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Re: Carlevaro - Technique Posting here a reply I got from @Dale Needles (thank you!) , on the HVL challenge ,on the relation between toques and piano/forte, which I found useful.…
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- Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Dale Needles will do, thank you!
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- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Dale Needles thank you for the detailed explanation, it does make sense. Now applying this to my playing ... a different story :) , it will take time indeed.…
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- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Barney I didn't know that, but I totally agree with him as nails can be a huge issue for concert artists. Probably they all practice also with fake nails , just in case...…
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- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Jack Stewart thank you for posting Mircea's annotated score. I remember that livestream , Mircea showed so many ways of practicing the etude: doted rhythms, bursts, with/without planting, accents,…
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- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Dale Needles I started reading through, great information there, thank you.
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- 1 yr ago
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- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Dale Needles thank you for pointing to Carlevaro technique to eliminate squeaks , and to Alfredo Escande workshops. I watch them both and I am planning to try to adopt the left arm technique to…
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- 1 yr ago
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- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Barney thank you, yes , in Carlevaro-nian I guess that should be Toque #1 + thumb flesh for the repeat and Toque #2 + thumb nail for the first arpeggio?
- Calin Lupa
- Calin_Lupa
- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" The Etude No.1 has such a special atmosphere and I am grateful for all the advice I got during this challenge to improve it. Here is my latest recording of it, at an aspirational speed,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Barney and @Jack Stewart , thank you, indeed getting the clarity and consistency of the arpeggio is a big challenge here ... I feel like one day works , the next day my nails are 0.…
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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 thank you very much for the excerpt from Carlevaro, glad that the way I imagined the piece played aligns with his view.
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- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Barney beautiful phrasing , and you create an amazing sound , feels like you are in a concert hall. I need to learn your secret...
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- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous" Thank you @Blaise Laflamme , @Jack Stewart @don for your kind comments. I posted a recording of part 2 in week3, planning to put them together in week 4.…
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- Calin_Lupa
- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" Here is a recording of Etude no 1 , with repetitions. I tried to play the repeat more piano, like an echo , not very happy with the overall sound though...…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" Posting today the recording of Prelude no.1, part 2. Some hesitations, enjoyable to play though, I love the alternation of playful and lyrical parts. Will try to put it all together this week.
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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" @Eric Phillips your HVL repertoire is impressive!
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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" @Eric Phillips thanks for sharing, definitely interesting to listen to. Makes one appreciate more the expressive capabilities of our instrument :)
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- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Back To School Recital! Interested to participate as well, tba 3-4 min.
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- Calin_Lupa
- 1 yr ago
- Community Concerts!
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous" @joosje Thank you, working on it... :)
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- Calin_Lupa
- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous" Thank you Jack, Steve , Joosje and Ron. I wish it was indeed under control, but with limited time for practice, some days it works better than others... I will work next on phrasing though.
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- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous" Here is a first recording of Prelude No.1 , part 1. I learned this piece long time ago, and this is an opportunity to revisit it and work on difficult passages to see if I can bring it to a better…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about? Nadia Kossinskaja is an amazing guitarist, here is her performance of her own transcription of Piazola's Oblivion.
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- 1 yr ago
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- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous" @joosje what a lovely piece, nicely played!
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- Calin_Lupa
- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous" Week two update, medium speed, no repetitions this time, just trying to get the notes right, and still no focus on colors or dynamics. This is one of those mini-marathon unforgiving pieces,…
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- 1 yr ago
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- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe" @Steve Pederson thank you for the recommendation, will definitely work on lifting the fingers when shifting, although I know that adds the challenge of keeping a nice flowing legato on those strings ,…
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- 1 yr ago
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