{"id":125348,"date":"2025-06-20T09:29:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/?page_id=125348"},"modified":"2025-06-20T09:29:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:29:54","slug":"masterclass-3-intermediate-techniques-2nd-of-february-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/masterclass-3-intermediate-techniques-2nd-of-february-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Masterclass &#8211; 3 Intermediate Techniques &#8211; 2nd of February 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 30px;color: #091acc;text-align: center;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:700;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Masterclass - 3 Intermediate Techniques - 2nd of February 2023<\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 16px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"ts-vcsc-youtube-9702624\" class=\"ts-video-container ts-ratio-sixteen-to-nine  ts-video-overlay-false\"  style=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ts-video-iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RQhPvsIahoA?autoplay=0&showinfo=1&controls=1&autohide=1&rel=0&loop=0&modestbranding=0&mute=0&vq=auto&wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-md vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-icon-left vc_btn3-color-warning\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Masterclass-3-Intermediate-Techniques-LGIL-Premium-Drue-James.pdf\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"vc_btn3-icon far fa-file-pdf\"><\/i> 3 Intermediate Techniques<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>2:10 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Hammer On And Flick Off Exercise<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3:40 &#8211; How to play the 1st exercise: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Hammer-ons and Flick-offs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:45 &#8211; The Hammer-on technique: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How do beginners do it wrong?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:55 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How do Hammer-ons differ from a picked note?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>11:10 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Achieving a good quality Flick-off<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:15 &#8211; The Flick-off technique: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How do beginners do it wrong?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>12:49 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Why do people find Flick-offs more difficult than Hammer-ons<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>13:20 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Pull-offs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>14:13 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Common mistake guitar players make with Hammer-ons and Flick-offs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>16:50 &#8211; Key change: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">E minor<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>19:57 &#8211; Recap<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>21:28 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Natural Harmonics<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>22:22 &#8211; How to play the 2nd exercise: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Harmonics<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>23:09 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Recommended songs for Hammer-ons and Flick-offs<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>23:33 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Recommended songs for Harmonics<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>23:50 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Why people find Harmonics challenging<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>24:24 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Light as a feather on your left hand, strong as an ox, and heavy as a rock on the right hand<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>24:55 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Finger placements for Harmonics<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>25:20 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How to touch the strings to be able to produce Harmonics<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>26:16 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">It&#8217;s like daring yourself to cut with a scalpel, how lightly you would touch your finger<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>28:15 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">First 4 notes of the 2nd exercise<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>30:22 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How to play the 2nd bar of the exercise<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>32:00 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Line 3 &#8211; adding a pinch with the E-string<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>37:00 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Other recommended songs for Harmonics<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>38:08 &#8211; Playing the 3rd exercise: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sliding exercise<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>40:21: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sliding technique<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>41:42 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Where do people get Slides wrong?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>43:24 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Finger positioning for Slides<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>44:46 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How to do the &#8216;Wrap&#8217;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>50:38 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sliding down the fretboard<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>53:04 &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How to do a Vibrato<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>55:05- Recap<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>55:45 &#8211; 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