upstroke

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From my opinion i think that tremolo exercise help you also developing a good upstroke, and upstroke and dowstroke exercise help you with tremolo.

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  1. noun An upward stroke, as of a brush.

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  • You can start with either a downstroke or an upstroke-it is a good idea to practice them both ways. —  All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
  • I think that everyone has his method, anf his believes, as an'example on page 17 of the Marylinn book she say to hit only one string with the upstroke. —  Mandolin Cafe News
  • On page 22 she explain her vision of tremolo, dowstroke made with a drop lift and upstroke hitting only one string, she also suggest you to made the upstroke less louder then the downstroke. —  Mandolin Cafe News
  • My tremolo, is different, it's controlled on both the dowstroke and upstroke, i try to make the same range of movement for the upstroke and for the dowstroke, same speed, same intensity, after the dowstroke just after hitting the string on the bottom i start the upstroke, and just after hitting the top string i go back for the downstroke, when this happen i can hear a very nice sound. —  Mandolin Cafe News
  • From my opinion i think that tremolo exercise help you also developing a good upstroke, and upstroke and dowstroke exercise help you with tremolo. —  Mandolin Cafe News
 

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