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Do you play louder when performing live?
I recently join a local community and was asked to play a piece in front of 30 over people. It was a piece that I memorised by heart and something I can easily play.…
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Performance Anxiety
Hello fellow guitarists. I, in an earlier time of my life, played sport at an elite level sometimes playing in front of hundreds of people. I decided to take up classical guitar at the tender age of…
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Fake Nails
After complaining about not having fingernails, I decided to buy a box of Sally Hansen Perfect Manicure nails. Bradford Werner mentioned that he uses them.…
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Sitting and placing the guitar, the beginning of ither a joyous path or a long nightmare?
This post with a 20 minutes video is a response to @David who told us in the last TWI about his doubts on the subject of guitar positioning, foot stools or guitar supports and positioning in general.…
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Vibrato for chords (how I approach it)
Hi! I hope this video on how I approach vibrato for chords will be of interest and utility! Be sure to comment on what you think about it, and if you have a different take or way of working on…
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About the Real Dichotomy of the Right Hand (not “tirando” or “apoyando”)
Hi, everybody. We are all working together on Brouwer’s Estudios Sencillos and the n°2 came up and@Blaise Laflamme raised the question of the necessity of free swinging stroke of the right hand to…
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hairpin symbol represents rubato not dynamics
Not sure if anyone has seen this? I thought was pretty convincing. i understand most modern players treat this as dynamic marking but if this true, how will this affects guitarist especially playing…
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Le Support Voyager
Has anyone tried the new smaller guitar support from Thomas Viloteau called Le Support Voyager? Looks interesting....
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Ponce - Estrellita
came across this really beautiful piece. Does anyone know what arrangement was he using and where to get it? Thanks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVptQ91LWYw
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Asturias' notation - part of the melody on the g string?
Hi everyone! I'm currently working on Asturias and struggling a bit with bar 11 and bar 15 ; looking at different editions and videos it seems no one is playing it the same way 😄 It seems thought a…
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GFA 2025
I am watching day 2 of the ICAC competition. Everyone playing is so great! I feel inspired to practice more. The only comment that I have is that I wish there were newer compositions being played.…
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The Dance Challenge Week Four
Let’s dance! In this community-driven challenge, we will be playing dance music. So, choose a piece from any time period, location, or culture that is set to a dance rhythm.…
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The Dance Challenge Week Three
Let’s dance! In this community-driven challenge, we will be playing dance music. So, choose a piece from any time period, location, or culture that is set to a dance rhythm.…
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The Dance Challenge Week Two
Let’s dance! In this community-driven challenge, we will be playing dance music. So, choose a piece from any time period, location, or culture that is set to a dance rhythm.…
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The Dance Challenge Week One
Let’s dance! In this community-driven challenge, we will be playing dance music. So, choose a piece from any time period, location, or culture that is set to a dance rhythm.…
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The Women Composers Challenge Week 4
Welcome to week four of our community-driven challenge on women composers! In week three, we heard some music by Madeleine Cottin, Annette Kruisbrink, Maria Linnemann, and Ida Presti.…
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Tarrega's arrangement of Schumann - Träumerei
anyone know where I can get it? The one I found seems very different from how others are playing. So I"m not sure I'm reading the right music. thanks!
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Aquila Alabastro Strings - 19C
Has anyone here ever tried these strings ? Wondering about how these "Nylgut" trebles sound and feel... Thanks!
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The Women Composers Challenge Week Three
Welcome to week three of our community-driven challenge on women composers! In week two, we heard some wonderful music by Sofia Gubaidulina, Emilie Mayer, Tatiana Stachak, Angela Mair,…
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The Women Composers Challenge Week Two
Welcome to week two of our community-driven challenge on women composers! In week one, we heard some wonderful music by Laura Snowden, Annette Kruisbrink, Maria Linnemann, Elba Rodriguez Arenas,…
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The Women Composers Challenge Week One
Welcome to our latest community-driven challenge! In this challenge, you are invited to work on music by women composers. Whether it be a historical composer like Catharina Josepha Pratten,…
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What are you working on?
While Martin is on his family leave, several community members have expressed a desire to have a community-driven challenge as a way of connecting and sharing our musical journeys again.…
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Request: Complete Performances for Tutorials
While I appreciate the in-depth analysis provided in many Tonebase tutorials, I'm often left wanting more. Specifically, I'm missing the opportunity to hear a full performance of the piece being…
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Let's Vote for our Next Challenge
Hey Everyone! We have seven wonderful proposals for a new community-driven challenge: Women Composers Studies - choose your own set by any composer Leap Into Spring - find music that in some way…
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New Challenge Ideas?
Hey Everyone! I'd like to propose that we begin another community-driven challenge while Martin is off on his family leave. This time, maybe we could have a more specific theme.…
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