Micro Study 1 is a great starter exercise and warm-up for tremolo, employing broken rhythms to spotlight each right-hand finger and its placement. Tremolo should be practiced with sequential planting, at a slow tempo with a metronome. With that in mind, let’s dive in with some fundamentals. He offers detailed instructions to learning it and explains why he advocates sequential planting for the tremolo to really take off.) If tremolo is still fresh in your arsenal, take into account that the final objective for learning any new technique is to have it established in “muscle memory,” which takes mindful repetition. (One highly recommended source is Scott Tenant’s Pumping Nylon. Why? Well, there is already a wealth of information for preparing and maintaining tremolo out there. It should be understood this is not going to be an article on tremolo technique, although as you will see below, there are two studies to help with nurturing this skill.
Tárrega exploited the tremolo technique to capture the sound of the famous water fountains within the keep, thus ensuring the piece’s renown and its challenging nature. Described by Emilio Pujol, in his biography of Tárrega, as a “piece whose strange enchantment only the guitar can express,” Recuerdos was initially drafted in 1896 after Tárrega and his patron, Doña Concha Martínez, took a stroll through the Alhambra. Alas, it can also be extremely frustrating to instigate, since plenty of practice is required before the aural illusion intrinsic to the music succeeds. OVERVIEWįrancisco Tárrega’s Recuerdos de la Alhambra is arguably the most iconic composition in the classical guitar’s solo repertoire-it’s a piece nearly every guitarist aspires to play.
1”) are utilized to help you get closer to performing this celebrated piece. Micro studies ( see our Method piece on Villa-Lobos’ “Etude No. We will look at facilitating learning the chord shapes and shifts, along with adding some insight into the tremolo technique.
Have you ever wanted to play Tárrega’s evocative homage to Granada’s Alhambra Palace? Did you find it a bit daunting after that first read-through? Well, hopefully we can help you come to grips with Recuerdos de la Alhambra. The correct one, covering five- and six-note tremolo, is printed below. (Editor’s note: In the print version of this article from the Fall 2016 issue of Classical Guitar, the Micro Study Supplement on page 75 is incorrect. From the Fall 2016 issue of Classical Guitar | BY RHAYN JOOSTE
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