DECLARATION OF AUTHORSHIP

“I declare that the work in this thesis is my own except for the quotations and summaries which

have been duly acknowledge”

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Dale: [5- I . 2,4, Saufi Muhammad Athir Bin Asahari

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ABSTRACT

This study aims to ascenain how aware classical guitar students are concerning the

importance of right hand ‘echniques in guitar playing. R identified problems in right hand

techniques of undergraduate classical guitarists at the Faculty of Music Universiti Teknologi

MARA (UiTM) and located the causes of the problems.

This study also help the students to understand about the right hand techniques such as

tremolo, arpeggio, and right hand position, and how they apply while practice and playing the

classical guitax. This study is also necessary to reduce the weaknesses in mastering the

appropriate methods to play the classical guitar. It is because many of them always face the

difficulties to apply their rigm hand ‘echniques while playing classical guitar.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATIONS OF AUTIIORSHH’

ABSTRACT 2

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Background ofthe Study 6

Statement ofthe Problem 7

Research Objecn've 8

Research Que‘finn‘ 8

Significance ofthe Study 9

Scopes ofthe study 9

Limitations 0fthe Study ..... 9

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW

Right hand techniqm ll

Influences ........ 13

Use of right hand technique‘ 15

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY

Research De'ipn . l7

Qualitative Method 17

CHAPTER I : INTRODUCTION

Background of Study

Classical guitar techniques may be organized broadly into issucs penaining playing

lechniqucs for the right hand and Ihe lcfi hand. In guitar performance elements such as musical

dynamics and tonal variations are mostly determined by Ihc hand that physically produces the

sound. In other words. Khe hand that plucks the strings defincs the musical expression.

Hismrically xhis role has been assigned to the dominam hand which and for the majority of

players, it is the right hand According 10 Phillips Chappel (ZOOSL the most important thing to

remember about right-hand playing posilion is that the perfommrs hold their index. middle and

ring finger perpendicular to the strings as ‘hcy strike, Thus. cancel and appropriaxc rigln hand

techniques are essemial in playing the classical guitar effectively

Just like playing the piano, the classical guitarisl also use both hands to pla} the rhy1hm.

bassfi and melody. Anamions to using correcI techniques for bmh hands are crucial in Classical

guitar playing. According to Ruben Allan Lunn (2010), Ihe traditional way to produce sound in

classical guitar playing i510 frex the notes uith the left hand and 10 pluck the notes win] the right

hand. This traditional approach ‘0 the instrument can be found in guitar music from the 19m

cemury. This includes composers such as Fernando Sor (17784839), Mauro Giuliani (17817

1829) and Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909). B should also be nmed that many 20m century and

present day composers continue 10 use lhc instrument in a traditional way. Musl oflhe examples

nfcxlended technique for the guitar cited by this document are found by composers that worked

in the latter hulfuflhc 20111 (Icmury up to the pxesenl day.