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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Thomas Those were both great, Thomas! I particularly enjoyed Adelita. It’s like you were savoring each note. Very emotional and connected. Well done!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Barney This is great, Barney! Very musical, and intense! A few mistakes (far fewer than me), but I'd much rather listen to music with a few mistakes but is musical and moving,…
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit Here is an update of me playing the wonderful but challenging measure 41 of Maria. After some wonderful tips from Martin (see video above) I am now able to play it much better.…
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Jaime Zaldua Thanks for joining in, Jaime! I’ve always shied away from this because of the tuning, but I may have to give it a try.
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Emma Looking forward to hearing from you, Emma. That is such a gorgeous piece! (P.S. And aren't you jealous of Martin, playing it so beautifully after ONE HOUR of practice!?)
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Martin Good analogy, thanks! Like I said, I was intentionally exaggerating things in an somewhat improvisatory way. As always, what seemed extreme to me while playing wasn't quite as extreme when I…
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @matt I agree about that second half being much harder!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Olalla That was wonderful! Your sound is just how I imagine Tarrega to sound.
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit Just for fun, I thought I'd try something different. I played Lagrima twice. The first time, I played it the way I typically play. The second time, I tried to exaggerate contrasts in dynamics,…
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Derek That was great, Derek! I love this music so much, and it’s such a joy to share our love for it.
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Giuseppe Gasparini Very well done, Giuseppe! Nice, clear melody with beautiful tone.
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Emma I've seen them done with the right hand thumb on the node, instead of the i finger. This helps reduce the scraping noise on the bass strings.
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @don Nicely done, Don! That is a real exercise in shifting, isn't it? I think you're managing the shifts well, though.
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Devyn McCrea Good job, Devyn!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Emma Thank you, Emma. I look forward to hearing you play as well!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Khiem Nguyen So beautiful, Khiem!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @joosje Thank you, Joosje. I hope you are doing well.@joosje
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Derek Looking forward to hearing it from you. Good luck with measure 41! I saw a fingering that avoided the portamento and was a bit easier for me to pull off,…
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Giuseppe Gasparini Thank you, Giuseppe!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Martin I just want to say that I am blown away by the fact that you took the time to make a personalized video for me to give me a bit of coaching. Mircea did the same thing in the last challenge.…
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Bill Dodd We are happy to have you here, Bill!
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Eric Phillips P.S. I don't want to hear anybody make fun of me that I still have a Christmas tree up! It's just one of the weird things we do in my family.
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Martin That was great to watch! Here are two things I loved about that: 1. I confess that it was nice to hear you making mistakes the first two times you played it.…
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit Here is a quick snapshot of my progress with Maria. I have been practicing since Saturday, so I guess that is four days. It's still a bit slower than I'd like, and has a few problem areas.…
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Re: WEEK ONE Updates: Main Thread - Awakening Tárrega's Spirit @Philip Very good work so far! I particularly like your articulation and vibrato.
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