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Right Hand Technique for the Guitar Volume One

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The copy of this book I received from Amazon had no page numbers after page 15. None of the exercises were numbered and much of the text had words that were printed over each other. I could see the possibilities here but after going through and numbering the pages myself and trying to figure out which exercise was which left little time for actually learning anything about right hand technique. I was very disappointed in this book.

Hi, wanted to let others know of my experience with this book. I've been playing a couple of years and developed carpal tunnel syndrome in my wrist. Was about to give up because of the pain. I was searching amazon and saw this book. The book gives you a step by step procedure to develop a stress free right hand technique which involves moving the forearm rather than the wrist. It also contains many pages of exercises to play to develop rhythmic fluidity in your foream. You will have to be able to read music to use the fluidity studies. I think the best part of this purchase was my interaction via email with the author. He really spent a lot of time with me back and forth. This really helped me realize the root of some of my problems. He also gave me encouragement and helped me see that re-cooperation takes time. My process of rehabilitation took about 7 months but I'm now playing and improving with no pain. I've continued with Mr. arnold's series of books and find them very organized and directed toward the serious student. He gives concise descriptions of each process. He realizes that not all poeple understand or learn the same so he provides free email access so you can bounce your problems off from him. I really don't know what more a student would want other than a well organized course of study with a teacher that is willing to work with you. I highly recommend this book and others by Mr. Arnold.