Return To tonebase

How to enable Javascript

Latest Posts

Re: Week 2 - Practicing Passages // May 10 @david robinson That was excellent, David! Nice and even, well executed.
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Virtuosity Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: SUBMIT SHEET MUSIC EXCERPTS for Week 3's Livestream Here! @Eric The tempo is quarter note 72-76, so not too fast. The tenuto markings do help with the challenging chord changes. His fingering uses a lot of repeated thumb,…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Virtuosity Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 2 - Practicing Passages // May 10 I confess that I was more than a little lost while watching yesterday's live-stream (I watched it later so I could not ask questions). I think I'm just going to try a few arpeggio exercises with…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Virtuosity Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: SUBMIT SHEET MUSIC EXCERPTS for Week 3's Livestream Here! I've been working on a piece called Desert Sketch by Frederic Hand. Here is an arpeggio section at the end of the piece. It has fingering in it, I presume from Fred.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Virtuosity Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1 - Technical Foundation // May 3 @Mircea Wow! That was an incredibly thoughtful and thorough reply! Your analysis of my problem and explanation of the remedy are very clear. Now all that's left is for me to get practicing.
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Virtuosity Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1 - Technical Foundation // May 3 @Gokce Turkmendag I also struggle with rest stroke. When I was taking lessons (30 years ago), I only did it when my teacher made me. Only recently am I starting to practice it again,…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Virtuosity Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1 - Technical Foundation // May 3 @Thomas I have that same problem, Thomas. I stop breathing, and tense up my face.
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Virtuosity Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1 - Technical Foundation // May 3 @joosje You are very disciplined, Joosje! Can you share that gift with me?
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Virtuosity Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1 - Technical Foundation // May 3 @Debbie Good work, Debbie!
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Virtuosity Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1 - Technical Foundation // May 3 @Nora Torres-Nagel Good job doing the video! The technology is always a big challenge for me as much as the guitar! Yes, we have similar problems. I think learning planting may be a major project…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Virtuosity Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1 - Technical Foundation // May 3 @Mircea Thanks for getting back to me. Here is a video of me playing 2B (I said 2A in the video, but it's actually 2B). Any thoughts you have would be appreciated.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Virtuosity Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1 - Technical Foundation // May 3 Hi Mircea, I have a question. I only had formal classical guitar lessons with a teacher for three years, and that was about 30 years ago, when I was in undergraduate college.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Virtuosity Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules for the Virtuosity Challenge! @Nora Torres-Nagel Welcome, Nora. I have participated in a couple challenges so far, and I have thoroughly enjoyed them! Not only are the teachers great,…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 3
- Virtuosity Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules for the Virtuosity Challenge! @Mircea Thank you, Mircea! I'm sorry to distract you two from your final exams! While in some ways, I'd love to be able to go back to school, I'd be just fine never taking an exam again.
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 3
- Virtuosity Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: READ ME FIRST: Rules for the Virtuosity Challenge! Hi Mircea, I have sent an email to you, and another to Ashley, but I haven't heard back yet. I'm wondering if they may have been blocked somehow. If possible,…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Virtuosity Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Complete // Apr 12th @Jaime Zaldua So great to hear a duet! Beautiful piece and good playing.
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Composition Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Complete // Apr 12th @Igor That was great, Igor! It’s amazing how something as simple as an interval can be developed into an entire piece. Music is so cool!
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Composition Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Complete // Apr 12th @Norman I had no idea it was a ever a song on the radio. I’ve never heard of Raffi. I just know it as a ubiquitous song from my youth, at places like Cub Scout camp.…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Composition Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Complete // Apr 12th @Norman Hi Norman. I'm not from the Midwest, but Rochester, NY. Never thought of myself as a boomer, but why not? I was born in '69, does that count?
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Composition Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Complete // Apr 12th @Emma How beautiful, Emma! So gentle and lovely. May I ask who Martina is?
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- Composition Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Complete // Apr 12th @Eric Sorry here's the video. Accidentally hit "reply" before I attached it!
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 3
- Composition Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Complete // Apr 12th @Eric Here is a video of me playing it. I obviously need to practice it a lot more. The original song would be just be harmonized with I-IV-V chords, but for some reason,…
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Composition Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Complete // Apr 12th @Marek Tabisz Well done, Marek! I love the rhythms in this piece.
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Composition Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Complete // Apr 12th @Ron That's great, Ron! Very playable and enjoyable. For some reason, it reminds a little of something by JK Mertz, especially in the B section.
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Composition Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Complete // Apr 12th Well if you're hungry, I finally finished my variations on On Top of Spaghetti. I found taking a break from it for several days helpful for overcoming my block.…
Attachments
- Eric PhillipsAmbassador
- Eric
- 3 yrs ago
- 4
- Composition Challenge
- Reported - view

1 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 Next

Back to top

Ambassador

Eric Phillips

Eric

Rochester, NY, USA

4068
3527
11

Joined: Thu Sep 10 08:53:24 UTC 2020

Follow

I’m a dedicated amateur who would play 24/7 if I could.