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Re: Week 4: Serenade Showcase @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Very nicely played. Your playing of this Estudio has really progressed throughout this Challenge. I like your tempo and arpeggios are sounding smooth and even.…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 3: Harmonious Journeys @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary While far from mastering it, I do try to apply Carlevaro's right hand technique, trying to capture a variety of tone color and dynamics, not unlike a mini orchestra.…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 4: Serenade Showcase @Eric Phillips FYI, Carlevaro who studied this Prelude with HVL, also recommends playing that section as you played it with only changing the upper voice. Excellent decision on your part.
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
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- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 4: Serenade Showcase Here is the second (B) section of the Finale of Carlevaro's sonata, Cronomias. Carlevaro slows the tempo down a little for this middle section of the Finale.…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
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- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 3: Harmonious Journeys @Jack Stewart It is coming along. The first section sounded great and overall nicely played, just need to smooth out a few rough edges. I also like your musicality in your playing of this Estudio.…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
- Reported - view
Re: Week 3: Harmonious Journeys @Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. I was always a bit intimidated with Cronomias, particularly the Finale, but as I have gotten into, it feels very manageable and I am really enjoying it.…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
- Reported - view
Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil @Jack Stewart Thanks. Glad you are feeling better and getting back to normal. Let's get together sometime soon.
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
- Reported - view
Re: Week 3: Harmonious Journeys Here is section one of the Finale, the third movement of Abel Carlevaro's sonata, Cronomias. There are two other sections of the Finale which I plan to post in the coming weeks and then hopefully put…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
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- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Great, the Gael Sollal lesson is a good introduction to Carlevaro's left hand technique. I would recommend that you also check out the two Tonebase live streams by Alfredo…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
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- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Very nicely played. Here are a couple suggestions. When shifting positions, it can help to reduce string by using your arm to lift off the strings.…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
- Reported - view
Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Thanks, Nijwm. This week I will begin posting the Finale which is the third movement of Cronomias. I have wanted for sometime to study Cronomias in its entirety and now I feel…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
- Reported - view
Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil @Calin Lupa Good start at relearning this classic Preludio. Looking forward to seeing your progress. As mentioned to Derek, be careful with the left hand string squeaks.
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
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- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil @Derek Welcome to the Villa-Lobos & Friends Challenge. We have a small group thus far so great you can join in. Nice beginning on these two beautiful HVL compositions.…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
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- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil Having studied directly with HVL, Abel Carlevaro was very knowledgeable about HVL's music and owned several original manuscripts of HVL's guitar compositions which HVL gave to him.…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
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- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil While I am not currently working on any HVL's compositions, I am a huge fan and am enjoying all the postings thus far. Since this Challenge is also on composers who were influenced by HVL,…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
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- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil @Eric Phillips Mazurka is sounding very nice, and it does feel like you are making it your own. The Gavotta, which I agree is more difficult, is also coming along. Great work!
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
- Reported - view
Re: Carlevaro - Compositions Here are two Milongas by Carlevaro which I posted in the Latin American Challenge last month. I am posting them together so that you can see the contrast between Carlevaro's earliest compositions and…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
- Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Week 1: Prelude to Villa-Lobos @Eric Phillips I agree this is the prettiest Choro of the Suite. Excellent and impressive beginning in such a short time studying it. If I might suggest, which I am sure you are aware,…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 3 mths ago
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- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro! @Blaise Laflamme @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Thanks for your support.
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 4 mths ago
- Latin American Music Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro! @Blaise Laflamme Another beautiful and moving tribute. Sorry for your loss.
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 4 mths ago
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- Latin American Music Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro! @Jack Stewart @Barney Thanks, it is wonderful piece, the fourth piece of Carlevaro's Milonga Suite. Still needs some work but I am happy with the progress to date.…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 4 mths ago
- Latin American Music Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro! @Jack Stewart That was great and very impressive. While you mentioned Roelar reminded you of Monk, these two pieces, particularly the second one, reminds me of Stravinsky.…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 4 mths ago
- Latin American Music Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro! Here is another milonga by Abel Carlevaro which was written in either the late 1990s or early 2000s and was premiered as part of his Milonga Suite on May 25, 2001, just prior to Carlevaro's death.…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 4 mths ago
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- Latin American Music Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro! @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Nice to hear where you are from. Unfortunately, I have not been to that part of India. My work and travels took me to New Delhi, Udaipur (Rajasthan) and the Ajanta and Ellora…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 4 mths ago
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- Latin American Music Challenge
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro! @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Very nicely played and very noticeable improvement from your previous post. The misic flows very effortlessly from your playing and you capture well the melancholy nature of the…
- Dale Needles
- Dale_Needles
- 4 mths ago
- Latin American Music Challenge
- Reported - view

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