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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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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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RH thumb placement during scales
Hello all! For the last 10 years or so, while playing scales I've practiced resting my RH thumb on a string two strings lower than the one i/m are playing.…
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I Just Discovered Angelo Gilardino
As I have said many times here before, there are so many interesting composers who write for the guitar. So many interesting compositions to explore once you step out of the comfortable confines of…
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