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Re: WEEK 3: El Canto de la Guitarra Jose Broca - Un Adios Op 4 Today, I will break into the very large world of Spanish Romantic (era) music. As I fish around for pieces to play, there is such a vast ocean to choose from.…
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Re: WEEK 3: El Canto de la Guitarra @Wai That sounds so perfect, Wai! I really love your sound and those beautiful ornaments.
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Re: WEEK 3: El Canto de la Guitarra @Wai Thank you, Wai!
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Re: WEEK 3: El Canto de la Guitarra @Steve Pederson Really nice, Steve! This is another one that sounds like it should be easy, until you actually start trying to play it, that is. You got that up and going so fast.
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Re: WEEK 3: El Canto de la Guitarra @Jack Stewart That sounds great, Jack! You are nailing those difficult rhythms, accents, and articulations so well. I would love to be able to play it like that.…
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Re: WEEK 3: El Canto de la Guitarra @Steve Pederson Thanks, Steve. I'm more of a Steelers fan than a Saints fan, though.
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Re: WEEK 3: El Canto de la Guitarra @Luciano Salvatore Very good, Luciano. That middle section is really hard, but you are making steady progress on it!
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Re: WEEK 3: El Canto de la Guitarra @Jack Stewart I did indeed! Spanish Romantic music to be precise!
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! @Jack Stewart
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! @Jack Stewart I actually used to be very avid cyclist. For several years, if you asked me what my main hobby was, I'd have said cyclist over guitar. Unfortunately,…
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Re: WEEK 3: El Canto de la Guitarra Sor – Mouvement de priere religieuse Op 31 No 23 I’ll make today my last submission by Sor, so I have chosen one of my favorites. I really think his skill as a composer comes out on this one.…
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! @Jack Stewart That's so great, Jack! I really admire that you have taken on such big and challenging pieces, and you're playing them so well. The driving rhythmic sections, in particular,…
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! @joosje @Jack Stewart @Blaise Laflamme Thank you. Food analogies are my favorite! I think I'll go have some dessert now.
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! Sor – Andante Op 44 No 11 For this one, I simply started flipping through my book of Sor studies (ed. Grimes) looking for something I hadn’t played before,…
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! @Derek Definitely, anything beats those! I'm guessing it is pretty convenient though, just for something quick and easy.
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! @Emma I just had no idea he had done this. What a great contribution from @joosje !
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! @Emma Thanks, Emma. Obviously, I do really enjoy playing a lot of music. What I lack is your focus on one, more challenging piece. I have tried Cadiz a few times, and I found it too difficult.…
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! @joosje Those were beautiful, Joosje! Garcia Lorca arranged those on the guitar? I had no idea there was anything in our repertoire by him. What a treasure!
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! @Nora Torres-Nagel I liked that very much, Nora! That entire Op 6 is so wonderful, but so challenging. I have only played a couple of the pieces in it seriously.…
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! @Nora Torres-Nagel Great job, Nora! What stamina, keeping that up for so long!
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! @Dale Needles Very good, Dale. I agree with Blaise - I really like that second variation.
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! @Derek Great job, Derek! Your articulation makes it very rhythmic, which is perfect for the music.
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! @Emma Thanks, Emma. Just to set the record straight, I am not sight reading here. This is after maybe about one hour of practice.
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! @joosje Thank you, Joosje!
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Re: WEEK 2: La Guitarra Espanola! @Blaise Laflamme No plans. So much music, so little time! Maybe some time.
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