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A lesson on arrangement

Maybe a lesson on how to make your own arrangements?
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
@Phil Goldenberg Thanks Phil. Gotcha! From your other response in the FAQ, it now makes more sense to break it into multiple spots for the 3 mins practice.…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
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- Change Your Habits, Change Your Playing with Phil!
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Re: FAQ for "Change Your Habits, Change Your Playing" with Phil Goldenberg!
@Phil Goldenberg Thanks Phil, this is really an interesting topic for me personally. I've actually been doing most of the bad examples that you mentioned in your live stream, learning page by page,…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Change Your Habits, Change Your Playing with Phil!
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
I think I may have picked too many bars for this practice. 3 mins end up being too short. Probably can break it into another 3 portions next try. Pre https://www.youtube.…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
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- Change Your Habits, Change Your Playing with Phil!
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Re: Secondary Instruments
@David Krupka , I never really thought those baroque or early instruments, but I guess is probably due to exposure to repertoire. I did a quick google and it is interesting those early pluck…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- General Discussion
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Re: FAQ for "Change Your Habits, Change Your Playing" with Phil Goldenberg!
@Phil Goldenberg Thanks for the livestream. I just watched it but a bit confused on the part where you mentioned about bringing things from short term memory to long term memory?…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Change Your Habits, Change Your Playing with Phil!
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Secondary Instruments

I know of quite a number of pianists that took on guitar later as a second instruments to learn. I guess the reverse should be rare due to the need for keeping finger nails on our right hand.…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
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- General Discussion
Re: What Strings are you using? 🧵
still figuring out what I like best. So far i've tried: 1. Luthier concert silver 2. Saverez Cantiga New cristal HT 3. Hannabach Silver Special 4. Augustine Imperial Red MT 5. Aquila Ambra 2000 6.…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
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- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
@Martin lol. Fantastic marketing!
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Change Your Habits, Change Your Playing with Phil!
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
Hyper-focused practice = slow practice?
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Change Your Habits, Change Your Playing with Phil!
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Re: What is your favorite guitar recording?
Too difficult to pick just one man. I'll pick 3. These 3 are in my playlist so I get to listen to them quite often. Park Kyuhee one of my favorite guitarist and this is the piece when I first heard…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Group 2
@Steve Pederson the side by sides are great! Definitely relaxed, consistent and even.
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
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Re: Group 2
@Khiem Nguyen thanks! I guess the biggest take away from this 2 weeks intensive is practice in front of mirror or record yourself and go slow and deliberate and then go slower some more.…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
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Re: Group 2
@Steve Pederson Interesting! I'm going to 'steal' this exercise! 🙂This is like one of those yoga practices that I did once before. You move then deliberate tense just that particular portion,…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
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Re: Group 2
@Steve Pederson I just noticed it myself. It is really weird, because when I play it felt differently. One thing I really benefit from this is realizing all sorts of funny issues that I never paid…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
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Re: Group 2
Update 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F1JU7_mdf4 I have some challenge when my thumb plays on the g string and my ami on the b string. Not sure exactly how to fix it. Maybe more slow practice.…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
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- Improve your Tremolo
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Re: Group 2
@Steve Pederson yes I did intentionally exaggerate the movement, I was experimenting with the idea of over-compensating my movement, hoping over time, it will naturally relax more easily.…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
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Re: Group 2
@Marilyn Blodget nice first submission.
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
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Re: Group 2
@Steve Pederson nice Steve, the tone very even sounding. Just a small observation just because I have a similar problem. Think you m finger kinda curl in and only resetted after you play the i.…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
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Re: Group 2
@Martin Thanks! I do start to feel it when I play it slow. This is such an interesting exercise for me as I always felt tension especially at the joint between the A finger and pinky.…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
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Re: Group 2
Here's my second update for the week 1. It is really a big challenge to relax after playing it tensed for so long even when I slow down. After being pointed out about my A finger not being…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
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- Improve your Tremolo
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Re: Group 2
@Barney @Steven Liu I am using this that someone posted on the main thread. Kinda like a cheat sheet with all the fingerings. Hope this helps. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/media.forumbee.…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
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- Improve your Tremolo
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Re: Group 2
@Steve Pederson I have the same issue and it is really weird that it only happens when you slow down. But when you speed up, you never notices it. I'm curious what other thinks.…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
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Re: Group 2
@Barney Glad you find it helpful. Let's try to help each other improve these 2 weeks..🙂
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
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Re: Group 2
@Barney Im still a beginner in classical guitar so can't really offer much help in terms of techniques. But from what I can hear is the tremolo sometimes sounded quite disjointed instead of just one…
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
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