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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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- 4 yrs ago
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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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Re: Villa Lobos Prelude No 5
November 1, 2021 Here is an initial run-through of the three sections of the piece. I am trying to follow most of Emmanuel's fingerings and musical ideas.
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Villa Lobos Prelude No 5

I watched Emmanuel Sowicz' livestream lesson on this piece and fell in love with it. Now I'm finally going to buckle down and learn it! The score is attached, with Emmanuel's fingerings.
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Re: Sor Op 60 No 16
@Martin Yes, my technique level is so low that it is in no need maintenance, like yours! 😄 I do love that cello-like line, definitely my favorite part of the whole piece.…
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Re: Eli's Portrait - Sergio Assad
I had never heard this before, so I looked it up. What an incredible piece of music!
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Brooke's Tango en Skai
@Martin Dang! That's really cool!
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Re: Sor Op 60 No 16
November 1, 2021 Here is a performance of of the piece from memory. I still mess up more often than I nail it, but it's getting there.
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Re: Sor Op 60 No 16
@Martin Thanks, Martin!
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Re: Sor Op 60 No 16
October 31, 2021 I think I have Sor Op 60 No 16 memorized. I'm hoping to be able to record it tomorrow afternoon and post it here. I'm also going to start working on Villa-Lobos Prelude No 5.…
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Re: Sor Op 60 No 16
@Nora Torres-Nagel I really appreciate you listening with care, Nora!
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Re: Sor Op 60 No 16
@Derek Thank you, Derek.
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Re: Sor Op 60 No 16
October 29, 2021 Here is an updated version of Sor Op 60 No 16. The execution is a little bit cleaner, especially on the ornaments in measures 38 and 46.…
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