a fun way to engage the mind and work out challenging areas: play backwards! in small blocks (following the phrasing of the piece!!!!) play the passage forwards and backwards building it out lil by lil a) this is towards the beginning of the bwv 996 allemande by bach. this is an "easier" example i decided to look at for this post. phrases in bach typically start on the second sixteenth note, so thats where i started in this. b) the subject of the fugue in music of memory by nicholas maw. the phrase starts on the fourth sixteenth note out of four, so i start on that. when learning the fugue or revisiting it (which ya boy needs to do asap!!!!), i usually play backwards and forwards through four note blocks for the whole fugue. takes forever, sounds absolutely terrible, but does wonders. * * * #techniquetuesday #technique #itsmorethanscales #guitar #classicalguitar #fingerstyleguitar #nylonguitar #classicalmusic #practice #music #newenglandconservatory #louisville #louisvillearts #do5...