A common theme to good technique is to play relaxed and not have tension in any part of the body. This seems to be the one common aspect to all great players techniques...
A question that I have which I supose came out of trying to improve right hand picking but could apply to any technique is;
1. should you be perfectly relaxed whenever you play as to play when not totally relaxed reinforces bad technique?
or,
2. In order to play relaxed (and controlled) you need to build up strength and therefore spend a long time practicing in a way which doesn't feel relaxed but builds up strength so that ultimately you will be able to play relaxed?
I would be interested to hear what people think about this..
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