Ricardo Cobo Masterclass: Part 1 Tone & Fingernails Manicure

Ricardo Cobo, multi-award winning guitarist teaches tone production, care of the nails and actually gives a manicure to guitar masterclass student, Brandon Vaverka in Wichita, Kansas. Ricardo performed two concerts to celebrate the society's fiftieth anniversary on November 12, 2006. http://wichitaguitar.com Brandon presented John Dowlands "Fantasia" during the class. http://www.ricardocobo.com

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[ROCDR88]

That is not Ricardo Cobo

[SoloGuitaristNet]

@ROCDR88 That's very funny, but yes it is indeed Ricardo!!

[inodoro7]

poor kid he probably had to pay hundreds of dollars for a lesson with MR.cobo and the other guy goes in to interrupt/steal that kids money, that is so rude

[SoloGuitaristNet]

This lesson was complimentary from the Wichita Guitar Society. The "poor kid" got over an hour of personal attention. At this point they had already went through the "Fantasia" by John Dowland, fingering the right and left hands and discussed the anatomy of the wrist, while fielding questions from the audience. "Mr. Cobo" is one of the most patient, giving and inspiring teachers on the planet. He does not charge "hundreds of dollars" for a lesson. In each and every case you are wrong!!!

[CarlosMacMartin]

@SoloGuitaristNet I've communicated with Rick by email and viewed his website.Lessons are $100 an hour or $360 for 4 hours.That's pretty steep unless you have a huge pocket book or supported by wealthy

parents.I don't know anyone in my circle of friends who can afford to pay those kind of fees.To each their own & the man is a great player.However,with high prices music becomes only a dream for most.

[SoloGuitaristNet]

@CarlosMacMartin Barrueco would charge much more. it is doubtful you would get such patient encouragement. Few really great artists will teach for much less, especially since their performance fees are so much higher. Yet, full time teachers will charge less.  You should be aware that Ric is running a very affordable program for the summer at UNLV from. June 6 - July 22, 2011 / Seven private lessons / Seven Master classes / One student master concert open to all students / $450.00/non-credit.

[CarlosMacMartin]

@CarlosMacMartin I wasn't talking about Barrueco and I heard awhile back that he does not teach privately.

Maybe he changed his mind? Like I said,$100 an hour is way beyond what 90% of the population can afford,so music lessons become reserved for the privileged few.The other option would be to get into a

community college.

[brianrhg]

I study at the University of Alabama under Professor Michael Johnson. He wanted me to view this and it's helping me. I have the same flaws in right hand stroke.

[tarquin161234]

@LutenistDeMari Thanks, interesting.

[LutenistDeMari]

@tarquin161234 The other problem with how technique is taught these days is the attitude towards how one improves. The most obvious example of this is Pumping Nylon - a book that encourages students to believe that technique is a matter of drills and repetition, rather than analysis and questioning; A book full of difficult and pain-causing 'drills', with almost zero explanation of how to execute them with minimal tension; A book that devotes less than half a page to posture.

[LutenistDeMari]

@tarquin161234 True. But some techniques lead to injury and others are better at avoiding it. The number one priority of a teacher should be to prevent injury. Not to provide a short cut to fat tone. The American school of playing, characterized by gripping the strings, 'making a gun' and not letting the right wrist relax, and not giving the fingers enough height to be relaxed when not plucking, - this can and does cause injuries. Scott Tennant for example, injured his right hand.

[tarquin161234]

you're right, i suppose everybody got their own technique.