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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! 🌤
@Bill Young What an amazing opportunity you had for that masterclass! Your methodical and thorough approach to learning this music is incredible. I definitely lack that discipline (and the ability…
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- 3 yrs ago
- Month of J.S. Bach! 🌊
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Re: Performing Bach - Now and Then
@Nora Torres-Nagel So science and music brought you together in love!
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! 🌤
@Jack Stewart I just listened to it, and it was great! Still slightly faster than what I'm playing it at now, but not too much. He plays very few slurs (not needed at the slower tempo).…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Month of J.S. Bach! 🌊
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Re: Performing Bach - Now and Then
@Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz It sounds very magical!
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Performing Bach - Now and Then
@Nora Torres-Nagel That's amazing, Nora! 👏 What brought the two of you to Rochester, Minnesota?
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Performing Bach - Now and Then
@Nora Torres-Nagel Yes, music education in the United States is so poor. We assume young people simply will not like classical music, and so they are never exposed to it.…
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! 🌤
Andante BWV 1003 Mar 22 Here is an update of the Andante from the second Violin Sonata. I think there is a slight improvement to the cadential trills. I'm doing both with cross-string trills here.…
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! 🌤
@Emma Thanks, again. I'm not sure what it is about Bach that makes him so difficult to memorize. Perhaps because it doesn't lie too comfortably on the guitar,…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! 🌤
@Emma Thank you, Emma!
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! 🌤
Sarabande BWV 997 in C minor (Mar 22) I thought I'd try this one in the original key with a capo, as David Russell (and others) do. I don't have perfect pitch,…
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! 🌤
@Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. It's the slow tempo that makes this more manageable to me. My brain just doesn't keep up well when Bach just writes these endless strings of fast notes.…
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! 🌤
@Jack Stewart I had the same problem when I used to make videos on my phone. My daughter had to show me how to delete them, since just deleting them once apparently wasn't enough.
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Month of J.S. Bach! 🌊
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Re: Performing Bach - Now and Then
Well, this one is memorable, but in a somewhat negative way. I teach high school students (not music), and I always play for my students on the last day of school.…
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: What piece of Bach's music most speaks to your life right now? Why?
Well, I did just record this for the challenge earlier, but I'm going with the Andante from the second Violin Sonata. It's full of beauty, sadness, and maybe even some tragedy (in the B section),…
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! 🌤
Andante BWV 1003 Mar 21 This is from the second Violin Sonata. I am hesitant to play it on guitar, since it sounds so much better on the violin with its sustain.…
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! 🌤
Prelude BWV 997 measures 1-32 Mar 21 Here is another update on this prelude. I'm still only playing the first 32 measures, and still very slowly, since I can't seem to do it any faster without…
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 2: The Depths of J.S.Bach's Music! 🐳
@Rick Lord This is incredible, Rick. If this is the most difficult movement, it doesn't show when you play. Your articulation really makes this one dance along so nicely.…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 2: The Depths of J.S.Bach's Music! 🐳
@Olli Ooh! Your poor hand! 🖐️
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Month of J.S. Bach! 🌊
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Re: WEEK 2: The Depths of J.S.Bach's Music! 🐳
@joosje Always good to hear from you, Joosje. I've heard that Pepe Romero was asked what his secret is for always being so full of joy, and he said, "Play some Bach every day!" At times,…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 2: The Depths of J.S.Bach's Music! 🐳
@Rick Lord Thank you for the kind words, Rick. I am actually still sick. I tested positive for the flu and it's hitting me hard.
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 2: The Depths of J.S.Bach's Music! 🐳
@Rick Lord Thank you, Rick.
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 2: The Depths of J.S.Bach's Music! 🐳
@Olli I hope so, but I think it will take me beyond the end of this challenge. The parts I haven't played yet seem to be the most difficult. I'm not exactly known for my patience in playing…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 2: The Depths of J.S.Bach's Music! 🐳
@Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. My approach has always been the opposite, preferring to play intermediate pieces. While I love listening to the prelude, I'm not really enjoying working on it yet.…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Month of J.S. Bach! 🌊
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Re: WEEK 2: The Depths of J.S.Bach's Music! 🐳
@Olli I actually listened to the Allegro first, then the Fugue, now your Prelude. How amazing that you're playing all three of these monuments! I know the Prelude is played much more often than the…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Month of J.S. Bach! 🌊
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Re: WEEK 2: The Depths of J.S.Bach's Music! 🐳
@Debbie Beautiful, Debbie! You give such care to each note.
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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