Practice Exercises

Improve your fingerstyle guitar practice routine and become a more efficient learner.

Brett holding an electric guitar and smiling as he plays these awesome warm up exercises

: Written by: Brett Vachon; Last Updated: 02 November 2024

Here are some warm-up exercises specifically geared towards intermediate fingerstyle guitarists, although beginners can use them too.

A man improving his fretting hand speed and strength with these awesome exercises

: Written by: Brett Vachon; Last Updated: 06 November 2024

Here are some awesome left hand finger exercises for fingerstyle guitar to develop your hand and finger strength.

Brett wearing a plaid shirt playing an orange classical guitar at the Place D'armes in Old Montreal

: Written by: Brett Vachon; Last Updated: 13 November 2024

Let's learn a simple yet effective exercise that will help improve your hand synchronization for fingerstyle guitar (and it's not finger stretching).

A girl playing guitar and a boy pointing at a fretboard diagram, both participating in an effective guitar practice session.

: Written by: Brett Vachon; Last Updated: 03 April 2025

Steal my best tricks to create an effective practice session and become a better fingerstyle guitar player.

Brett sitting on a park bench outside in the winter playing a classical guitar and showing off his incredible finger independence exercises for guitar players

: Written by: Brett Vachon; Last Updated: 06 November 2024

Check out these awesome finger independence exercises based on scales in contrary motion - essential for fingerstyle guitarists!

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