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Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
Here is Heitor Villa-Lobos' Etude #6. This wonderful Etude is a great chord study which works both the left and right hands.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
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- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@Barney Thanks, Barney. Hopefully, i will be able to add two additional studies in week four of the challenge.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@Barney Excellent, Barney.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Carlevaro - Technique
We have discussed in the forum and showed a couple of examples from Cuaderno No, 2 (right exercises) and Cuaderno No. 3, (left hand shifts), so I thought it would be good to introduce Cuaderno No.…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
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- Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@Andre Bernier Thanks. It is nice piece and has two other parts, the first part that plays the same melody with block chords and the third section uses tremelo.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@Andre Bernier Thanks, Andre. You might like to check out Carlevaro's Cuaderno No. 4, the first half of the workbook is on practicing legados. Of course,…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Carlevaro - Compositions
@Wai Very nice, Wai. It is sounding really good, and I like that you added the staccato and damping of the bass notes. As far as the reducing the string squeaks,…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
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- Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@Wai Thanks, Wai. It is a fun study and a great workout.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@joosje @Blaise Laflamme @Eric Phillips Thanks. Yes, this is a great ligado study and well worth adding to a practice regime. I love these gems that are found in Carlevaro's Cuadernos.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@joosje @Blaise Laflamme @Eric Phillips Thanks and glad you all like the Lauro piece. As a little anecdote, this is the second piece of Lauro's that I arranged to be published with Guitar Solo…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@Eric Phillips Very nice and beautiful performance of these Sor Estudios.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@joosje Another beautiful Sor Estudio (op 25, No 15) and definitely a workout for the left hand. Carlevaro's left hand technique can definitely help relief some the stress with all the barres.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@joosje Great job with these three classics!
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@joosje Such a beautiful Etude. Well done and I look forward to the next rendition, but it is already sounding very good and very musical. Also, congrats on your daughter's wedding!
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
Here is a study by Antonio Lauro entitled, "La Catira," The study is in three sections: I. Accordes, II. Arpegios, III. Tremelo. The following is the second section, Arpegios.…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
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- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
Here is another one of Carlevaro's exercise studies. This one if from Cuaderno No. 4. Ej 64. It is entitled "Ligado Dobles Ascendentes En forma de Estudio.…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- 6
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@Marilyn Blodget Beautiful dolce tone, Marilyn. Such a lovely and well played Estudio.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@Barney Well done, Barney. You have both the music and technique under control.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@Barney Nice arpeggio! If I may, one suggestion which Carlevaro taught was to vary the timbre and/or dynamics when repeating the arpeggios, i.e., play the first dolce and the second metallic or the…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: What is your first vivid memory of loving the Guitar or Music?
As far as the guitar in general, it was 1962 when I was 10 years old and I heard the Beatles first hit "Love me Do." That began the garage band era for many of my generation.…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
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- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@Eric Phillips I just posted a comment in week 2 on this study. In any case, I like it very much and it is sounding even better.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 2: Technique Tango!
@Eric Phillips Very nice, Eric. Looks a good work out for the left hand.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 2: Technique Tango!
@Wai @Wai Thanks, Wai. It is indeed a good study to work on for practicing clean shifts. The key is a very subtle use of the left arm to lift off the strings and not the fingers alone.…
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
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- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 2: Technique Tango!
@Eric Phillips Thanks for noticing the absence of string squeaks. It is a cool sounding study and really works out the left-hand shifts.
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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Re: Week 2: Technique Tango!
@Wai Elimination of string noise may be a bridge too far, but reducing string noise is achievable. Keep up the great work you are doing. I am very impressed!
- Dale_Needles
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
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