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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…
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8 mths 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
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8 mths 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
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8 mths ago
The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why?
Without a doubt Abel Carlecaro. Here he is playing Scarlatti. https://youtu.be/sNIjhpbgUzI?si=dWUPBMR3wY3xAD_U
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Re: Home Country Hero Mini Challenge
@Jack Stewart Very nice, Jack. The more I hear you play this piece the more that I like it. This time through, I really felt Monk in your playing. Congrats.…
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Dale_Needles
8 mths ago
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Jack Stewart Buen viaje, Jack!
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Dale_Needles
8 mths ago
The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Calin Lupa Very well played at an impressive tempo!
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8 mths ago
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The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@don Great progress with this Prelude, Don. It is sounding very good and only needs a little time to mature and develop, not unlike a fine wine. I think HVL's music particularly needs time to mature…
Dale Needles
Dale_Needles
8 mths ago
The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Guitar sizing
As an FYI, Stephanie Jones does not play a full sized guitar, so I think it is fine to play a 7/8 sized guitar if one has small hands or a condition that makes a full sized guitar difficult.
Dale Needles
Dale_Needles
8 mths ago
General Discussion
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
For my final submission, here is HVL Estudio 4. I have been working on this for a few weeks and while it is close, there are a few areas that still need a little polishing.…
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The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Steve Pederson Bravo, Steve. Very nice tone and rhythm.
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8 mths ago
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The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Jack Stewart Excellent, Jack. You really made great progress with this piece and capture well its polyphonic character. Have a great trip!
Dale Needles
Dale_Needles
8 mths ago
The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@Blaise Laflamme Beautiful! Two great sounding guitars. Congrats to luthier. While I like the sound of both, my preference from recording would be the Spruce top.…
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8 mths ago
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Mini Challenges!
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Re: Home Country Hero Mini Challenge
@Jack Stewart Very cool!
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Dale_Needles
8 mths ago
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Carlevaro - Technique
Since this Technique section of the Forum has been quiet lately, I wanted folks who follow this Forum to know that I plan to get back to posting more examples of Carlevaro's exercises from the…
Dale Needles
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8 mths ago
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Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Carlevaro - Compositions
Since the Carlevaro forum has been a little quiet lately, I thought it would be a good time to post a couple of Carlearo's early compositions to show the contrast between his modern use of tonality…
Dale Needles
Dale_Needles
8 mths ago
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Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Barney Yes, definitely a piece worth checking out. It is on my list to relearn next year. What is nice about learning it, is that all the variations are quite short,…
Dale Needles
Dale_Needles
8 mths ago
The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Barney Well played as usual, Barney, and with your beautiful tone. Have you ever worked on Ponce's Folias Theme and Variations? That is my favorite piece by Ponce and one that Carlevaro played a lot.…
Dale Needles
Dale_Needles
8 mths ago
The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Marilyn Blodget Beautiful, Marilyn. As always, your beautiful tone comes through so well with this piece. I also must agree with Barney, not sure I like the extra ornaments,…
Dale Needles
Dale_Needles
8 mths ago
The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Eric Phillips Eric, if you can play without squeaks in a slow tempo, I am convinced you can do it when you speed up. In my opinion, it is only a matter of developing the muscle memory which takes…
Dale Needles
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8 mths ago
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The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Eric Phillips Thanks, Ramon was an amazing individual and he made excellent guitars!
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8 mths ago
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The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Jack Stewart Excellent progress you have made on this Etude. Your playing does a superb job bringing out the polyphonic nature of this piece. I like what Carlevaro wrote about this Etude in his…
Dale Needles
Dale_Needles
8 mths ago
The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
@Barney @Eric Phillips Excellent performance and great progress, Eric. The A Section is superb, and you play it very relaxed and musical. Since Barney invoked my name,…
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase"
Since our theme is Villa-Lobos and Latin American music, I thought I would post the sad news of the passing today of the great Venezuelan Luthier, Ramon Blanco.…
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos"
@Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. I did try to give this Prelude a little of my own interpretation ala Carlevaro's influence.
Dale Needles
Dale_Needles
8 mths ago
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