The downside of the Giuliani and Carlevaro books is that they require a tremendous amount of time to practice properly.īut if you develop speed and evenness with just the four patterns illustrated here (instead of all 230 Carlevaro patterns), you will be able to play almost any arpeggio pattern with great precision and speed. Of the two, I think the Carlevaro is far better because it is more thorough. There is nothing wrong with practicing the Giuliani or Carlevaro right-hand arpeggio studies. Want to DRAMATICALLY improve your right-hand arpeggio technique? Forget the Giuliani 120 studies or the Carlevaro 230-they're for people who enjoy root canals and filling out income tax forms.
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