Legato tips

Five Quick Legato Tips

1. 1 - Scale It Up! Try to play your scales in various legato ways. ...
2. 2 - Don't Pay Attention! A huge part of good legato technique, as with good technique in anything, is muscle memory. ...
3. 3 - Speed Up and Slow Down! ...
4. 4 - Do Finger Exercises. ...
5. 5 - Try It Both Ways!

1. What is the legato technique?
2. Why is legato so hard?

What is the legato technique?

Legato is a musical performance technique that produces fluid, continuous motion between notes. Each individual note is played to its maximum duration and then blends directly into whatever note follows. Legato notes are often slurred; that is, a group of notes is played together in one down-bow or up-bow.

Why is legato so hard?

Many guitarists make the mistake of using way too much power while playing legato guitar licks. When you do this, you cause a lot of excessive tension to build up in your hands. This makes it impossible to play legato fast, accurately and cleanly. ... Begin playing a legato guitar lick using your normal amount of tension.