A history of using the right-hand little finger on classical guitar

Описание: An overview of the ways and reasons why guitarists have used their little finger to pluck the string, from the early 19th century onwards. I hope you find it as interesting as I do! (My apologies about the slight camera wobble now and again -- I suspect I was inadvertently moving the desk as I was talking...)

0:00 Introduction
0:19 Simon Molitor (five note chords)
1:47 Johann Jakob Staehlin (five note chords on non-adjacent strings)
2:35 Dionisio Aguado (arpeggio study)
3:18 Nicolai Makarov & the unique sound of the little finger
4:49 Henry Worrall
5:31 Domingo Prat
6:35 On the diversity of players who did this
7:20 Resting the little finger on the soundboard
8:19 20th century and modern players
9:12 My experience
9:42 How it may help with reducing tension

I made a list of the sources used: https://nonailguitar.com/plucking-wit...

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