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Re: WEEK 3: What We've Challenged!!!
@Giuseppe Nicely done! I love how you added the festive background on top of your lovely tunes.
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Re: WEEK 3: What We've Challenged!!!
@Blaise Laflamme beautiful!
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Re: WEEK 3: What We've Challenged!!!
@Dale Needles I can hear the dynamics coming along. They are already sounding great!
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Re: WEEK 3: What We've Challenged!!!
@Jack Stewart very nice Jack! Thanks to you, I've discover a new piece of Sor music, I've not heard of Sor Op 31 no 20 before, it sounds like and look like a fun piece to play. Well done!
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Re: WEEK 3: What We've Challenged!!!
@JUAN ALONSO awesome! I really like the use of gliss and vibrato in the beginning. I can imagine this being a concert piece.
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Re: Practice diary 2023 - Andre Bernier
@Andre Bernier wow that is really a lot of progress. Congratulations!
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1 yr ago
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Re: Can anyone suggest a good guitar string to use?
Personally I don't like hard tension strings so much as I always have this morbid fear that it may one day break my guitar or the string snap into my face.…
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1 yr ago
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What lessons or courses would you like to see on tonebase that aren’t there yet?
The twelve variations actually work really well on the guitar. Would love to see a live lesson on it. @martin Maybe a variation a month?
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Re: If you could play any other instrument, what would it be and why?
I have always been drawn to piano, cello, and the chinese traditional instrument called Gu Zhen. I bought a 61 keyboard to learn music theory last year but unfortunately i didn't make much progress…
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Re: any good recommendations for sandpaper or cloth for filing your nails?
wow. That's a lot of good recommendations. Thank you everyone. @GuitarMarc interestingly I find my nails in perfect condition after dishwashing. Or after shower after they have been soaked for a…
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any good recommendations for sandpaper or cloth for filing your nails?
I 've always been using sandpaper I get from hardware store but recently I found that there are cloth with sandpaper like textture for filing nails too and when I google it there seems to be tons for…
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Re: Technical Passage Mini Challenge
@Jack Stewart thanks Jack. I actually don;t know how to play cross string trill and i did google on youtube and tested it on this passage. I think it works.…
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1 yr ago
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Technical Passage Mini Challenge
This is good timing for me. Im now learning the Bach Cello Suite 1 Allemande and I run into some fingering issues in Bar 5 leading to the Trill. There isn’t a good fingering that I can think of.…
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1 yr ago
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Re: Week 1: Whispers of Wood
@Wai I'm starting to appreciate it more too. Earlier I had my lesson and my teacher said this thing about the Barouque era that stuck me. He said we have to remember that this was an pre-industrial…
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Re: slippiest trebles strings?
@Blaise Laflamme Thanks for the recommendation! Just placed an order for it. Gonna try it after the Corum.
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1 yr ago
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Re: slippiest trebles strings?
@Blaise Laflamme Is this the titanium trebles? I've tried those before, I remember them being easy to play on, are not too bright, warm and consistent. But I'm not a fan.…
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1 yr ago
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Re: Week 2: Vibrations and Virtuosos
@Barney Glad that you like it. I hope we get to see more these Nibori concerts. Or maybe a mixture of some a section of Nibori guitar with a more traditional orchestra.
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1 yr ago
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Re: slippiest trebles strings?
@Blaise Laflamme LOS doesn't deliver to Singapore. So for me SBM is still best option as it is much cheaper than I can get from the physical stores here. Gonna try Corum next.
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1 yr ago
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Re: slippiest trebles strings?
@Blaise Laflamme Yep I did ordered the separate strings again. Ya it is really too expensive no matter how beautiful it sound. I normally buy from stringsbymail.…
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1 yr ago
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Re: Week 2: Vibrations and Virtuosos
@martin I’ve been following him for sometime but it seems this has not really taken off. Perhaps less revolutionary and no less impressive, have you seen the Nibori Guitar orchestra and the 11…
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1 yr ago
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Re: Week 1: Whispers of Wood
@Wai Interesting that you mentioned Jazz in early music. I’m now learning to play the Cello Suite no 1 and my teacher said the same thing about the Prelude.…
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1 yr ago
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Re: slippiest trebles strings?
Yes, they looked really good, I just ordered an extra G and B strings and this time I’m going to triple loop them. In your opinion is there any other comparable strings that are cheaper?
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What lessons or courses would you like to see on tonebase that aren’t there yet?
I would like to learn more about harmonic and melodic analysis of music not just any single piece but maybe a full course on that. Sometimes when I'm having lesson with my teacher,…
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1 yr ago
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Discussion of the Week!
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Re: slippiest trebles strings?
@Ricardo Leaños thanks! That's the scary part then the string break, that it might damage the guitar. I'll go check it out later the video later. @Andre Bernier thanks,…
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1 yr ago
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Re: Week 1: Whispers of Wood
@Wai very nice Wai! and it is only Week 1.. It sounds almost done.
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