He again suggested that more dynamics be used, and that the student tape record their own performance. He mentioned that the guitar needs to be temper tuned, which involves compromised. Octave tuning means that the guitar will be out of tune. Tune quickly and quietly if you're on stage. Tempo may suffer a bit, but he feels that it's worth it.
Piece needs to be rhythmic, fast.
Make sure enough of the rasgueado chord sounds before letting off. A tough piece, especially the Allegro. In the prelude, the high note has to be just gorgeous. Performance just sort of plodded along. CP had never heard anyone play this piece where he liked it.