Word of advice to all guitar teachers from the video Pumping Nylon from Scott Tennant. He makes reference to the tremolo piece Recuerdos de la Alhambra from Tarrega. In the video he states, "I actually had a student once who quit the guitar after playing for about a month, at least trying to play Recuerdos de la Alhambra for about a month. And, I was being behind (?) her as a teacher instead and I should have just told her she wasn't ready but I didn't have the heart and I needed the money. So basically she gave up the guitar."
Why do teachers feel that beginning students need to play Recuerdos when they don't even have the basic skills found in easier music. Not only are you possibly demoralizing them, but can cause serious medical issues due to lack of technique. Speed will come, and Tennant even references that. There will be time to learn the harder pieces, but a solid base in technique should be the primary goal.
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