Instrument Level Guitar - Level 3
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General recommendations:
Speed: Slow to Allegretto
Length: 24-48 bars
Rhythm: No fast lines or repeated notes for more than a few beats; more unusual meters okay; syncopation okay; 16ths okay.
Playable Notes and Skills
- 3rd, 5th and 7th positions okay at slow speeds.
1st position range: E3 to G5
2nd position range: E3 to A5
3th position range: E3 to Bb5
5th position range: E3 to C6
7th position range: E3 to D6 - Extended techniques such as Bartok pizz., plucking strings above the nut, golpe (drumming) and tambour all pretty easy given time to adjust back to normal.
For special effect, the symbol on a score is an X and a vertical line below it. - Moving a fingering shape to different parts of the fretboard is relatively easy.
- Ascending, descending and alternating finger arpeggios okay at slow speeds.
Things to Avoid
- Large stretches between fingers. And stretches when more than 2 fingers are in use.
- Changing more than 2 fingers in a chord quickly.
- More than 2 positions per piece.
- Flat keys.
- Legato scale passages.
- Fast stepwise movement of more than 3 notes.