Truefire Trevor Gordon Hall's A Closer Look at Thumb Control TUTORiAL

Essential Fingerstyle Techniques for Thumb Control
Trevor Gordon Hall's 'A Closer Look at Thumb Control' offers a targeted approach for enhancing thumb dexterity in fingerstyle guitar. Ideal for late-stage beginners, the course begins with optimizing fretting hand thumb positioning, moving to advanced picking hand techniques.

Participants will learn about independent thumb bass lines, artificial harmonics, and specialized fingerstyle methods, equipping them with skills to resolve thumb-related challenges and elevate their playing.

”This course focuses on helping you develop thumb control with effective techniques and problem-solving strategies. This course is ideal for late-stage beginners and will be highly beneficial if you already have some familiarity with different picking patterns, basic chord progressions, and navigating the fretboard.

We'll start by examining the thumb on the fretting hand, understanding its optimal positioning to enhance comfort and clarity on the fretboard. Next, we'll focus on your picking hand, working on independent thumb bass lines, and integrating your thumb and fingers to play independent lines.

We'll then delve into banjo rolls, building sequences with the thumb, index, and middle fingers and exploring different spots on the fretboard for consistency. We'll also cover artificial harmonics, highlighting the thumb's vital role in producing clear notes.

Finally, we'll explore the unique options fingerstyle offers for the thumb, including percussion, backbeat, and slaps.

By the end of this course, you'll have specific tools to address any issues with the thumb and unlock new dimensions in your fingerstyle playing.”

Trevor is a pioneering voice on the international stage and is widely respected by fans, students, and artists for his mastery of fingerstyle guitar.

"Trevor is not only a fascinating guitarist but a great composer as well as a musical inventor. I delighted in all the harmonic beauty and rhythms! This young man is extremely dedicated to his music and a great steward of the God-blessed talent given to him" - Phil Keaggy.

"Trevor is one of the most unique and creative guitarists around. I love what he does with the Kalimbatar!" - Andy McKee.

"Creative imagination flourishes within certain artists and certainly does so in Trevor Gordon Hall. Ingenuity always causes surprise, and this gentleman's abilities are exceptional..." - Pat Martino.

You'll have TrueFire's interactive learning tools at your fingertips to personalize your workspace and learn at your own pace.

All of the demonstrations and performances are tabbed, notated, and synced to the video with controls for looping, slow motion, fretboard animation, and many other tools designed to accelerate the learning process.

Grab your guitar, and let's dig in with Trevor Gordon Hall!

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