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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Ron This is outstanding, Ron! Your right hand is so stable, and the phrasing sounds so musical. Like you, I have noticed the strange looks on my face as I play.…
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Antonio Lauro: Song and Dance
@Daniel Beltrán Yes, I learn how to play a lot of pieces, but I struggle with taking pieces to that next level of musicality. It also helps that I'm a teacher and right now it's summer! Fairly soon,…
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Re: Antonio Lauro: Song and Dance
@Daniel Beltrán Thank you, Daniel. Emmanuel gave me many great suggestions to keep working on.
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Giuseppe Gasparini I hope all is well, Giuseppe. I'm glad you are able to study the sketches. All the best!
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage!
Sketch VI Day 1 Measures 1-49. What was easy: Well the ostinato so far is just two open strings, so I guess that's kind of easy. That said, I played it too loudly.…
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Re: Antonio Lauro: Song and Dance
@Emmanuel Thank you again. I just checked it out and responded.
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Martin That was great to listen to on so many levels, Martin! Setting the mistakes aside, your musical ideas are spectacular and come through very clearly.…
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Martin That has amazingly good feel and flow to it, Martin!
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Eric Phillips I've been working on this a bit. I must admit, I do not find this right hand pattern very natural, and this would take a lot of work for me (which is not a bad thing!).…
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Vilio Celli Thank you, Vilio.
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: Antonio Lauro: Song and Dance
@Emmanuel Thank you so much, Emmanuel! Those suggestions are all very clear and give me great things to practice. I really appreciate all the guidance you give me.
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK TWO: The Musical Voyage!
I decided to practice Sketch V some more and record it again. I'm not sure this is too much better though. One thing that is a little better is my sound.…
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Ron Looking forward to it!
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Ron Here's how I do it: Go to your YouTube Channel In the upper right hand corner are four icons, one of which looks like a camera with a plus sign in it. When you hover over it, it says "create".…
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Ron I really hope we get to hear you play! That’s great that you can do Sketch 2 with rest stroke. I am really bad at doing videos on YouTube but with some practice I have figured out my own way to…
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Martin Thanks you so much, Martin! It sounds really good that way. I will give that a try and get back to you (probably not until tomorrow as I'm spending the day with my family today).
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Raul Guzman Vidal That's great, Raul! I would find this one very hard to memorize as the different variations are so similar, but with small differences.…
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Martin You make me laugh!
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Daniel Beltrán Thanks Daniel.
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- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Daniel Beltrán Awesome playing, Daniel! What a challenging tempo! I would find this very difficult to memorize, trying to keep the subtle differences straight between the 3/4 and 4/4 sections.…
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Daniel Beltrán Thanks so much, Daniel. I'd love to hear you play it.
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Ron Thank you, Ron.
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
@Blaise Laflamme Thank you, Blaise. Yes, that B section would be interesting to analyze more. Maybe we can ask the composer about it at the Watch Party!
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK ONE: Uncharted Territory!
Sketch V Day 2. Here it is after about one hour of practice. There is definitely improvement. The B section, while not an absolute disaster like yesterday, still needs work.
- Eric
- 4 yrs ago
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Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules & FAQ for the Sergio Assad Community Challenge!
@Martin I agree with Blaise 110%!
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- 4 yrs ago
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