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Re: WEEK THREE: The Destination! @Jaime Zaldua I can't WAIT!!!
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Re: WEEK THREE: The Destination! @Jaime Zaldua I thought that was great, Jaime! The A section was lush and beautiful. There were a few notes cut short, but it was still lovely to listen to.…
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Re: Miguel Llobet: La Nit de Nadal @Emmanuel Another superb lesson, Emmanuel. The way you explain what makes for good fingering is so eye-opening. Prior to your lesson, I was having such a hard time just figuring out the notes and…
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Re: WEEK THREE: The Destination! Sketch VII AGAIN! I keep working on this. This time I played the whole thing (not without a few stops). It was my first and only take - I promised myself not to do more than one.…
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Re: WEEK THREE: The Destination! @Khiem Nguyen Very clear improvement, Khiem! Good work.
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Re: WEEK THREE: The Destination! @Khiem Nguyen Good work, Khiem, especially for a first take!
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Re: WEEK THREE: The Destination! Sketch VII again. I am attempting to play this again with Assad's chords, not mine. After watching Martin give some help with how to best play the chords, I decided to practice them more,…
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! @Martin Thanks, Martin. I have been keeping up the damping exercises, and they are getting a very little bit better each day. It will take a while, but I know it’s something my fingers need to be…
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Re: What is your favorite etude? It’s so hard to beat Sor here when you consider all the following: number of studies, quality of composition, pedagogical value, and range of technical level.…
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! @Jaime Zaldua That was wonderful to listen to, Jaime! You have such nice control over your dynamics and tempo, and made it so musical. Thanks for joining in!
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! @Steve Pederson Good work, Steve! Maybe on the mistakes you should have said, “Doh!” (That’s a Simpsons reference. )
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! @Blaise Laflamme Thanks, Blaise. You've got the technique for those later pieces, I'm sure.
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! I'm not very certain what I should do with the days left in this challenge. Pushing ahead to the later sketches does not seem wise as they are so far beyond my technique that I don't think it would…
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Re: Miguel Llobet: La Nit de Nadal @Emmanuel Yes! I have no idea what the words to this melody are, but it just sounds like Christmas, doesn't it!?
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! @Steve Pederson Great work, Steve. It sounds really good. I like the guitar collection in the background!
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! @Steve Pederson Thanks, Steve!
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! @Martin That's incredible for having worked on it for so short a time (I think you said one hour). Those are very rich chords. It reminds me of the chord voicings a jazz guitarist like Joe Pass…
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! Monkfish (Sketch VII) Day 2. This is a video edit of variations 1-5. After the fifth variation, I hop down to the two-measure ending (measures 85-86). I cannot play variations 6 and 7 yet.…
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! @Khiem Nguyen Thank you, Khiem. I love how something as simple as an interval can invoke emotions and images!
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! @Blaise Laflamme Thank you, Blaise.
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! @Martin Looking forward to it! I will have to watch that one later, unfortunately, but I will definitely watch it.
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! @Martin Maybe I will …
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! @Khiem Nguyen That’s a big improvement, Khiem! Getting those highest notes to sustain over into the next measure is what makes this one both challenging and beautiful.…
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! @Blaise Laflamme Beautifully played, Blaise! You make the melody sound like it's dancing in a slow and relaxed way. I had to listen to it several times in a row just because I loved it so much.
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage! @Ron There something fishy about your comments, Ron!
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