Re: Where should he start now?

Mark Hanson has some beginner's fingerpicking material that seems to be well
regarded. Certainly his stuff was pretty good in AG Mag when I could afford
to buy it.

Here's a link:

http://www.accentonmusic.com/books.asp

Tony D

"certtaker" <batafuchi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I have been asked from a player who has been playing for years, but is a
>beginner, as he only knows the basic chords, i.e., G, C, D, E, A, and some
>of the sevenths also, to recommend a plan for him to improve. He wants to
>learn how to fingerpick really well he said, but to me, he sounds like he
>does ok.
>
> Can anyone recommend a course of action as to what advice I can give to
> this person to either improve his playing or get him out of the rut he has
> been in for so long?
>
> He also tells me that when he sees a part that has been played he says "I
> can do that", but miserably fails when he tries, even after a few shots.
>
> Are there any method instruction that he should be using or is there a
> general pattern that he should follow, aside from "practice"? I was
> thinking some kid method books, but that's just me.
>
> Thank you in advance for your help,
>
> Tony
>


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