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Re: Week 1: Composing Etudes: Kickoff!
@Brett Gilbert This is excellent, Brett. I must say, that is beyond my technical ability. Playing those chord voicing is pretty hard, let alone bringing out the melody.…
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
- Composing Etudes
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Re: Week 1: Composing Etudes: Kickoff!
@Ron Thanks, Ron, I appreciate you listening.
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
- Composing Etudes
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Re: Week 2 - Composing Etudes: Feedback
I'd love to hear from you about these. There are videos of the first and third one posted in Week One.
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Composing Etudes: Kickoff!
@Nipun Deshpande Oh, I thought I heard the open 1st string ringing together with the F on the second string. Still sounds cool, though!
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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- Composing Etudes
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Re: Week 1: Composing Etudes: Kickoff!
@Ashley (Ash) Lucero Yeah, that's exactly what I meant to say! 🙂
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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- Composing Etudes
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Re: Week 1: Composing Etudes: Kickoff!
@Devyn McCrea Here's a beginner duet. It's a short theme and variations that explores different harmonies. It can all be played in the open position by both guitars.…
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Re: Week 1: Composing Etudes: Kickoff!
@Nipun Deshpande Very nice, Nipun! What a huge stretch on those chords toward the end. I love the sound of the low bass notes together with the minor second interval two octaves higher. Beautiful!
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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- Composing Etudes
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Re: Week 1: Composing Etudes: Kickoff!
@Brett Gilbert I'm glad you find the study to be helpful. Switch the order of the sections if you want. Measures 15-18 are similar technique-wise to the harmonic section of Miguel Llobet's…
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Composing Etudes: Kickoff!
Study in Harmonics update Here is a video of my Study in Harmonics. Yesterday, I posted a little walkthrough of the piece, but here is an uninterrupted performance. The score is attached again.
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Composing Etudes: Kickoff!
@Ron Thanks, Ron. I think it’s right up there with Britten’s Nocturnal.
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
- Composing Etudes
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Re: Week 1: Composing Etudes: Kickoff!
@joosje Thanks, Joosje!
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
- Composing Etudes
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Re: Week 1: Composing Etudes: Kickoff!
@Brett Gilbert You’re very welcome, Brett. I wish the theme were a little more developed, but this serves the purpose of presenting the different types of harmonics..…
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Composing Etudes: Kickoff!
@Brett Gilbert Very cool, Brett! I did a little run through it on the guitar, and it's really fun to play like that.
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
- Composing Etudes
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Re: Week 1: Composing Etudes: Kickoff!
Study in Harmonics walkthrough Here is a walkthrough of a etude I wrote that has a simple four-measure melody played with a variety of harmonics, as requested by Brett Gilbert above.…
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: Composing Etudes: Kickoff!
@Brett Gilbert I’ll give a shot at a piece with some harmonics, Brett! In the very limited music writing I’ve done so far, I have yet to include any harmonics. I’d love to hear your piece.…
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
- Composing Etudes
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Re: Week 1: Composing Etudes: Kickoff!
A technique I struggle with a lot these days is having a right hand finger (or thumb) placed on a string without plucking that string. This could be done for reasons of damping,…
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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- Composing Etudes
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Re: WATCH PARTY with Nikita Koshkin for the Nikita Koshkin Challenge
@Jenny Thanks, Jenny. I hope so too. The last composition challenge with Ashley was really great!
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WATCH PARTY with Nikita Koshkin for the Nikita Koshkin Challenge
@Blaise Laflamme Thank you, Blaise, it is very mutual!
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WATCH PARTY with Nikita Koshkin for the Nikita Koshkin Challenge
Well, I am blown away at that watch party, and I couldn't even watch it live (until the very end)! Everyone's videos were so impressive, and our two guests could not have been more kind and gracious…
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: The Shearer Method - Learning How to Learn
@Martin Thanks Martin!
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 3: Dóbry wétscher (Good Evening)!
@Daniel Beltrán Great work, Daniel! I particularly liked #6. You were able to get it up to full tempo, and you seemed so poised and in control.
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
- Nikita Koshkin Challenge
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Re: tonebase Live & Community Survey
When I click on the survey, a window comes up that says: "This form can only be viewed by users in the owner's organization."
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
- General Discussion
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Re: WATCH PARTY with Nikita Koshkin for the Nikita Koshkin Challenge
I will have to watch it later, but I'm looking forward to it tonight!
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 3: Dóbry wétscher (Good Evening)!
@Blaise Laflamme So impressive, Blaise! Between this and #4, I think this challenge is the best I’ve heard you play (at least until the next challenge!).…
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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- Nikita Koshkin Challenge
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Re: The Shearer Method - Learning How to Learn
Is this available to watch? I don't see the link.
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
- Live Calendar
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