It depends on what your performing.. For faster Closer notes i use my wrist but for slower songs (country sorta in a way) I would use my arm and let your wrist be limb and fall through with it
Both of course. I cannot believe that anybody is saying “just the arm” or “just the wrist”.
Watch yourself as you strum, or watch any guitarist on youtube ; both the lower arm and the wrist must move.
The only exception to this is in flamenco guitar. The thumb is anchored on the bass E string so the arm cannot move ; all the movement must come from the wrist and fingers.
But for all other forms of music it is arm and wrist combined.
PS You should do whatever works for you if you are playing pop and rock music. There is no correct way to strum a guitar like there is a correct way to bow the violin or cello.
Wrist movement mainly unless your strummning in which case, the arm is involved.
Wrist movement is combined with the thumb pushing the pick on the down-stroke and upward on the up-stroke.
The pick movement should show a tiny circular motion when done correctly. .
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Wrist.
arm.
wrist. its like masturbating. both in form and feeling.
all up to you and the piece you are performing
wrist
Your fingers.
mostly your wrist, only move your arm the slightest bit.
Arm
It depends on what your performing.. For faster Closer notes i use my wrist but for slower songs (country sorta in a way) I would use my arm and let your wrist be limb and fall through with it
what ever it takes to make sound come out of your amp
In a standard strum, proper form is to use your arm. Of course, as you play increasingly difficult music, you may have to use the wrist a bit.
use your arm to stum…strumming with your wrist can cause injuries….i put a site there but if u do a search you can find a lot more
If strumming up and down it’s the arm, if your strumming down it’s the wrist. If it’s finger picking it’s the thumb, or fingers.
Your wrist. Watch this video of Al Di Meola explaining it in the very beginning. The guy is a serious legend in jazz fusion and otherwise.
go to youtube and search “right hand guitar technique”
You use your arm for strumming, you use your wrist for piking(guitar solos things like that). but if you like using your wrist go ahead.
Both of course. I cannot believe that anybody is saying “just the arm” or “just the wrist”.
Watch yourself as you strum, or watch any guitarist on youtube ; both the lower arm and the wrist must move.
The only exception to this is in flamenco guitar. The thumb is anchored on the bass E string so the arm cannot move ; all the movement must come from the wrist and fingers.
But for all other forms of music it is arm and wrist combined.
PS You should do whatever works for you if you are playing pop and rock music. There is no correct way to strum a guitar like there is a correct way to bow the violin or cello.
Wrist movement mainly unless your strummning in which case, the arm is involved.
Wrist movement is combined with the thumb pushing the pick on the down-stroke and upward on the up-stroke.
The pick movement should show a tiny circular motion when done correctly. .
Both.
I would say use your head! Damn it, your questions are never gonna get easier!