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Re: Week 1: A Guitar has Six Strings, Right? 🎸
@Olli I look forward to hearing it!
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: A Guitar has Six Strings, Right? 🎸
@Olli Thanks, Olli!
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Playing Transcriptions Challenge!
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Re: Pulsar / Vincent Lindsey-Clark
@Olli Sounding good, Olli!
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: A Guitar has Six Strings, Right? 🎸
Schumann Berceuse (trans. Tarrega) I was reading through this piece from the files Martin gave us, and it seemed pretty playable. Then I hit this short section in F# minor on page 2 that just seemed…
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: A Guitar has Six Strings, Right? 🎸
@Martin Thanks, Martin! I am no purveyor of fine cellists, but I do really like Inbal Segev's version. She also has a great masterclass about the piece on YT.
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Playing Transcriptions Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: A Guitar has Six Strings, Right? 🎸
@Paul Kennedy Thanks, Paul. The Prelude is really rockin’! I love the Sarabande the most, which is almost always the case for me.
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Playing Transcriptions Challenge!
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Re: Week 1: A Guitar has Six Strings, Right? 🎸
Bach Sarabande (BWV 1012) So, when does this challenge start? Ahh, never mind! I thought I'd kick this thing off with perhaps the most transcribed composer of all time.…
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- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Sor Op 21 Les Adieux
@Nora Torres-Nagel Thank you, Nora. No, I am not a professional, just an enthusiastic amateur. I have definitely fallen in love with Sor's music. I played very little of him until this past year,…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Sor Op 21 Les Adieux
Measures 55-68 (December 30, 2021) This section is more challenging for me. In the left hand, the voicing of the B7 (first inversion) in measures 56 and 60 is pretty difficult.…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Sor Op 21 Les Adieux
Measures 44-54 (December 30, 2021) Like the opening measures, this section is marked by sharp dynamic contrasts (f-p-f-p etc.). Nothing too challenging here,…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Sor Op 21 Les Adieux
Measures 22-43 Andante (December 29, 2021) Again, this is fairly straightforward technically. It's in G major, but takes a few twists and turns using secondary dominants (typical of Sor).…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Sor Op 21 Les Adieux
Measures 1-21 Andante Largo (December 29, 2021) This is a rather somber introduction to the piece. Nothing too tricky here. It starts out with block chords and stark dynamic contrasts.…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Nora's practice dairy "Villancico de Navidad" de Barrios
@Nora Torres-Nagel So beautiful, Nora! That has come a long way and you are playing it so well!
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Sor Op 21 Les Adieux
@Mark Thanks, Mark. Her performance is truly outstanding, one of my all-time favorite recordings of Sor.
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Sor Op 21 Les Adieux
Structural Analysis This is a fantasia, so the structure is a bit looser than most of Sor's works. That said, there are some pretty clear sectional divisions. Here's my breakdown: A.…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Sor Op 21 Les Adieux
December 28, 2021 Here is a read-through of the piece. It's a bit long, so I understand if you'd rather do something (anything) else than watch it all, as my playing is not too good yet.
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- 3 yrs ago
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Sor Op 21 Les Adieux

I obviously love the music of Fernando Sor, but I haven't yet played any of his longer pieces. I thought this might be a good one to start with, as it seems within my technical abilities.…
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- updated 3 yrs ago
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Re: 20 Sor Studies (Segovia)
Study 8 measures 10-17 slow practice I'm coming back to this study after a few days break. The middle section is still very hard for me to execute, so I am going to slow it WAY down until I can do…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Legend by Ernest Shand
December 28, 2021 Here is today's update. Definitely some improvement. The B section is a bit better, but it slows down too much in the second half of the section due to my lack of memorization.…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Legend by Ernest Shand
December 27, 2021 (after practice) It's starting to come together. I'm hoping to have it memorized soon, so I can take my eyes away from the music. That will make the shifting a lot easier.…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Legend by Ernest Shand
December 27, 2021 (first take) Here is an initial read-through of the piece. My focus will be on making the melody come through very legato, while keeping the accompaniment in the background.…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Legend by Ernest Shand

Once again, I stumbled upon Alexandra Whittingham playing this on YT and loved it. It's challenging, but does not feel beyond me. Shand was a student of Catherina Pratten,…
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- updated 3 yrs ago
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Re: Forgotten by Catherina Josepha Pratten
@Jack Stewart Thanks for listening and I’m glad you liked it, Jack. For many years, I avoided Romantics as well. I didn’t even start playing Tarrega until a few years ago.…
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: Lute Advice
@Kevin Mudd Thanks, Kevin. I’m still in the “noodling” stage with it. Really learning it will be a true commitment.
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- General Discussion
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Re: 20 Sor Studies (Segovia)
@Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack! I haven’t quite gotten to all of Sor’s music, but I’ll get there! 😀
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
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