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Re: Group 2 @Alexander Gil Would the following notation of Exercise 4 be a starting point to a written version of the exercise? (I used diamond noteheads for nail side of fingers, slur for the hammer-on,…
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- 3 days ago
- Flamenco Fundamentals with Alexander Gil
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Re: Group 2 @Alexander Gil Thank you very much for the help.
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- 3 days ago
- Flamenco Fundamentals with Alexander Gil
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Re: Group 2 Hello Alexander Gill. I will provide 3 links to the first 3 exercises as I practiced them so far: https://youtu.be/AaMu3FwLy_Q https://youtu.be/oTf0O-kdKlQ https://youtu.be/E9a05OdcR5M
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- Flamenco Fundamentals with Alexander Gil
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Re: What Guitar do you play? @Jose Thank you Jose. That is the shop that I have contacted. Glad to hear that you have had such a good experience with Jellinghaus. It is difficult to get smaller scale instruments locally,…
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- 11 days ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Group 2 Hello. I have been playing without nails, so hopefully I can still follow the techniques. It would be interesting to see if, historically, there were any players who could perform without nails.…
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- 11 days ago
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- Flamenco Fundamentals with Alexander Gil
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Re: Level 3 - List Of Pieces (+ Discussion Space) @David Krupka Your response is such a relief to read since I struggle to grow, much less keep undamaged, a decent RH set of nails. Funny thing is that I'm signed up for the flamenco intro course on…
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- 11 days ago
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Re: Level 3 - List Of Pieces (+ Discussion Space) @David Krupka I currently play without nails, but my teacher wondered if I might not benefit from short nails for reducing the effort required to develop certain techniques (perhaps tremolo,…
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- 12 days ago
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Re: What Guitar do you play? @Jose i am interested in a 630mm scale Jellinghaus, mainly because it’s a smaller body and is readily available. Would you recommend the Jellinghaus make? I’m looking at a model 17a
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- 12 days ago
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Re: Level 3 - List Of Pieces (+ Discussion Space) Same here, too, but the original question is now 7 months old and there are no responses. I might try Reddit’s classical guitar group. The only thing I was told in a private lesson was that it’s…
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- 12 days ago
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Re: Guitar sizing That is an interesting point you make. I would not have thought of that. I’m thinking I might just have to spend more time working in my warmup on mobility exercises.…
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- 2 mths ago
- General Discussion
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Re: Guitar sizing @Robert St Cyr I am going to try that test now. Thank you very much for sharing the idea.
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Guitar sizing @Robert St Cyr so much to consider. Thank you very much for the detailed response and ideas to using a capo to test out lengths.
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Guitar sizing @Dale Needles I was just watching her lessons on tremolo here on TB and was wondering if she might be on a smaller guitar. I was trying to calculate based on the video,…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Guitar sizing @David Krupka great idea! I will try the experiment to see how it feels.
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Guitar sizing @Richard M Levy I have reached out to the luthier to see if they know where I might demo the instrument. Thank you for the interesting point about the body size.
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Guitar sizing @Debbie Thank you very much for sharing your experiences. My guitar has a 51mm nut and the fretboard is 70mm at its widest at the sound hole. I’m thinking that perhaps the width of the neck is the…
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- 3 mths ago
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Guitar sizing
What are your thoughts on less-than-650cm fretboard length classical guitars? If an adult novice student (playing daily for less than 2 years) is struggling to stretch between frets in the lower…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge @Blaise Laflamme wonderful piece and performance! A little off topic, but since luthiers and guitar testing was mentioned, I am seeking advice on whether I should consider a 7/8 guitar or similar…
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- 3 mths ago
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- Mini Challenges!
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Re: SIGN UP: Improve your Polyphonic Playing - with Peter Graneis! Hi Martin, can you post our group video recording of the Zoom session with Peter for those who could not attend the metting? Thank you very much
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- 3 mths ago
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- General Information and Sign-Up!
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge @Eric Phillips yes please!
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge @Eric Phillips hi Eric, thank you very much for continuing this topic; it’s been a source of pieces for me, a novice, to pursue, but with a higher level of musical targets in mind,…
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- 3 mths ago
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Re: Finding the "right" strings for your guitar Thank you very much for all the helpful information and recommendations!
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Finding the "right" strings for your guitar @Stephen Holland thank you very much for sharing the video. Quite helpful
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- 4 mths ago
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Finding the "right" strings for your guitar
I am a relatively new guitarist . There are so many choices when it comes to strings. I have been told that it really depends on the instrument, personal preference and playability,…
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- 4 mths ago
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Re: Navigating the Score and Strings: A Discussion for tonebuddies with Bifocals and Progressive Lenses @Immanuel I am also trying to develop my inner mind's eye and my proprioception so I can rely less on looking at the instrument. I think it will help with sight-reading as well.
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- 4 mths ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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