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Duży (big) or Cienki (thin). A Russian mnemonic is that the waxing moon is right part of letter 'Р', which is the first letter of word растущая (growing), and the waning moon looks like 'C' which is first letter of the word стареющая (getting old). A Norwegian mnemonic is "When it looks like a comma, it's coming!"
File: Pablo Picasso, 1910-11, Guitariste, La mandoliniste, Woman playing guitar, oil on canvas.jpg
File information Description Pablo Picasso, 1911, Woman With a Guitar by the Piano, oil on canvas, exhibited at Centre for Modern and Contemporary Art, Veletrzni (Trades Fair) Palace, Prague
Woman Playing a Guitar depicts a satin-garbed women playing a guitar, a subject that was common in 17th-century European art. [1] The woman is seen gazing at into space, and is described by the Met as being "lost in reverie". Sources have also commented on the subject's sumptuous dress. [2] [1]
The Cynic philosopher Diogenes, pictured by Gérôme with the large jar in which he lived; when strangers at the inn were expressing their wish to catch sight of the great orator Demosthenes, Diogenes is said to have stuck out his middle finger and exclaimed "This, for you, is the demagogue of the Athenians."
Niall Horan gives Blake Shelton "the finger" on 'The Voice.' (Photo: NBC) Niall Horan tells retiring 'The Voice' coach Blake Shelton that it's "time to pass the baton over." (Photo: NBC)
Guitarrón players need good left-hand strength to stop (press down the strings onto the fingerboard) the heavy strings of the instrument and a strong right hand, specifically the index, middle finger, and thumb, to pluck the thick, heavy strings (usually a metal and a nylon string).
Anchoring is a practice in both fingerstyle and plectrum where part of the picking hand, usually the little finger, or "pinky," touches the guitar body. Although anchoring is common, many guitar teachers advise against it as it limits flexible hand movement. The contrary approach is known as "floating."