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Re: Week 2: Sharing the Journey
@don Prelude BWV 1007 i worked on this fingerings previously but never really played it well. There is a local community with open mic in a couple of weeks and I thinking to use this opportunity to…
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11 hrs ago
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Re: Week 2: Sharing the Journey
After trying for a few days, I think i’ve settled on the fingerings. It is pretty hard for me to stick to it as I realized i had so much bad habits with my right hand appregio picking.…
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Re: Week 1: A Fresh Start
@Eric Phillips i did try to work out the fingerings and it is definitely not something I’m used to. But also means I’m learning something from it.
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10 days ago
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Re: Week 1: A Fresh Start
Been really busy this year and stopped my guitar lessons. So been mainly reviewing old repertoire than learning new ones. Then this pops up on my youtube this morning with tutorial and sheet,…
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Re: How important are the livestreams for you?
It was one of the reason I sign up Tonebase for. I love those earlier live streams and masterclasses like those with Rene. They were interactive and I learn so much from them.…
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11 days ago
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Xuefei Yang live at the Rosette
Came across this. I listened to her pieces on Apple music many times to but actually see her perform those pieces is even more incredulous. It is crazy how diverse and varied the tones she can…
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Re: Week 5: Mastery in the Making
@joosje they are all so beautifully played. Bravo!
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3 wk ago
Carcassi Challenge
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Re: Do you play louder when performing live?
@Oscar Thanks! I think this like playing mentally without the instrument right?
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3 wk ago
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Re: Do you play louder when performing live?
@Marilyn Blodget thanks! I should start doing that. I host dinner quite often, could be a good reason for test performing for an audience. They are eating my food afterall, need to work for it..…
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3 wk ago
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Re: What's on Your Stand?
@Blaise Laflamme yes I’m now using forscore. It is really a game changer. I convert even those hardcopies into pdf. Best thing is I can create so many layers of fingerings on it.
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3 wk ago
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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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3 wk ago
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Re: What's on Your Stand?
Mine is empty
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3 wk ago
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Re: Does anyone put any cloth or some protective sleeve over your guitar..
@George Aubrey thanks for sharing! It looks kinda bulky though. I’m thinking of getting this now. Seems like quite a good solution. https://www.stringsbymail.…
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1 mth ago
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Re: Does anyone put any cloth or some protective sleeve over your guitar..
@Orson @George Aubrey thank you. The arm rest looks interesting but wouldn't that messes up with your position of the arm? I experimented with an arm sleeve before but it isn't exactly water proof…
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1 mth ago
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Does anyone put any cloth or some protective sleeve over your guitar..
..when you play to avoid sweat staining the finish? I notice smudges on my guitar after my practice session. While you can still wipe it off but not sure if it will damage the French polish over long…
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1 mth ago
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Re: Week 1: "First Steps & Fresh Tunes"
@Jack Stewart just listened to Lorenzo Micheli's performance! I like it a lot but for Tarrega's arrangement, my favorite has to be Rafael Aguirre's performance.…
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2 mths ago
Practice Plan Challenge
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Re: Week 1: "First Steps & Fresh Tunes"
@Jack Stewart I'm learning the Drew Henderson's arrangement in drop D tuning, it sounded a bit closer to the piano version which I like. But there are some crazy stretches that I cannot overcome,…
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2 mths ago
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Re: Week 1: "First Steps & Fresh Tunes"
@martin i've tried using the practice plans, just some feedback, some of the recommended learnings are a particular section of a wider course. Not all of them make sense to break it into sections.…
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2 mths ago
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Re: Appalachian Colours - Beauvais
Thanks for sharing. Such a contemplative piece of music, can almost visualise autumn leaves falling. Interesting tuning, I;ve never use a capo on classical guitar before,…
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2 mths ago
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Re: Week 1: "First Steps & Fresh Tunes"
it’s a good challenge but im not sure how it will help what im currently working on. 1. Polishing an old piece - the girl with a flaxen hair (working on tone) 2.…
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2 mths ago
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Re: Using office chair for practice?
thank you all for sharing! I have a bit of a space constraint so I would prefer to use just one chair for work and play but I'm starting to open up to having a drum thrones as it is still small…
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2 mths ago
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Using office chair for practice?
My current chair broke and as I’m working from home more often and am thinking of getting a proper office chair for work and practice. Just curious if anyone uses those office chairs for playing the…
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2 mths ago
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Re: Group 1
@SANEL REDŽIĆ for the cross strings exercise. If I go 4 times per string starting with i finger. i will still end up with i finger on the string as I need to use it to mute the string.…
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3 mths ago
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Developing Right Hand Technique with Sanel Redžić
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Re: What do you think about the tonebase Practice Plans?
I've tried it but seems quite similar to Tonebase level? The term 'practice plans' seems to be a misnomer, 'level' would be more apt. A practice plan needs to be more tailored,…
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3 mths ago
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Re: What Guitar do you play?
it finally arrived. and it look so pretty like a candy. Will do a thorough test over weekend but so far loving how bright the trebles are. https://imgur.com/FYqwv4v https://imgur.…
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3 mths ago
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