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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.…
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- 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…
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- Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Andre Bernier Very nice, Andre.
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- 1 yr 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…
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- 1 yr 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.
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- 1 yr ago
- Mini Challenges!
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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.…
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- 1 yr 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,…
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- 1 yr ago
- The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @joosje Thank you, Joosje.
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- 1 yr 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…
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- 1 yr 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,…
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- 1 yr 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…
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- 1 yr 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.
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- 1 yr 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,…
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- 1 yr 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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- Discussion of the Week!
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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.…
- Dale Needles
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- 1 yr ago
- Mini Challenges!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Jack Stewart Buen viaje, Jack!
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- 1 yr 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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- 1 yr 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…
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- 1 yr 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.
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- 1 yr 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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- 1 yr ago
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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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- 1 yr 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!
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- 1 yr 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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- 1 yr 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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- 1 yr 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…
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- 1 yr ago
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- Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Studied with Abel Carlevaro