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Re: Villa Lobos Prelude No 5 @Derek Thanks, Derek.
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Re: Villa Lobos Prelude No 5 @Derek Thanks, Derek. I think it sounds best when this section goes really fast, as a big contrast to the previous section. I just don’t think I will be able to pull that off.
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Re: Villa Lobos Prelude No 5 @Rick Lord Thanks so much, Rick!
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Re: Villa Lobos Prelude No 5 November 6, 2021 Between last night and this morning, I was able to get a couple of hours practice time, so I'd like to post my progress on the C section.…
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Re: Blaise's Practice Diary - Sor's Gran Solo Op. 14 @David Krupka All we are saying … is give peace a chance!
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Re: Emma's Practice Diary - Bach Gavotte 1 & 2 @Emma I say learn all you can about baroque interpretation (I know next to nothing, myself), but then make a choice about what you like. If you like Bach with cross-string trills and campanella…
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Re: Blaise's Practice Diary - Dyens's Saudade No 3 @Martin The only thing that meme leaves out is a Dr. Who reference.
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Re: BWV 1007 Menuets I & 2 @Rick Lord That is so beautiful, Rick! I'm really impressed by your right hand control. The articulation and well-executed damping make this sound so polished.…
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Re: Villa Lobos Prelude No 5 November 5, 2021 I have been practicing the B section for a couple days, and here is a video of my progress. I think this section is the emotional center of the piece,…
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Re: Ivan Paolo Bolognesi on Andrew York and Roland Dyens. @ivan paolo Very nice, Ivan. Short and sweet, but very well played!
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Re: Derek Alba by Hans Haug @Derek I'm not familiar with this piece at all. I love the lyrical melody lines that you play up higher on the fingerboard. So beautiful!
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Re: Derek's Lob der Thranen @Derek It is sounding good, Derek. I am a bit envious of how easily you play on the bass strings with your left hand pinky. When I lift my pinky up there, I often flub the chord.
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Re: Villa Lobos Prelude No 5 @Emma Thank you, Emma. For some reason, it was sounding very thin to me that day, with a lot of nail clicking.
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Re: Blaise's Practice Diary - Dyens's Saudade No 3 @Blaise Laflamme Yes, I really like doing the practice diary, because it gives me more motivation to actually continue working on a piece to completion.…
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Re: Blaise's Practice Diary - Dyens's Saudade No 3 Well, you certainly are giving yourself a really big challenge to get those two iconic pieces ready in a month. If you pull this off, you will be the undisputed king of challenges!…
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Re: Derek's Lob der Thranen Great choice, Derek! I started working on it maybe about a year ago. I found the first half fairly manageable, but the second half (when the melody goes up an octave) just seemed beyond me,…
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Re: Villa Lobos Prelude No 5 @Nora Torres-Nagel Thank you for your kind words, Nora. I had played #1 and #4 about thirty years ago in college. I have since added #3, and now working on #5.…
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Re: Blaise's Practice Diary - Sor's Gran Solo Op. 14 @Blaise Laflamme Sounds like a good plan to me.
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Re: Blaise's Practice Diary - Sor's Gran Solo Op. 14 Oh man, what a great piece, Blaise! I'll be honest, I would have expected you to choose a more contemporary piece. Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining.…
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Re: Villa Lobos Prelude No 5 November 3, 2021 I have now been practicing the A section for a couple days and I am posting my progress. I think the most important goal in this section is to make the melody legato.…
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Re: Villa Lobos Prelude No 5 @Martin I did and so I re-organized my entries. I will now do a separate string for each piece I work on. Like you said, it would make it easier for anyone searching the diaries later to find a…
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Re: Bach BWV 1007 Prelude Great work, Brett! This is such a rewarding piece to play, and it's already sounding beautiful.
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Re: Sor Op 60 No 16 @Khiem Nguyen Thanks so much, Khiem!
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Re: Sor Op 60 No 16 @don Thanks, Don. One of my favorites too.
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Re: Khiem's diary: Recuerdos de la Alhambra @Khiem Nguyen Sounding good, Khiem! The melody is really singing!
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