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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 6
@Andre Bernier @Ron Thanks, it was fun to do a few recordings while traveling in Portugal. Not my usual repertoire but fun to get out of my Carlevaro comfort zone.…
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 6
@Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. Definitely will check some of his jazz pieces when I get back from Europe. Currently, we are in Malaga and heading to Tenerife on Friday.
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- 3 days ago
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 6
For my last post of the Challenge, I would like to share with you all another little sketch (etude) that I wrote and recorded in Portugal last month at the Negreiros Winery in the Douro Valley.…
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 6
@Ariel Elijovich Thanks for your suggestions. I am currently traveling without a guitar but will check them out when I get home at the end of the month.
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 6
@Ariel Elijovich Thanks for listening and taking the time to write your detailed critique. I agree the ligados could use more arm action which Maestro Carlevaro would most definitely agree.
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- 6 days ago
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 6
@Jack Stewart Coming along very nicely and I like how they fit together. It also grows on you the more you listen to it. Looking forward to hearing more when I get back to the States, of course,…
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- 7 days ago
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 6
@Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. It is a great little study and fun to play. Really helps build left hand strength doing all those legados doubles. Spain has been great, we are currently in the North,…
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- 9 days ago
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 4
@Debbie Thanks, Debbie. Abel Carlevaro was a very prolific composer, having written apprx 70 pieces for solo guitar as well as several ensemble pieces including three guitar concertos.
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- 11 days ago
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 6
@Debbie Brava, this was so beautifully played. I really enjoyed listening to this performance.
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- 11 days ago
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Re: Jazz Interlude
@Michel Merci, Michel. It was difficult to video since we recorded this at Mario's family winery in the Douro Valley of Portugal and Mario played all the parts except guitar,…
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Jazz Interlude

Here is a little pieces that I wrote and was arranged for Guitar, Voice, Trumpet and Percussion by Mario Negreiros. Dale.MarioSketch3.1
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 6
Here is anorher little Study by Carlevaro from his Cuaderno No. 4, called Ligados Dobles that I posted in the Carlevaro Discussion Forum a while back. While it is a technical study,…
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 6
@Eric Phillips @Ron Thanks. This little chord study does have a bit of HVL feel to it but probably more than anything it is a preparatory study for Carlevaro's Estudio No. 5 Homenaje a HVL.
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 6
@Eric Phillips Nicely and musically played.
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 6
Here is a nice study from Abel Carlevaro's Cuaderno No. 2 for the right hand. https://youtu.be/rbrAbKrqi9U?si=dO8kxcxAXgIQwQCI
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 5
@Eric Phillips Hey Eric, thanks for the compliment. Back at you, I have always admired your sweet tone. As for my dupuytrens, its main impact has been on my pinky and "a" finger.…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 wk ago
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 5
@Andre Bernier Much improved, Andre. Now add Etude 2 and 3 and you will have a nice little suite.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 wk ago
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 5
@Eric Phillips Hey Eric, I had not noticed any right hand issues and always felt you had a real nice tone, although watching more closely, it does appear your right hand may be a little less fluid…
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 5
@Andre Bernier Perfect way to listen to it.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 wk ago
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 5
@Ron @Blaise Laflamme @Jack Stewart Thanks for listening. It was fun putting this together with Mario. As far as composing, not really my thing but I like to improvise from time to time.…
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 5
@Eric Phillips When you open the link, it should ask if you want to download the file. Hit download and the audio file should appear.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 wk ago
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 5
@David Krupka Thanks David. I wrote the chord progression and Mario did the vocals, however Mario doesn't read or write music and plays by ear, so no vocals written down.…
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 5
Dale.Mario.Sketch1 Here is a fun little sketch/study that I wrote and recorded with Mario Negreiros at his winery in the upper Douro Valley of Portugal last week. It is for guitar and voices.
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 5
@Blaise Laflamme Thanks, Blaise. The trip had been fantastic as I mentioned to Jack. As for this little milonga study, there are quite a few of these little unpublished gems tucked away in the…
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- 3 wk ago
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Re: 🎯 The Etude Challenge: Study Pieces, Serious Progress - Week 5
@Jack Stewart This study is based on a traditional folk rhythm which Carlevaro used in many of his later pieces as well. The trip has been fantastic to say the least,…
- Dale_Needles
- 3 wk ago
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