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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
Study 9. I've worked on a scale etude (14) and an arpeggio etude (2), so now I'm going to try a slur etude. I really like number 9, and I've never played it before, so that's what I'm choosing.…
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@Deb Covell That’s great! I look forward to hearing from you!
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@Mark Thanks, Mark!
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@David Krupka Thanks so much, David!
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@Giuseppe Gasparini Grazie ancora.
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@Giuseppe Gasparini Sei molto gentile, Giuseppe.
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@Gunnar Those are four of the best ones. I like to play number 16 with the melody on the second string as much as possible. It just sings better than the first string.…
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
Study 2 update. I'm still playing it very slowly, but now I'm trying to add what Tengyue Zhang called micro dynamic shapes in his video lesson. Basically,…
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
Study 14. Here's another take at this piece, a bit faster and with (I hope) a bit more musicality. I'm not sure, but I think this may be my last submission of this piece!…
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@Giuseppe Gasparini Grazie, Giuseppe!
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@Giuseppe Gasparini I think the categories should be difficult, more difficult, and impossible.
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@Khiem Nguyen It got even better! Your technique is flawless, and it has great musicality too. I’ll have to try your practice tip. It obviously works well for you!
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Re: The Etude Guide (Difficulty, Technique, Length)
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@Mark That’s great, Mark! Like me, you seem to be one who looks at a big cake and says, “I’ll take the middle piece.”
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@Khiem Nguyen Wow! This is incredible, Khiem! I did not notice the incorrect note at all. All I noticed was beautiful music and a player who looks strong and confident. Good work!
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@Khiem Nguyen Thanks, Khiem, that’s the plan. At the slow speed, I’m trying to pay close attention to the details.
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@Khiem Nguyen Thank you, Khiem!
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@Deb Covell Thanks for listening, Deb. I used to make all my videos just with my phone, which worked fine. Now I use my laptop, but with a USB microphone that I picked up for about $30 (U.S.…
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Re: The Etude Guide (Difficulty, Technique, Length)
Thanks, Martin, this is very helpful. Number 9 (which I love) seems to be missing from the difficulty chart. Where would you put it? I'd say either easy or medium.
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Re: Week 1 - Prepare // Mar 22nd
@Nipun Deshpande Thanks for checking it out, Nipun. In the first week of the Composition Challenge, we were assigned to write a piece that imitates a short study or familiar piece that we know well…
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Re: Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge: Kick-Off Livestream
I’m afraid I now have a family obligation, so I will have to watch the kickoff later.
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Re: Interactive Livestream: Arpeggio Mastery with Carcassi No.7, op.60
I’m pretty sure I can make this one!
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
Study 2 I watched the new video lesson on this etude by Tengyue Zhang, and I loved it so much that I just had to give it a go. I've played it before many moons ago,…
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@David Krupka Well, I guess I was channeling my inner Carcassi! (or at least my thumb was
) I am normally quite lazy myself regarding damping, to the point of ignoring it.…
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@Magda I’m afraid I did not visit Puglia during my years in Italy. I bet the pizza is amazing! I hope your hand gets better soon. We would love for you to participate in the challenge.…
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