Instrument Level Guitar - Level 4

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General recommendations:

Speed: Slow to allegro

Length: 36-100 bars

Rhythm: Complex meters; triplets and 8ths in same piece (though not same time); beginning complex rhythms (no cross rhythms – 2 against 3 etc.); Simple hocket okay.

Playable Notes and Skills
  • Faster arpeggios, 
  • More complex strumming patterns.
    This refers to more complex rhythmic patterns when strumming the chords.
  • Glissandi.
  • Slurs and short trills okay.  
  • Partial bars okay (up to 3 strings).
    This refers to chords that consist of 3 to 6 notes.
Things to Avoid
  • Large stretches between fingers and stretches when more than 3 fingers are in use.
  • Scales at moderate to fast tempos.  
  • Quick chord changes
  • Quick or consecutive position shifts.
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