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Re: Spanish Music Mini Challenge
@Marilyn Blodget Very beautiful, Marilyn. Your tone is perfect for this piece and your playing takes me back to the beautiful city of Granada.
- Dale_Needles
- 1 yr ago
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- Mini Challenges! 👐
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Re: Carlevaro - Compositions
@Moyses Lopes Thanks, Moyses. As I said in response to Blaise, your support means a lot to me. Hope you are doing well, and we miss you around Tonebase. Hope to hear some pieces from you soon.
- Dale_Needles
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Carlevaro - Compositions
@Blaise Laflamme Thanks, Blaise. That means a lot coming from you! Still needs a little work, but it should improve and mature over time.
- Dale_Needles
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@Blaise Laflamme Thanks, Blaise. It is a great piece, and I am finally enjoying focusing on it. BTW, I did post the entire Introduccion y Capricho in the Composition section of the Carlevaro Forum.…
- Dale_Needles
- 1 yr ago
- Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@Marilyn Blodget @joosje @Ron @Wai @don @Jack Stewart Thanks for all your support. I was always a bit intimidated by this piece (and surely it gets very difficult in the second and third movements)…
- Dale_Needles
- 1 yr ago
- 2
- Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
As I previously posted, I am working this month on the first movement from Abel Carlevaro's Cronomias (sonata para guitar in three movements). The first movement is subtitled "Poco Libero (a little…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
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- Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@Jack Stewart @Blaise Laflamme Thanks, I plan to post the A section of the first movement this weekend. BTW, Jack, how is Spain?
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@Wai Nicely done. Looking forward to seeing how you progress with this beautiful composition.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Carlevaro - Compositions
Here is the complete Introduccion y Capricho by Abel Carlevaro. This piece was published in 1983 by Chanterelle Publishers. I originally studied this piece with Carlevaro in Montevideo when it was…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Carlevaro - Technique
As has been previously mentioned, Carlevaro dedicates Cuaderno No. 2 to right-hand exercises. He begins with a series of arpeggio exercises with the goal of developing independence and flexibility of…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Welcome to tonebase!
@Carlo Martins Hola Carlos, you might want to follow @Moyses Lopes who is from Porte Alegra and is a great guitarist here on Tonebase.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- New to tonebase? Click Here!
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Re: Welcome to tonebase!
@Marc Perret Hi Marc, welcome to Tonebase. If you want to make shifts without string noise, check out the Carlevaro Discussion Forum on Tonebase. Maestro Carlevaro was one of the few guitarists who…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- New to tonebase? Click Here!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@martin Great topic for this month. I am planning to participate but may be a bit busy/preoccupied getting ready for a two-month trip to the UK and Ireland beginning on October 3rd.…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Carlevaro - Technique
@Calin Lupa From my experience studying with Maestro Carlevaro, he placed more emphasis on eliciting different timbres (dolce, claro or metalico) by using different "toques" rather than on playing…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Andre Bernier Very nice, Andre.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: How many pieces do you work on at a time?
For me, I break up my 3-hour daily routine as follows: 1. 30 minutes of warm and technical exercises from Carlevaro's Cuadernos series. 2. 60 minutes (two 30-minute sets) working on 1 composition…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Home Country Hero Mini Challenge
@joosje Brava, Joosje. Those were so beautiful and you played them so well. I closed my eyes and you took me back to Amsterdam, one of my favorite cities. Thank you.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- Mini Challenges! 👐
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Calin Lupa For the most part, you are correct. For each of Carlevaro's "toques" one can elicit a forte and piano dynamic. Additionally, each toque gives a different timbre or color to the sound.…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Calin Lupa @Barney Per Carlevaro description of playing HVL Estudio #1, he recommends playing first arpeggio with the flesh of the thumb (remember keeping the thumb "laterally displaced,…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@joosje Thank you, Joosje.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Calin Lupa Great, Calin. You might want to check out the Carlevaro Discussion Forum on Tonebase, if you have not yet done so. It is a good place to ask questions and hear what others' experiences…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Home Country Hero Mini Challenge
@Jack Stewart Not sure why it does not open, but I tried today as well as it did not open for me either. In any case, his workshop should still be there and if you got 30 minutes to spare,…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- Mini Challenges! 👐
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
@Peter Thanks, Peter. I agree that Maestro Carlevaro had masterful technique which he used to bring out strong emotional qualities. His School of Guitar was innovative and expanded greatly how we…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Marilyn Blodget Very nice, Marilyn. I thought that you played the A Section particularly well with your beautiful tone standing out.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Steve Pederson @Barney @don @Jack Stewart @Blaise Laflamme Thanks all for the supportive comments. I was pretty pleased with the posting, but after listening to it again,…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
- Reported - view

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