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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@David Krupka you're right, listening and watching him looks like that's easy stuff!
For sure he likes to enhance repeated part and in this case he also takes a few liberties by introducing some…
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@Jack Stewart very good contrasting example Jack!
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@joosje Wow you're doing an impressive job at both reading and musicianship as it's a fresh learning!
This is indeed, with the Valse, my favorite movement of the suite.…
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@Steve Pederson @Eric Phillips here's an almost «squeakless» version of the B section with some great musical ideas... the A section is also very contrasting...
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@don that's indeed a beautiful piece and it already flows well under your fingers, keep the good work!
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@Steve Pederson great start for this beautiful Choro Steve! I personally don't consider it «cliché» and probably one of the most beautiful Choro that exists (my preferred one being Barrios's Choro da…
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@Andre Bernier I'm happy to see you found something that fits the challenge... but no worries, all cases at some point are just «unfinished business»!
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@Steve Pederson I think there's something interesting to do with B section... I would consider the bass power chord as the melody and ensure a similar approach than if I would play it on the first…
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@Eric Phillips for shorter shifts you also can lift fingers 3 and 4 and for finger 1 go on its side, it the sounds almost squeakless and with speed even more. Good work!
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@Pavel Welcome to the challenge Pavel, I think I've never seen you before! You've already done a lot of work on this piece and you already sound musical and secure, bravo!
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@don great start Don, you mostly have it under the fingers and already with some great musical ideas... can't wait to hear it in the upcoming days!
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@Jacques farmer definitely a beautiful one, probably my preferred one of the suite with the Valse.
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@Eric Phillips you're right about the B section right hand pattern practice. At some point, once you kind of master the mechanics, it becomes like one big movement and then gets easier to go faster...…
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Re: READ and FAQ - The Villa-Lobos-Voyage!
@David Krupka I was not aware you have this condition too, or I don't recall if you have talked about it earlier in a previous challenge. I can't imagine how frustrating this should be,…
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Re: READ and FAQ - The Villa-Lobos-Voyage!
@Giuseppe Gasparini I think you got a few interesting suggestions, I hope to hear a bit of you in this challenge.
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Re: READ and FAQ - The Villa-Lobos-Voyage!
@Jaime Fernandez that's a beautiful prelude, I hope you'll have time to post something by the end of the challenge.
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about?
@Eric Phillips I'm happy you have heard of him before, he deserves to be more known. Yeah starting at that point it's incredible all the double notes across the voicing,…
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1 yr ago
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@Eric Phillips really nice start for this HVL Challenge! You already have most of it under the fingers... the hard work now begins
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about?
I want to share with you an incredible French Canadian guitarist who plays with finesse, precision and refinement. His interpretation of this Bach Sinfonia from Partita #2 is just sublime...…
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Re: Week 4: Resurrected Rhythms: Celebrating Revived Pieces!
@Dale Needles great achievement
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Re: Guess the Composer
@David Krupka me too!
I was sur for A (Giuliani), but was hesitant on B and C as B could have been Sor harmonically but melodically it's a bit more «romantic» then I set B (Aguado) and C (Sor).…
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Re: Week 4: Resurrected Rhythms: Celebrating Revived Pieces!
@Jack Stewart thank you Jack... your study seems quite difficult!
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Re: Week 4: Resurrected Rhythms: Celebrating Revived Pieces!
@Jack Stewart bravo Jack, what a piece and performance! I definitely should take a closer look at the score and try it!
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Re: Week 4: Resurrected Rhythms: Celebrating Revived Pieces!
@Dale Needles bravo Dale, you play this music with great refinement, detail and expression. It will be an exemplary contribution to the Carlevaro group!
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Re: Guess the Composer
@Eric Phillips Woohoo... oh yes... Ice Cream time! Maybe try it again in September when spring/holidays are done? I think this is a great idea!
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