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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 6378685" data-attributes="member: 6779310">I was a music major for 4 years, and worked in a music shop for a year. The guitar majors all had to learn hammer-on and pull-off, and to be proficient in it. Also, I've seen only one (of 20+ I've seen) basic guitar book that didn't include the basics of hammer technique. Every banjo book I've seen has included it (6 of them), plus one of two Uke books, and 2 of 4 mandolin books. The one Balilaika book I've seen also includes it. Most string players discover it in the first year of actual practice, whether instructed or not, by accident if not. I know that I figured it out by the end of fourth grade on my violin, because I could hear the notes without bowing. As did most of the class. Oh, and there are a couple violin pieces that use &quot;4th finger pizzacato&quot; as a marked special technique. I've played one, conducted another.Hammer-on and pull-off are standard basic techniques, normally used in two handed play. If you've ever watched Ingwe Malmstein, Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Pete Townsend or even John Mellencamp - all of them use it as part of two-handed play. Lifeson and Lee even use it occasionally one handed. Lee actually fairly often is one hand on the bass and one on the keyboard during live performances.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 6378685, member: 6779310"] I was a music major for 4 years, and worked in a music shop for a year. The guitar majors all had to learn hammer-on and pull-off, and to be proficient in it. Also, I've seen only one (of 20+ I've seen) basic guitar book that didn't include the basics of hammer technique. Every banjo book I've seen has included it (6 of them), plus one of two Uke books, and 2 of 4 mandolin books. The one Balilaika book I've seen also includes it. Most string players discover it in the first year of actual practice, whether instructed or not, by accident if not. I know that I figured it out by the end of fourth grade on my violin, because I could hear the notes without bowing. As did most of the class. Oh, and there are a couple violin pieces that use "4th finger pizzacato" as a marked special technique. I've played one, conducted another. Hammer-on and pull-off are [U]standard[/U] basic techniques, normally used in two handed play. If you've ever watched Ingwe Malmstein, Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Pete Townsend or even John Mellencamp - all of them use it as part of two-handed play. Lifeson and Lee even use it occasionally one handed. Lee actually fairly often is one hand on the bass and one on the keyboard during live performances. [/QUOTE]

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