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Eric Phillips
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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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4 yrs ago
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Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
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Re: The Etude Guide (Difficulty, Technique, Length)
@Martin 👍
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4 yrs ago
Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
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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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4 yrs ago
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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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4 yrs ago
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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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4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@Khiem Nguyen Thank you, Khiem!
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4 yrs ago
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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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4 yrs ago
Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
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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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4 yrs ago
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Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
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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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4 yrs ago
Composition Challenge
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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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4 yrs ago
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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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4 yrs ago
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Re: Welcome to tonebase!
@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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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@David Krupka Hi David. Thanks for listening. Regarding the use of thumb alone for the bass runs, I don't have enough knowledge of Carcassi's intention to respond intelligently.…
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Re: Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge: Kick-Off Livestream
@Vilio Celli Two great ones, both in A minor.
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4 yrs ago
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Re: Welcome to tonebase!
@Magda I did not see any reply other than the one above. But no worries.
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Re: Welcome to tonebase!
@Magda I'm not sure what you mean, Magda.
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for the Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
@Martin 👍
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Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for the Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
Hey Martin. Just letting you know that the link to the scores does not work on this page. It works fine on the Week One page, though.
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4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@Brett Gilbert Thanks, Brett! I will continue to work on number 14, but I'll probably work on some others at the same time. I'd like to get number 14 faster and with more musicality added.…
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4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
@Blaise Laflamme
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Re: Exploring Contemporary Studies by Ernesto García de Leon
@Martin Thanks, Martin. Yes, I did watch Bill's videos on the later studies. I've been playing number 18 (Luciernagas) for about a week now. That is so fun to play,…
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4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Carcassi's Etudes
Study 14. When I found out about this challenge, I simply did not want to wait to get started, so I've been working on Study 14 for three days now. I chose this study because I really want to…
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Re: Who's your favorite Italian composer?
@Gary I confess that I haven’t heard much by him, but I have loved the pieces I have heard. Does he have any music at the more intermediate level?
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4 yrs ago
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