These videos are intended for those in their first year or two of study on a Classical (nylon-strung) guitar, which is played using fingerstyle rather than with a plectrum.

NOTE: If you are playing these on a desktop or laptop computer you can vary the speed as described below.

After the video has started, a small wheel or cog icon appears at the bottom right of the video, if you click on this, and then on "speed" you can change the speed of the video from Normal to 0.5 and you can play along with it more slowly! (OR if you are feeling like a challenge, you can speed it up!)

How to play rest stroke with index finger and middle finger

Crossing strings (rest stroke) with index and middle fingers(im,im)

Introduction to free stroke

Exercise 1 free stroke im, im

Free stroke with P, i, m  (thumb, index and middle fingers

Exercise 2 Free stroke  p, i, m 

Exercise 3 Free stroke p i m i

Free stroke exercise 4 pimi

C major scale 5 notes (CDEFG) this video will replay automatically which is great to practise over!

 

Streets of Laredo Guitar 1

Streets of Laredo Guitar 2,

These videos will replay automatically - have fun...

Streets of Laredo Guitar 3 

Siyahamba Bass notes

The strings should be plucked with the thumb!