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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ... @Calin Lupa i've come so close to doing this!
- Brian
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- Brian_Bowman
- 3 mths ago
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ... You are more obsessed with nail care than any of the women in your life. You run home to your nail tools at the first sign of an abrasion or tiny, fixable tear.…
- Brian
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- Brian_Bowman
- 3 mths ago
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Re: My First Year @Michelle Roper Totally get what you're saying WRT being successful at one thing and thinking that perhaps it will translate to new endeavors. Eighteen months ago,…
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 3 mths ago
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Re: My First Year @Michelle Roper WRT guitar lifts -- I highly recommend the Sageworks Guitar Support. It does require a somewhat tedious install of magnets inside your guitar,…
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 3 mths ago
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Re: My First Year @Michelle Roper First of all, thank you for sharing details about your first year, classical guitar journey, including the frustrations. It sounds like you are on a great path and taking it on…
- Brian
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- Brian_Bowman
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Calluses Started with a steel stringed acoustic 50 years ago and it probably took 6 painful weeks for calluses to develop. Didn't begin serious classical guitar studies until 18 years later,…
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 4 mths ago
- General Discussion
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Re: What is on your musical bucket list? Learning jazz drumming and bass clarinet Seriously, as far as classical guitar goes: BWV 1006 Castles of Spain (various) Villa-Lobos (various but especially several of the Eudes and the Brazilian…
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 4 mths ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Welcome to tonebase! @Scott Jordan …. Welcome! Perhaps we can play some live duets at some point. I live in Apex.
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 4 mths ago
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Re: Group 1 Really love Sanel's playing! Looking forward to improving my RH technique ... especially arpeggio speed + accuracy and individual digit dynamics.
- Brian
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- Brian_Bowman
- 8 mths ago
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- Developing Right Hand Technique with Sanel Redžić
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Re: Navigating the Score and Strings: A Discussion for tonebuddies with Bifocals and Progressive Lenses @Eric Phillips ... i'm in a similar situation brother. Progressive lenses that differ slightly in each eye. I also have neurological strabismus, so my eyes alternate when focusing on a particular…
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 1 yr ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Week 1: Our Unfinished Pieces! @Eric Phillips ... your focus clearly shows in the quality of your Classical Guitar playing. Can't wait to see you also play the lute!
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Unfinished Business Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Our Unfinished Pieces! @Eric Phillips ... having recently retired after a 40 year tech career (which BTW included some years studying theology while also working full-time) I can't say enough about the joys of being a…
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Unfinished Business Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Our Unfinished Pieces! @Spare Machine right on for mentioning "American primitive". I love the "dead thumb" the early acoustic blues players (and the revivalists) do so well. David Hamburger and Paul Asbell are great…
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 1 yr ago
- Unfinished Business Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza! @Eric Phillips @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary I second Eric's recommendation for the first 3 Leo Brouwer Estudios Sencillos. It's very important to get a solid foundation early on in technical fundamentals (LH…
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- The Etude Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza! @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary ... "practicing Classical Guitar as meditation" . . . I could not have put it better.!
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 1 yr ago
- The Etude Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza! @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary .... welcome! I am new to tonebase as well yet already sense a very positive, supportive vibe from established longer-term members.…
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- The Etude Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza! @Steve Pederson … Thank you for the kind words and the camera positioning/microphone recommendations. I have ordered a SHURE MV88+. Should be able to mount the tripod on a flat surface at a distance…
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- The Etude Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza! @Eric Phillips ... really superb playing sir! I love the lilting romantic quality in which you express this piece! Your RH form is very stable and your LH is moving fluidly through some challenging…
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- The Etude Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza! @Steve Pederson ... hello, my name is Brian and I'm new to tonebase. Very nice playing! I especially enjoyed measures 9 to 16! Also, thought you handled the cadences very well.…
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- The Etude Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza! I'm nearing the end of my first major cycle of work on Sor Op.35, No. 17. Please try to overlook the involuntary mouth movements. I'm working on that but when I'm really into playing it's hard to…
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 1 yr ago
- 4
- The Etude Extravaganza!
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Re: Welcome to tonebase! @Eric Phillips ... thank you for your kind shout out! Let me see what I can come up with. I have a new Milan Pavane to learn for an upcoming local lesson.
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 1 yr ago
- 1
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Re: Welcome to tonebase! Hello, I'm Brian and I just joined Tonebase! I'm a long-time resident of central North Carolina and have recently retired after a 40-year tech career. Love Indian food and thankfully it's plentifully…
- Brian
- Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover
- Brian_Bowman
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- New to tonebase? Click Here!
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Brian

Brian_Bowman

Retired Software Designer/Developer, Inventor, Dog Lover

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