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Hey everyone, I'm a Romanian-German classical guitarist currently studying for my doctorate in music with Scott Tennant in Los Angeles.

I work as a teaching assistant for ethnomusicology at USC Thornton and I love languages, travel and video making!

Join me in one of my tonebase live streams, or message me on the forum!

Joined Fri Sep 11 01:52:12 UTC 2020

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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Where the magic happens!
@Kyle Throw welcome to the challenge, Kyle! Haha I know what you mean - those little differences throw me off so much sometimes! (Especially in a large-scale piece,…
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Where the magic happens!
@Mark wonderful, Mark! Congratulations on joining the challenge! How has it been going with the metronome, is it working out or does it feel too restrictive for this kind of music?
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
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- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Where the magic happens!
@Ron Welcome to the challenge! Great to hear you've been practicing and deriving inspiration from Giulia's livestream as well as these forums 😀 Good catch about the Gs!…
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Where the magic happens!
@Emma beautifully done, Emma! I listened to the recording before reading your text comment and was just about to praise the control you exhibit over both your hands, but especially your left hand!…
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
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- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Where the magic happens!
@Walter Walter, this is great! Thank you for joining the challenge - very glad to hear you've been enjoying the process! Great idea, to sightread the pieces before you go check out how it sounds…
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
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- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Where the magic happens!
@Giuseppe Gasparini Beautifully done, Giuseppe!!! Thanks for posting this! I loved the subtle articulation you sprinkled in there throughout the piece (and the little transition at the end!…
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Where the magic happens!
@Debbie That's what they're there for 😉
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
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- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Where the magic happens!
@Giuseppe Gasparini @Marek Tabisz @Jaime @david robinson @Ron @Eric @Derek Thank you so much, guys!!! So happy to see you liked it! 😀 Great job on your own performances, Giuseppe, Derek, and Eric!…
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Where the magic happens!
Hi everyone!!! So good to see so many of you already taking part in the thread 😁 looking forward to reading all your updates and watching your videos over the next few weeks!…
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- 4 yrs ago
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- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for the Sor "Exercises Très Faciles" Op. 35 Practice Challenge
@Giovanni Awesome, Giovanni! 😎 let us know which one you've started practicing once you do! The beauty of the community challenge is that it doesn't have to be perfect before you post about it -…
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for the Sor "Exercises Très Faciles" Op. 35 Practice Challenge
@Robert Wonderful, Robert 😀 Very happy to hear! Can't wait to read (and hopefully watch!) your updates around the forum these next few weeks!
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for the Sor "Exercises Très Faciles" Op. 35 Practice Challenge
@Mark Great strategy, Mark! 😀 I often employ it, myself! Do you have any favorite etude from Op. 35 already?
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for the Sor "Exercises Très Faciles" Op. 35 Practice Challenge
@Dennis Greensmith Thank you Dennis!! We will 😀
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for the Sor "Exercises Très Faciles" Op. 35 Practice Challenge
@Luciano Awesome! Looking forward to seeing you around the forums for this challenge, Luciano! Thanks for being a part of this and happy practicing 😎 feel free to reach out if you have a question…
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for the Sor "Exercises Très Faciles" Op. 35 Practice Challenge
@Vilio Celli wonderful! Might we see a video update of you playing it at some point during this challenge? 😁 I know I would enjoy it a lot! It's one of my favorites.
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: DAILY UPDATES (Week One, Main Thread) - Submissions, Questions & Discussion
Exercises you worked on: All of them (1a - 3c) One thing you found easy: Even after a period of about a week of not practicing too much, after only 2-3 minutes of warming up,…
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
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- Basic Right-Hand Technique
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Re: DAILY UPDATES (Week One, Main Thread) - Submissions, Questions & Discussion
@Mehmet Mehmet, this is great! Thank you for sharing all this! I don't think this is going into too much detail at all! Just out of curiosity, did you set the metronome to increase the speed…
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- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
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- Basic Right-Hand Technique
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Re: DAILY UPDATES (Week One, Main Thread) - Submissions, Questions & Discussion
@Rodney Thank you, Rodney! Happy to hear 😀 I also like to go back to the fundamentals repeatedly, in my own practice. This is part of why I insisted on starting this challenge!…
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
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- Basic Right-Hand Technique
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Re: DAILY UPDATES (Week One, Main Thread) - Submissions, Questions & Discussion
@Michael Great job, Michael! Thanks a lot for sharing with us! 😁 I was very happy to see your video! You're right, the middle finger has a bit of a different sound in the recording,…
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
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- Basic Right-Hand Technique
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Re: SUGGESTED Etude Selections (Op. 35) - Click Here for Some Inspiration!
@Marek Tabisz No worries at all, Marek! I will clarify in the opening post, to make sure everyone knows exactly what I meant 😁
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
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- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for the Sor "Exercises Très Faciles" Op. 35 Practice Challenge
@Giuseppe Gasparini Of course you can! 😁 an official email invite will go out to all users who have been active on our previous challenge tomorrow - but the challenge is already open!…
- Head of Guitar
- Mircea
- 4 yrs ago
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- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Where the magic happens!
Etude you worked on: No. 4 One thing you found easy: The switch between "arpeggio mode" and "melody mode" was very easy due to Sor's masterful writing!…
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- 4 yrs ago
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- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
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Sor Community Challenge - General Discussion Thread!

Hey everyone! 👋 Looking for a place to chat with fellow participants about things that don't belong in the main updates thread or the rules thread? Perhaps you have a guitar question inspired by…
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SUGGESTED Etude Selections (Op. 35) - Click Here for Some Inspiration!

Hey everyone! What are your favorite etudes from this cycle (Op. 35)? I'd love for you to go on an exploratory journey, but I thought I'd also share with you some of my own ideas!…
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- updated 4 yrs ago
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- Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Where the magic happens!

Hello and welcome to the WEEK ONE Main Thread for this challenge! 😍 Since Week 1 is over, this thread is now closed for update submissions Feel free to continue replying to people's existing…
- Head of Guitar
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- updated 4 yrs ago
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