing
▶ CLASSICAL GUITAR GEAR
www.amazon.com/shop/mercefontguitar
♦Thank you for watching my video!♦

Опубликовано:

1 июл 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 107

@clivegilmore9598 9 дней назад

Excellent advice/coaching 🤟🏻

@scottkleyla7752 2 года назад

Made it at 7th fret stretch. Indiana 05/30/2022- a year of perfect practice to work perfect.Thank you Maestro!

@billtharp3374 2 месяца назад

Thank you!

@JP-lr8rr 5 месяцев назад

thanks!

@brysluc1 2 года назад

Thanks

@guitarviolintr1587 3 года назад

you are a wonderful human being

@HuynhDuan303 5 месяцев назад

Tks so much. I’m very lucky to know these exercises❤❤❤

@johnlay3040 8 месяцев назад

This is very useful. Thank you. ❤

@burtmantooth8913 4 месяца назад

Thank you very much for all that you do :) 😊

@mauropasserino9007 4 месяца назад

Gracias, muy buenoo

@jaybo234 2 месяца назад

Love it, gracias!!! xo

@hokahey8051 2 года назад

I like it!

@robertfantazo4751 3 года назад

You seem to know how to take it right to the root of the problem. Gracias

@Garyplayer7 3 года назад

Thanks Merce !!👍

@MerceFont 3 года назад

Thank you to you too for watching! :)

@tomference4618 Год назад

..I will go slowly, thank you!

@tomb374 3 года назад

Great video. Thanks Merce🙏👏👏👏

@MerceFont 3 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@Wildmutationblu Год назад

I didn't know that my guitar playing ability depended on what I eat. Should I eat more fish so I know all the sacales? (pun intended)

@EEEHAGY 2 месяца назад

Thank you!!!!Had joint issues that are now gone and am gonna go at it again.Love your sincerity.Wish you great success and maybe another online student.lol

@terrythomas3755 3 года назад

Thank you.

@MerceFont 3 года назад

You're welcome!

@user-ne6wj9eq2i 2 года назад

Amazing thank you so much

@MerceFont 2 года назад

You're welcome 😊

@GGthestoryteller 5 месяцев назад

Your fingers move flawlessly,I am hopeful that someday mine will also move like yours ❤

@gilferreira2869 2 месяца назад

Gratidão!!

@l8sk8r86 3 года назад

Great exercises, thank you so much for sharing!

@MerceFont 3 года назад

You're so welcome! :)

@ryansenadeera9770 Год назад

I play this 3,4 month now. I regularly do that finger exercise .

@DrJohn-rl9zg Год назад

Thanks so much for the videos! You are so very talented not only as a performer, but also as a teacher. I started working on this exercise and found it very helpful. For the right hand I have tried some of Guilliani's arpeggios, but what I am finding very helpful is tremolo practice while working on the stretches for the left hand. The tension from the stretches makes it difficult for the fingers in my right hand to stiffen up. No doubt it is a mental thing - all of the tension in my body becomes focused on the stretch.

@sjmousavi8754 2 года назад

What an amazing angel. What a groundbreaking tutorial.Thanks.

@MerceFont 2 года назад

Thank you SJ!! 🙏🏻

@michaelmascarenhas1281 2 года назад

Thanks merce, for this wonderful video,, now it is my routine

@MerceFont 2 года назад

You're welcome 😊

@samnam715 3 года назад

I’m preparing a warmup routine with all your technique videos

@MerceFont 3 года назад

Awesome! :)

@davideperotti4336 3 года назад

Grazie! Esercizi sempre interessanti!👍

@MerceFont 3 года назад

Grazie mille Davide!!!!

@joelpenazzo7248 3 года назад

Great channel Thanks for your great videos

@MerceFont 3 года назад

Thanks for watching! :)

@arthursteenkist2595 3 года назад

Thanks Merce! Super excercise! I'm working on the Em/G -> E/G# pinky stretch in HVL etude #1 atm, so this is very helpful. Sorry I missed the live chat!

@MerceFont 3 года назад

No worries at all! I'm sure this 'heavy duty' type of stretching exercises will help you with that! 😊

@PavanKUmar-zm4nc 3 года назад

Greetings Dear Merce!! Once again, thank you 🙏🏻 so much for this wonderful video. This is going to be in my daily practice from today. I tried the exercises, and could only do the first basic step, with difficulty. Hopefully will get better at it and improve. Have a wonderful weekend and best wishes to you always!!

@MerceFont 3 года назад

You will definitely get better, is very normal to feel super stiff the first days you start playing such flexibility exercises. Let me know how it develops in about a week or two :) best wishes to you!

@WCGP 3 года назад

Hi Merce. I missed the live chat, but I just watched your video now and I think it will be very helpful for my "old" hands. Best wishes from California, Will

@MerceFont 3 года назад

Hi Will! yes, I missed you today! I'll be happy if the exercises help you get back some flexibility. Let me now how they work out for you :). Best wishes from the other side of the world!

@RafaelElizondoClasesdeGuitarra 3 года назад

Fantástico video! Lo comparto

@MerceFont 3 года назад

Mil gracias Rafael!!!! 🙏🏻😊

@christamayo2143 3 года назад

Muy buenos consejos . Gracias maestra.

@MerceFont 3 года назад

De nada, un placer! :)

@RobertoMartinez-kv5tp 2 года назад

Muy buen ejercicio ✔👍

@MerceFont 2 года назад

🙌🏻

@timjohnson3080 3 года назад

Awesome! Adding this to my warm up routine. Done some stretching exercises before, but this brought some new twists..so to speak. But, you really weren't kidding about the stretch between 2nd and 3rd fingers. That one is definitely a bit....challenging.

@MerceFont 3 года назад

it is indeed! Just be careful and build up stretch slowly. I'm sure you'll see improvements in no time! :)

@timjohnson3080 3 года назад

@@MerceFont - Thank you! Yep..already after a few times, it is getting easier. Thanks!

@gregoryboyce6871 2 года назад

I will give this a try. Thanks Merce.

@MerceFont 2 года назад

all the best!

@gregoryboyce6871 2 года назад

@@MerceFont I think I'm going to need it. Lol.

@adhimat526 3 года назад

Thank you (ind)

@hedonistdeepak2634 3 года назад

U r as sweet as C note of C major scale.❤️💕 Explained very nicely.. 👌👌😊

@MerceFont 3 года назад

Hahahhaaha thanks!

@stephenmichalski2643 3 года назад

I'll say it again. I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE these exercise/instructional video's you do. While to some they might seem basic in a sense.......even though I've played for decades.......never had any formal training......so in a way for me it's like rediscovering the instrument anew.....or getting back to one's roots. Really having fun with them.......lately been doing them on a different guitar almost everyday of the week......guess I could do do if I used my electrics.....but haven't been much into them since discovering classical and your channel/site. Anyways.....having tons of fun daily. THANKS! Luv ya💖😃🎸💖😃🎸💖😃🎸💖😃🎸💖😃🎸💖😃🎸

@MerceFont 3 года назад

Thank you Stephen for your kind words! Indeed this exercise is very simple, I like to combine more dense tutorials with simpler ones, stayed tuned for next week, Im working of part 2 of damping techniques and this one will be a bit more demanding.... :D As Patron you will be able to see it soon in the MFA Forum :) keep up the practice and I wish you a fantastic Sunday!

@stephenmichalski2643 3 года назад

@@MerceFont My level of playing ability kinda flattened out after awhile as when playing electric I was always doing the stuff I loved and had taught myself.....never having a instructor until now I didn't really know any improving exercises except those I made up from time to time though didn't really practice much.....just played.....so even the basic stuff is fun to me. Always look forward to anything you produce. Have a wonderful week!!!💖😃🎸💖😃🎸💖😃🎸

@williamfernandesdias5379 3 года назад

Thanks for the class! Left hand openings were being quite for me to do in some pieces, especially on chords withs bars. Hope this will help the flexibility of my fingers!

@MerceFont 3 года назад

Best of luck William!

@hisroyalpimpnesssirisaacal7044 3 года назад

Thank you! This will help me. I'm getting old and my hands require more warm-up time.

@MerceFont 3 года назад

Having a good routine to keep your hands fit is indeed very important! Happy I could help!! :)

@gilson_ 2 года назад

Comenzaré a estudiar estos ejercicios gracias Merce 😎... mi manos son muy pequeñitas y siento que les falta flexibilidad a mis dedos

@MerceFont 2 года назад

Sii, flexibilidad siempre es un tema a desarrollar poco a poco :) buen estudio!

@KoshNaranick 2 года назад

Thank you, big help! also, if you could also show what your right hand is doing as well in these it gives a more complete understanding .. visually.

@MerceFont 2 года назад

Sure thing! I didn't have a second camera to record both back then... but will do for sure in future videos!

@zu0832 3 года назад

Your exercises featured some nice jazzy harmonies. Was that intentional? Do you play jazz?

@MerceFont 3 года назад

hahaha I can imagine, some of this positions might fit in certain harmonic runs. But no, I don't play jazz :D

@adhimat526 3 года назад

Difficult enough. Mss Merce (ind)

@manushprojatirshopnno3672 2 года назад

Classical guitar and spenis guitar ar same basic?

@MerryMonarchButterfly-vu1el 3 месяца назад

How. In. World. To. Keep. With. All. That. Or. Slow. It. Down

@user-himenes 3 года назад

Should we eventually move this exersixe to lower position? Or fifth is enough?

@MerceFont 3 года назад

You can of course move down until the first fret, this is just for developing finger stretch, so if you can eventually play it comfortable until the first position then it will be time for you to upgrade to a new and more challenging one :)

@tigranayvazyan5974 Год назад

I'd suggest widening the gap between the 2nd and 3rd fingers last, since they're usually the hardest to separate from each other. Just my two cents..

@pikapikasenpai4675 Год назад

I can do stretch 1 and 3 just fine but stretch 2 is just so hard for me. what should i do?

@lawrence1960 3 года назад

I had mastered these on my electric, great Petrucci vid, but on a classical not easy…

@MerceFont 3 года назад

Absolutely... the alternate pick its so smooth and so much easier than i-m.... 😵‍💫

@lawrence1960 3 года назад

@@MerceFont thx for the response. I will be signing up soon. I just need to clarify my goals.

@tomb374 3 года назад

this is tedious work... the stretch between 2 & 3 doesn't go so well. I think it's a great exercise and will get me the results I want if I put in the work. Thanks Merce...

@MerceFont 3 года назад

You can do it!

@MikeLyncheski Год назад

FYI: It was difficult to get the PDF from most browsers due to marketing scripts being blocked by the browser. I was to get it to work in Firefox but only in PRIVATE mode. Regards

@MerceFont Год назад

Good to know! I have no troubles on my end with any browser but glad you figured it out :)

@lawrence1960 3 года назад

I do the Abel carlevaro series daily…similar, but not as big a stretch….

@MerceFont 3 года назад

One always have to be cautious with stretches, there is no need you do too big stretches for your hand if your repertoire doesn't ask for it :)

@ramyhassan4393 3 года назад

Merce, I have a question about this exercise. It seems to me, that your index and pinkie are little not bending enough however stings are not muted :))) I noticed also as if you are doing barre when you stretch your index. By the way, your name in my language is Rahma ))

@MerceFont 3 года назад

Hi Ramy! Rahma here! (haha cool, I didn't now you had a translation for my name in your language!! 😃). Answering to your question, my index seems like doing a barre but it's not, I do lower it quite to the limit to maximize my reach/flexibility but I don't set any barre down.Building a good position and movement of the left hand comes in the most handy just in these kind of moments where the hand needs to adopt a very odd position to play something without buzzes or muting undesired strings. Then one can gain a lot of stretch just by using the most efficient movement rather than just forcing your stretch mindlessly.

@ramyhassan4393 3 года назад

@@MerceFont It's Arabic which has more than 8000 common words with Spanish by the way :)) . Thanks again for reply and sorry for asking so many questions

@josemariafitenavarro5279 3 года назад

Thank you Mercé. 4yourinfo, the link provides no pdf, it gives a negative message "We Couldn’t Find This Page Check out some of the other great posts in this blog." Better check it

@MerceFont 3 года назад

Hi Jose Maria! Thanks for the notice, indeed there was some delay. Now the page and the download links are available :)

@josemariafitenavarro5279 3 года назад

@@MerceFont Thank you very much. I'll keep an eye on it

@RJTUNES 2 года назад

Hi Mam I am not able to do 4th variatio ..as i do my pinky touches the string right below

@MerceFont 2 года назад

Don't worry too much for that, this is a flexibility exercise not positioning. One does technique to deal with one technical issue at a time and not all of them together :)

@RJTUNES 2 года назад

@@MerceFont Ok Mam !thanks for help...and i want to tell in these three days this exercise has been improved very much

@josex6240 3 года назад

Por favor en español??

@MerceFont 3 года назад

Hola Jose, ya me gustaría poder hacer contenido en los dos idiomas pero no tengo tiempo material para hacerlo todo doble. Quizás algún día hago algún que otro en español, pero en general lo hago todo en inglés ya que gente de una gran variedad países lo puede más o menos entender, aun que no sea su lengua materna :) Un saludo y feliz Navidad!

@Philrc 2 года назад

Merce i downloaded the pdf but it's in tabs.. i don't read tabs. I dislike them. I read music . I know i shouldn't complain about free stuff🙂 but maybe you could put things in tabs and standard notation?

@MerceFont 2 года назад

Hi Khasab! Funny you mention that because this PDF is the only one that includes tabs alone given the simplicity of the exercise it makes it a lot easier to read (all the other PDFs have staff+tabs). Tabs are great pattern based exercises and many times we use other types of notation rather than music when a graphic type of notation is faster to overview. Unfortunately this is the only version of the PDF available at the moment.

@Philrc 2 года назад

@@MerceFontHi Merce, it's ok I just thought I'd mention it .I never use tabs myself.