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Re: Recording classical guitar
I am actually going to try a different approach to video. It's almost like lip syncing. I will try to lay down a good track using various takes to get the best possible recording of the piece.…
- mgshirk
- 7 hrs ago
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Recording classical guitar

I thought I would throw this out to the community and see how other people are handling it. When laying down multiple takes of a guitar piece, for syncing purposes,…
- mgshirk
- 15 hrs ago
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- General Discussion
Re: What are your favorite warm-up exercises and why?
If we are talking about 'Warmup' and not exercises, I usually devote, with a timer, 10 minutes to get my fingers and mind thinking about music. I usually pick a scale for the day,…
- mgshirk
- 3 wk ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: What's your favorite movie soundtrack?
I have always liked James Horner's music: Field of Dreams, Braveheart, and Legends of the Fall. And Harry Gregson-Williams, who worked on "Man on Fire," and Hans Zimmer, who is always fantastic.
- mgshirk
- 10 mths ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Embarrassing Moments.
Michelle, to be sure, classical guitar is a unique breed within the "guitar" world. When somebody says play something, most likely they mean the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac,…
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: What Nail Products Do You Use?
I just use a nail file, 2000 grit wet/dry sandpaper, and an old baseball to smooth and buff my nails. Over time, my 'm' finger developed a crease, which causes me some issues with hooking on the…
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Week 2: Delving into Diverse Styles
Getting a weeks late start on this one. I think I'll choose a Modern Englishman for my piece. I have rotated Gardame las Vacas into my rotation, but I see some else is doing it.…
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
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- Around the World in 80 Strings Challenge
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Re: Week 3: Gaining Momentum 🚀
@Barney Thanks Barney, I also heard Pepe play this and Marco Tomayo, their scale speed is on another planet. I can only hope to play at half their speed.…
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
- Fresh Start Challenge
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Re: Week 4: The Grand Finale 🎉
@Blaise Laflamme Such beautiful sound and tone. So good.
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Fresh Start Challenge
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Re: Week 3: Gaining Momentum 🚀
Thanks for all the nice comments, I only wish I could complete this challenge with one more video. Unfortunately my attention needs to be somewhere else for the next week and I will not be able to…
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
- Fresh Start Challenge
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Re: Week 3: Gaining Momentum 🚀
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Thank you, yes she has a background in cognitive neuroscience and a professional violinist. I found her techniques on practice insightful.
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Fresh Start Challenge
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Re: Week 3: Gaining Momentum 🚀
This piece was in my pile of music for many years. I would look at it and say one day. I heard Marco Tomayo play this on youtube and fell in love with the music.…
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
- 4
- Fresh Start Challenge
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Re: Week 2: Improve your Recording Skills
Great stuff Martin, although I can't perform your experiments directly, I will do them at a later date and analyze the results at a later date . Thanks
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
- Improve your Recording Skills
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Re: Week 3: Gaining Momentum 🚀
@joosje Joosje, I do so enjoy pieces that evoke a mood. This is such a cool piece. Having never heard it, or know the name of the piece or composer. The mood it evokes reminds me of Japan.…
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
- Fresh Start Challenge
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Re: Week 2: Sharing the Journey 🌟
@Steve Price Thanks Steve, yes I heard it when I put my headphones on. Very annoying. I tried a new rig with my Iphone to eliminate the syncing audio to video step.…
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
- Fresh Start Challenge
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Re: Week 2: Sharing the Journey 🌟
Video 2, my attempt of Tiento Antiguo by Joaquin Rodrigo, Bars 34 to End, this is such a beautiful piece of music, I only hope I can do it justice in the end.…
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
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- Fresh Start Challenge
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Re: Week 2: Sharing the Journey 🌟
@Eric Phillips Nice Eric, Sor always starts easy and manages to confound later in the piece. This is a fairly complex piece, you clearly have a good start. BTW, I like the sound you are producing.…
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
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- Fresh Start Challenge
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Re: Week 2: Sharing the Journey 🌟
Hello all, I have always wanted to play something by Rodrigo but found most of his work beyond my reach. While I was alphabetizing my music I found this piece that I collected many years ago and…
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- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
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- Fresh Start Challenge
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Re: How important are the livestreams for you?
I find live streams interesting and relevant. I can always glean some new information from them. As stated in other posts, I watch mostly replays which allows me to fast forward through the…
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
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- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: How to get "Drop D" to stay in tune
IMHO, the best way I found, is tuning the E to A first, which is much lower then D and then bringing it back up to D. This relaxes the tension in the string and stabilizes it before bringing it back…
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: WEEK 1: What we've learned!!!
@Eric Phillips Bravo Eric, your phrasing and articulation on this piece is excellent.
- mgshirk
- 1 yr ago
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- End of the Year Challenge: Your Progress!
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
I have to say for me, no one has influenced my playing more then Marco Tamayo. The ease in which he plays such complicated passages so beautiful is astounding to me.…
- mgshirk
- 2 yrs ago
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- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about?
I thought I would throw one more in here, Jack and Elle Davisson from Palo Alto, CA, brother and sister these kids can play their butts off. Both will be forces in the guitar world if they keep at it…
- mgshirk
- 2 yrs ago
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- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about?
I found this young lady on Shani Inbar on facebook, and find her playing flawless and full of fire. She has a youtube channel, if you have not heard her give her a try.
- mgshirk
- 2 yrs ago
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- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Week 1: Etude Entrée!
@Blaise Laflamme I’ll be playing the full pieces. Right now just spot practicing and memorizing. Should have more next week.
- mgshirk
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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