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Re: Group 2
@Martin Thanks so much Martin. That's crazy that some folks have similar length fingers! Glad I'm not the only mortal in the house.
This is helpful to hear you talk through it - especially…
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
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Re: Group 2
Got a question... Obviously, the m finger is longer than the others. The problem that's causing for me is that I feel like I have to exert some energy to keep that finger out of the way when the…
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
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Re: Group 2
@Barney great first submission! I have found the p-i-m-a exercise to be very revealing for myself. I've never tried it before, so it's proving very helpful. I wonder if that's the same for you.…
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 2
@Barney good catch, thanks! Martin had mentioned something similar, so that's confirmation!
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 2
@don you’re off to a good start! I can’t tell for sure, but it looks like, when you start with the a finger, your i finger tenses up in preparation. Similarly,…
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 2
@Khiem Nguyen all your tremolo sounds like butter - smooth and creamy! It almost rocked me to sleep!
You look very relaxed, but I can’t tell from the angle.…
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 2
@Martin and @Daniel Beltrán thanks. This is my new Hauser model guitar made by Córdoba. I'm really loving it!
Steve Pederson
The Journey is My Destination!
Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 2
@Martin thanks so much for the valuable feedback and video! In trying that more relaxed legato approach you suggested what I realized was that my 'm' finger was getting in the way of the string and…
Steve Pederson
The Journey is My Destination!
Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 2
@Daniel Beltrán thank you! I appreciate that.
Steve Pederson
The Journey is My Destination!
Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 2
@Khiem Nguyen thank you for watching and your feedback!
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
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Re: Group 2
I'm assuming we post our progress to this thread? Cool. So, first of all, I am SUPER STOKED about this intensive!!! Many years ago, after very little attempt and very few resources available (the…
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
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Re: 4th tonebase Community Concert!
I am interested in participating. I am curious if I can play one of my own original pieces called "Memories"? It is 3 minutes long.
Steve Pederson
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Re: Brazilian Rhythms in Classical Guitar Repertoire!
@Eric Phillips I'm with you Eric. Did you catch the Live stream that Ashley did called "Great Gig Pieces by South American Composers"? She went over a number of intermediate pieces and then gave us…
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
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Re: Month of J.S.Bach: WATCH PARTY!
@Martin that's it! Thanks.
Steve Pederson
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2 yrs ago
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Re: Month of J.S.Bach: WATCH PARTY!
@Martin awesome! Where would I find it? I've been looking around, but nothing I click on seems to bring it up.
Steve Pederson
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Re: Month of J.S.Bach: WATCH PARTY!
First of all, man, I can't believe I missed this! I'm SO bummed! Will I be able to catch a replay? What have I learned? Uh, pay closer attention to the schedule so I don't miss the watch party!…
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach!
@Barney Thanks so much Barney!
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
Month of J.S. Bach!
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Re: WEEK 4: The Journey with J.S.Bach's Music!
@matt Bravo Matt! Some of the parts of this piece seem like an Eddie Van Halen solo!
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 4: The Journey with J.S.Bach's Music!
@Jack Stewart really great work Jack! It looks like you're playing it from memory. Hats off to ya!
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 4: The Journey with J.S.Bach's Music!
@Moyses Lopes Really great job Moyses! Performance and video!
Steve Pederson
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Re: WEEK 4: The Journey with J.S.Bach's Music!
@Barney This is fantastic Barney!!! Way to take on such an amazing interpretation of this piece! You did a wonderful job with it!
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
Month of J.S. Bach!
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Re: WEEK 4: The Journey with J.S.Bach's Music!
@Nora Torres-Nagel Yes Nora! I applaud you for getting started on this and sharing it with us. I started taking a look at this piece this past week and got overwhelmed.…
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
Month of J.S. Bach!
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Re: WEEK 4: The Journey with J.S.Bach's Music!
@Eric Phillips what a great idea to memorize it backwards! Next step will be inverse retrograde!
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
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Month of J.S. Bach!
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Re: WEEK 4: The Journey with J.S.Bach's Music!
Gigue from Cello Suite 1 I almost forgot about this last item! (Sorry @Eric Phillips I'm not going to get to the "Sleepers Awake" for this challenge.
) I haven't really been working on this,…
Steve Pederson
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Steve_Pederson
2 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach!
@Moyses Lopes This was really great Moyses! It sounded terrific. It must've been fun to do this. It reminded me of a video I've seen with Julian Bream playing a duet with himself - side by side:
Steve Pederson
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