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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 3
@Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. I agree No. 12 does have a bit of a jazzy feel to it while No. 11 has more of Bartok's Mikrokosmos influence.
- Dale_Needles
- 7 hrs ago
- 🎯 The Etude Challenge
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 3
@Jack Stewart Great progress, Jack. I read that they compare these Studis to Litz Transcendental Etudes, however it reminds me more of Anton Webern's piano variations.…
- Dale_Needles
- 7 hrs ago
- 🎯 The Etude Challenge
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 3
Here are two short Carlevaro Microestudios No. 11 & 12 which I recorded a few months ago. Coming to you from beautiful Oporto, Portugal. https://youtu.be/eNhaasGzHIw?si=-2yy7WT6QUohBetq https://youtu.…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 days ago
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- 🎯 The Etude Challenge
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 2
@Jack Stewart Great start to this challenging, beautiful and atmospheric study. Looking forward to seeing how this pieces evolves through the remainder of the challenge.
- Dale_Needles
- 3 days ago
- 🎯 The Etude Challenge
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Re: Carlevaro - Technique
@Andy So happy to hear of your interest in Carlevaro. Definitely check out the forum. There are some good discussions of the Maestro's technique as well as many examples of his compositions.…
- Dale_Needles
- 4 days ago
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- Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Carlevaro - Technique
@Andy Hi Andy, having studied directly with Carlevaro for many years in the 1980s, I can say that Alfredo is the one to listen to. He is a friend of mine and was Maestro Carlevaro's assistant for…
- Dale_Needles
- 4 days ago
- Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 2
@Andre Bernier Nice start on these two wonderful studies. Good to take them at a slow tempo and little by little increase the tempo as you get more comfortable with the pieces.
- Dale_Needles
- 4 days ago
- 🎯 The Etude Challenge
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 2
@Andre Bernier Thanks Andre. The challenge with this Etude as you noted is making those chord shifts smoothly and with as little string noise as possible.
- Dale_Needles
- 4 days ago
- 🎯 The Etude Challenge
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 2
@Blaise Laflamme Thanks Blaise. Will definitely post Carlevaro's Estudio No. 5 before the end of the Challenge.
- Dale_Needles
- 4 days ago
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- 🎯 The Etude Challenge
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 2
@Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. I know it is so unusual for me to play something outside my Carlevaro comfort zone. 😆
- Dale_Needles
- 5 days ago
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- 🎯 The Etude Challenge
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 2
@Jack Stewart @Blaise Laflamme@Andre Bernier Thanks, glad you guys like the Carlevaro studies. I only wish I was working on some new ones, but am looking forward to finishing off the final five…
- Dale_Needles
- 5 days ago
- 🎯 The Etude Challenge
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 2
Still coming to you from Terceira Island in the Azores, here is a former post of mine of Etude No. 6 by Heitor Villa-Lobos to honor his birthday which was on March 5th. https://youtu.…
- Dale_Needles
- 5 days ago
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- 🎯 The Etude Challenge
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 1
@Blaise Laflamme This little study is in the Carlevaro Libray, listed as a Sight Reading Exercise.
- Dale_Needles
- 8 days ago
- 🎯 The Etude Challenge
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 2
As we start the second week of the Etude Challenge, I am coming to you from Terceira Island of the Azores. As I mentioned last week, I am not able to post anything current,…
- Dale_Needles
- 9 days ago
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- 🎯 The Etude Challenge
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 1
Here is another old post of a little study Carlevaro wrote for his students that he included in his Cuaderno No. 3 book. From the Island of Sao Miguel in the Azores. https://youtu.…
- Dale_Needles
- 12 days ago
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- 🎯 The Etude Challenge
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 1
Hi All, I am looking forward to all the great estudios that will be shared over the next four weeks. While I am traveling in Portugal and Spain until the end of April and will not be able to post…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 wk ago
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- 🎯 The Etude Challenge
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Re: Sarabande «La Nostalgique» - Suzie Auclair
Your last two posts were so beautifully played. Love your tone and musicality. I am writing this from the beautiful island of Madeira on the second stop of a three month journey through Portugal and…
- Dale_Needles
- 3 wk ago
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- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Welcome to tonebase!
@Glenn Stevenson Welcome to Tonebase. As far as suggestions for a good practice regime, I am a big fan of Abel Carlevaro's Four Cuadernos which has some excellent exercises as well as his…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 mths ago
- New to tonebase? Click Here!
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Re: Welcome to tonebase!
@João Ricardo Conceição Welcome to Tonebase. Great to see someone from Portugal join the club. FYI, I am on my way to Portugal and Spain in February for three months.…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Welcome to tonebase!
@Jeffrey I do not know those arrangements. I play a few Piazzolla pieces but stick to Agustin Carlevaro's arrangements. He is the brother of Abel Carlevaro who was my teacher and a friend of…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Welcome to tonebase!
@Jeffrey Hi Jeffrey, welcome to Tonebase. Love to see you working on a couple of Piazzolla's pieces. What arrangement of Adios Nonino? Agustin Carlevaro did an amazing arrangement of it IMO,…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Left Hand Ground Zero - Perfecting the Basics
Can't make it live but will check the recording.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 mths ago
- Live Calendar
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Re: Week 4
@joosje @Jack Stewart@Randy Wimer@Barney@Lars Kjøller-Hansen Thanks all. I am glad you like this Piazzolla arrangement. I really think Agustin Carlevaro has a great feel for Piazzolla's music.…
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
- 🎼 THE ARRANGEMENT & TRANSCRIPTION CHALLENGE
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Re: Week 4
@joosje Very nice and what a great sound!
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
- 🎼 THE ARRANGEMENT & TRANSCRIPTION CHALLENGE
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Re: Week 4
@Randy Wimer Very impressive. I love Chick Correa's music and your arrangement served it well. Congrats!
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
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- 🎼 THE ARRANGEMENT & TRANSCRIPTION CHALLENGE
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