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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Jack Stewart First of all, kudos for even attempting this piece! I was following along with the sheet music as you were playing, and it seems very tricky - deceptively "simple" - but really not,…
- Steve Pederson
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Eric Phillips This really sounds amazing Eric! Congratulations on the incredible progress you've made. If this is what "hitting a brick wall" looks and sounds like, I will gladly crash into it!…
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Marilyn Blodget Fantastic job with this Marilyn! I appreciate how you're able to make some of those very difficult changes so quickly. I've been working on this piece as well,…
- Steve Pederson
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- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Barney Wonderful job Barney! Very enjoyable! I did not know until just now that Ponce was Mexican. That would certainly explain the Latin-American vibe!…
- Steve Pederson
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- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: What Guitar do you play? @don That's so great Don! I wanted pictures like this of my guitar as it was being built, but never got them. Looks like rosewood sides. Who is the luthier?
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @don That's so interesting! You can see his eyes through the mask, so he must be able to see, but still...crazy! Also, the video edits...was this multiple takes? Is he guitar-syncing?…
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- 1 yr ago
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- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Guess the composer @David Krupka Yes, I agree with @Blaise Laflamme - that is some crazy knowledge!
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @don Ha, a Darth Vader helmet! That would be a neat trick!
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- 1 yr ago
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- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @joosje yeah, this is why people play guitar. This is so lovely! Thank you!
- Steve Pederson
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- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Dale Needles Thanks Dale! Blindfold, or as Eric mentioned, just sitting in a dark room.
- Steve Pederson
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- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Eric Phillips Thanks Eric! Yes, precisely. It's a little hard to get video when you're in a pitch-black room , but, when you're just practicing, much easier to go dark room than blindfolded.…
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- 1 yr ago
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- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Marilyn Blodget Really great work Marilyn, and it sounds amazing in your hands on that guitar!
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @don Nice start Don! I can see why you like it so much. It's really beautiful!
- Steve Pederson
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- 1 yr ago
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- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Eric Phillips Bravo Eric! This is really fantastic! Congratulations on the progress you've made on this. It's great to hear it all coming together. Next, you'll have to try playing blindfolded!
- Steve Pederson
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- Steve_Pederson
- 1 yr ago
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- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" HVL - Choros No 1 - Full - Blindfolded Okay, hear me out. In no way am I trying to show off. That much will be clear by watching the performance. I am wearing a blindfold in this recording for some…
- Steve Pederson
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous" @Ernesto You got it Ernesto! Feels good, doesn't it?
- Steve Pederson
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- Steve_Pederson
- 1 yr ago
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- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous" @Ernesto Ah, now I understand what you're referring to. Yes, that's a great idea! Getting the left hand into position would definitely make that chord easier to reach more quickly.…
- Steve Pederson
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- 1 yr ago
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- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous" @Calin Lupa Way to go Calin! I can definitely hear improvement over the last video. Keep up the good work!
- Steve Pederson
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- Steve_Pederson
- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous" @Eric Phillips I appreciate that you went for it Eric. I think you have to at least try. I'm not sure that the tempo is really the ultimate factor, whether it's slow or fast.…
- Steve Pederson
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous" @Ernesto Thanks Ernesto! The part I'm having difficulty with is actually the measure just after this - where the chord is made up of F# - C - D - B. Hitting that high B with all those other notes is…
- Steve Pederson
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- Steve_Pederson
- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous" The last stronghold! I've been able to memorize this whole piece, except for the first half of the B section...until now. This section presents numerous challenges - including off-beat rhythms that…
- Steve Pederson
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- 1 yr ago
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- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about? @Jacques farmer This is so cool! Love all that he has going on!
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about? @Martha Kreipke Yes!
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about? @Carlos Sweet!
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about? @Debbie I can hear the Segovia influence. Incredible!
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Steve Pederson

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Married with two amazing daughters, graduated with a bachelor's degree in guitar performance from the University of Minnesota in 1992.