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Re: Week 4: Serenade Showcase
@Dale Needles Wow, I had no idea I was in such good company! I thought I was just cheating. From now on I’ll say that I’m interpreting it according to the Carlevaro school.
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Re: Week 4: Serenade Showcase
@Jack Stewart Thanks Jack. I feel like I may have watched Lora’s lessons, but right now I’m not sure that I have because I can’t remember anything from them.…
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Re: Week 4: Serenade Showcase
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary This is great, Nijwm! Very musical and it sounds very relaxed. I like not repeating all those diminished chords - it makes that section less monotonous.
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Re: Week 4: Serenade Showcase
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary You caught me! I’m cheating. I have always struggled with playing this section cleanly, so I decided to make it easier. I’m only changing the upper voice, not the middle voice.…
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Re: Week 4: Serenade Showcase
Sorry not to post in a while. I have continued to work on the same two pieces from the Suite Populaire Bresilienne. I tried the Scottish-Choro for a couple days,…
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil
@Jack Stewart Thank you, Jack. I agree that this piece is a bit pop, akin perhaps to Andrew York’s “Home”. That said, I doubt we’ll be hearing it at a Taylor Swift concert anytime soon
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Re: Week 3: Harmonious Journeys
@Jack Stewart I am in awe at how you are able to pull off a piece like this, with its relentless and almost frenetic counterpoint. I get dizzy just listening to it,…
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Re: Level 2 - List Of Pieces (+ Discussion Space)
@Eileen Sanel is giving an alternate fingering that keeps the texture of the music consistent. He is playing the A on the 4th string 7th fret with the pinky, the B on the open 2nd string,…
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Re: Week 3: Harmonious Journeys
Mazurka-Choro (Aug 15) Here is another take on this, with a few new ideas I tried out.
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Re: Week 3: Harmonious Journeys
@Dale Needles It’s sounding great so far, Dale!
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Re: Week 3: Harmonious Journeys
@Raul Guzman Vidal I think this is great, Raul! It gives you all the benefit of a metronome, but it’s a whole lot more fun. From what I understand, HVL played in choro bands when he was young,…
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary This is excellent, Nijwm! I don’t think it needs to go super fast to sound good. More dynamic variation would certainly be good. Dale’s idea of playing each repeat differently…
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil
Gavotta-Choro (Aug 12) Here is an update on this. I am playing without a score now. I didn't really sit down and try to memorize, it just happened after playing it enough.…
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil
@Calin Lupa Glad to have you join in, Calin! Being able to play that so well already shows how much you must love it. I am really looking forward to hearing it polished up!
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil
@Derek It's wonderful to hear you play again, Derek, and it does not get any better than these two pieces by Villa-Lobos!
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Re: Sheet music for Carcassi/Giuliani
Try going to the website for IMSLP and typing the name of the composer. They will have hundreds of pieces for Giuliani and Carcassi there.
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil
Mazurka-Choro and Gavotta-Choro (Aug 7) I have continued to work on the Mazurka. I have it memorized, finally, and I feel like I am starting to make it my own when I play it.…
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Re: Week 1: Prelude to Villa-Lobos
@Ron Thanks Ron! I’m just going one piece at a time. I doubt I’ll get to the whole suite, but we’ll see.
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2 mths ago
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Re: Week 1: Prelude to Villa-Lobos
@Raul Guzman Vidal This is a BIG improvement rhythmically, Raul! Keep up the good work!
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil
Gavotta-Choro (Aug 6) I am finding this piece significantly more difficult than the Mazurka. Here are videos of each of the three sections, which I will eventually put together into the rondo form of…
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Re: Week 1: Prelude to Villa-Lobos
Gavotte-Choro A section (Aug 4) I am still working on the Mazurka-Choro, but I have also begun to work on the Gavotte-Choro. I think this is probably the prettiest of the pieces in the suite.…
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Re: Week 1: Prelude to Villa-Lobos
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Thanks, Nijwm. I certainly was not trying to pressure you into playing any HVL, I was just trying to encourage you to try some since I think you have the technique needed to play…
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Re: Week 1: Prelude to Villa-Lobos
@Raul Guzman Vidal Great work! It’s very long, so that took a lot of work to get the whole thing playable. I would suggest practicing it a lot with a metronome.…
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Re: Week 1: Prelude to Villa-Lobos
Mazurka-Choro (Aug 2) Here is an update on this piece. I botched a few key moments.
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Re: Week 1: Prelude to Villa-Lobos
@Derek Thanks, Derek. Good to hear from you, and I really hope we get to hear you play again soon. Also, I'll give you a "cookie" if you use words like "blimey" more often in your posts!
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