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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Spare Machine Thanks! Sometimes I thought I was already playing very expressively or in tempo with the metronome but once you hit record and take away the metronome your fingers just do its own…
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Marilyn Blodget I just listened your previous version 2-3mins ago and now this. I already thought the previous part was beautiful but this is even better!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Jack Stewart wonderful progress Jack! The beginning is sounding really good already, some of your musical ideas are very apparent. Keep at it!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Eric Phillips I think it is already very nice. Not sure where I read it but sometimes your body has improved but your brain hasn't register that improvement yet.…
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Marilyn Blodget TBeatiful tone as usual. Great start to it!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" Section C Still very rough but will try to work on this for the remaining of the week and see how it goes.
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" HVL Prelude 5 i have gotten all my fingering downs and how I want it to sound. I think I've progressed somewhat but when I tried to record, my fingers somehow became stiffer.…
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Jack Stewart Already made great progress. Some of the shifts are really difficult especially some of the jumps, maybe trying using a guide finger? Like Dale said probably another week or so will do.
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Dale Needles Thank you so much, I've sent you a message. Thanks!
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Barney thats really good advice. I re look the score and indeed mis read some parts. Thanks.
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Re: What Guitar do you play? @Steve Pederson and today it is finally closed up its by Giovanni Tacchi from Florence.
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Calin Lupa Very nice. can feel your enjoyment through your playing too.
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" HVL Prelude no 5. Last update for the week. Managed to memorize (almost) the entire piece now. I'm still not 100% certain about the fingerings for section C.…
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Ernesto It is really getting there almost, the beginning is especially lyrical and beautfiul.
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Re: What Guitar do you play? @John Mardinly wow. this look really beautiful!
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Re: What Guitar do you play? @Blaise Laflamme Flip flop is fine as long as I don't have to go pantless to get the most out of it. @Ron Thanks Ron!
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Re: What Guitar do you play? @Blaise Laflamme Yes, I’m super excited. When I started to learn classical guitar, I was playing a 50 dollars guitar and very soon outlive that. I very soon also realize this will be a hobby that…
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Re: What Guitar do you play? My new guitar in the works! Cedar top, I waited for 3 years for this and finally I get to see a shape. So excited by this..
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Re: Sheep May Safely Graze (from Cantata BWV208) - Bach @Wai think most pieces will be considered easy after
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Dale Needles very nice and clean sounding if it makes sense. I really like the color that you chose for the beginning.
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Dale Needles Thanks Dale! Do you have a link to Maestro Carlevaro’s performance? I cannot find it. Was watching other players play the B section and some just do away with the gliss and sounded as…
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Barney very nice! I came across Taso Comanescu playing this and it has become my favorite and your tone and pace sounded almost like it.
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @joosje Well done! It is already very nice! RD looks so young in the picture! It sounded really interesting and very technically challenging but can't say I know how to appreciate it.
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @joosje Thanks for the suggestion!
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Dale Needles Thanks Dale. Is there any technique to do a slide without the squeak? I can lift my hand up or change fingering but then I have to sacrifice the gliss on the bass note but if I do the…
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