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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!!
@Eric Phillips bravo Eric, it's impressive how it musically matured and flows under your fingers in just a few days of practice. I also experiment a bit the same and independently of the piece level,…
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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!!
@Rick Lord thank you Rick, you're right about this period as I enjoy a lot playing and expressing this style.
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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!!
@Andre Bernier nice work Andre, it won't take a year I can tell you!
As for the thumb you can, for stabilization, put it on lower E or even better on the upper string you're currently playing and…
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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!!
@Steve Pederson haha... I think @Eric Phillips is crazy enough to do it!
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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!!
@Wai Thank you Wai, it's a fun play!
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Re: WEEK 3: Master of Classical Style!
@Andre Bernier Thank you Andre, I'm glad you enjoyed!
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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!!
@Wai you're doing great Wai, this is indeed a more challenging piece than it looks on paper but that'd be a nice complement to Giuliani's variations on the same theme.
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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!!
@Eric Phillips this is a lovely idea to have @Steve Pederson giving away free guitars!
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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!!
@Eric Phillips This is indeed an interesting piece and you're so right about Cmin, it rarely makes anything easy
but you did great again, thanks for sharing!
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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!!
Another of my favorite of Op.35 is #8. As a personal choice I opted to not make the bar repetition indications since the rondo form already gives us enough!
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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!!
@Eric Phillips Thanks for the discovery and well played as usualé I've never read through this Opus and I don't recall knowing any of them.
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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!!
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary bravo Nijwm, I agree with Eric that you've done an incredible job about the legato and chord shifts, the overall sounds so smooth, nice job!…
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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!!
@Eric Phillips right on, I also think Sor's has a lot to offer for any level and of high quality music.
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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!!
@Eric Phillips well done Eric, calm and meditative. I was thinking about playing it 2 weeks ago when YT suggested me Goran Sollscher's version... but I opted for Op.35.
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Re: WEEK 3: Master of Classical Style!
@Rick Lord Thank you Rick, that means a lot
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Re: WEEK 3: Master of Classical Style!
@Wai Thanks Wai, that's because I played every note reststroke!
... but joke aside I changed a bit the mics position and mixing chain, it's a work in progress!
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Re: WEEK 3: Master of Classical Style!
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Thank you Nijwm
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Re: WEEK 3: Master of Classical Style!
@Jack Stewart Thank you Jack, the bass line in this work is fun to play!
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@Eric Phillips there's a lot going on there and you find your way to manage it all. I see you still working to not use your «i» finger, I'm wondering if by the end of the whole thing you feel any…
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Re: WEEK 3: Master of Classical Style!
@Eric Phillips Thank you Eric, that's why I love this exercise, the way Sor created this small contrapuntal work ease the flexibility of moving parts. I know I'm a bit on the limit and not many of…
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I'm a bit late again to the challenge and I thought about getting back to Op.35 would be a good thing. Here is #4, one of my favorite of the set, and if time permits I hope to post a few more of them…
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Re: WEEK 3: Master of Classical Style!
@Ernesto bravo Ernesto, your sound and playing are great! And thank you for the score montage, it's a very interesting addition to the video.
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Re: WEEK 3: Master of Classical Style!
@Eric Phillips great work Eric, it's already well under control, amazing! I'm sorry to read about your «i» finger, as others said it would be wise to have an expert opinion ensure you take proper…
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Re: WEEK 2: Diving Deep into Sor's Style!
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary I think you can move away the phone while still keeping a good sound and volume, try a few different positions and you'll see. You also can buy a small microphone like the Rode…
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Re: WEEK 2: Diving Deep into Sor's Style!
@Wai great start on this beautiful work not enough played and obscured too many times by Mozart's Op 9! I also hope you'll get some of other variations, good job!
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