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Re: Week 4: Complete // Apr 12th
@Eric Sorry here's the video. Accidentally hit "reply" before I attached it!
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4 yrs ago
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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,…
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4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 4: Complete // Apr 12th
@Marek Tabisz Well done, Marek! I love the rhythms in this piece.
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4 yrs ago
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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.
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4 yrs ago
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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.…
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4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 4: Complete // Apr 12th
@Blaise Laflamme These are spectacular, Blaise! Nocturnis Gravis is very simple and calming, reminding me a bit of Farewell by Assad. Toccatina Chromati blew me away!…
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4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 3: Draft // Apr 5th
@Marek Tabisz I really like that a lot, Marek!
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Re: Week 3: Draft // Apr 5th
@Ashley (Ash) Lucero Thank you, Ashley. I really like the idea of setting a time limit. I love practicing guitar and working on other repertoire too much to sacrifice it completely on any given day,…
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4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 3: Draft // Apr 5th
@Gokce Turkmendag Thank you, Gokce. I wasn't really talking about quitting my own pieces for good. But with the very limited amount of time I have for music each day,…
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4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 3: Draft // Apr 5th
@Marek Tabisz Thank you, Marek. I appreciate the encouragement.
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Re: Week 3: Draft // Apr 5th
@Ron I like it! The playfulness with the harmonies made the B section very interesting.
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4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 3: Draft // Apr 5th
Sorry for not participating until now, but it has been a busy week at work and a frustrating week with music. I started trying to develop my reharmonization of On Top of Spaghetti into a theme and…
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Re: Week 2: Develop // Mar 29th
@Marek Tabisz That sounds great! What are the words to the song?
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Re: Week 2: Develop // Mar 29th
@Marek Tabisz That was so kind, Marek!
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4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: Develop // Mar 29th
@Debbie That score looks spectacular. Can't wait to hear it played!
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4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: Develop // Mar 29th
@Ron This is great, Ron! It sounds rather choral.
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4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: Develop // Mar 29th
@Marek Tabisz I enjoyed those a lot, Marek!
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Re: Week 2: Develop // Mar 29th
@Gokce Turkmendag Good job, Gokce! It does sound like a horror movie.
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4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: Develop // Mar 29th
@José Espírito Santo I like the way the note groupings make the accents fall on off beats. It would be interesting to hear it with a non-syncopated accompaniment or bass line.
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4 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: Develop // Mar 29th
@Ashley (Ash) Lucero To be honest, it just makes me laugh every time I hear it! 😄The cadence on the Fmaj7 chord is so hoaky. It's like Cub Scout camp meets retro jazz lounge.…
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Re: Week 2: Develop // Mar 29th
- Type(s) of development exercises used: This is an attempt at exercise 2 from Ashley's list: "Write an interesting 4-5 note rhythm, then write it backwards.…
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Re: Week 2: Develop // Mar 29th
@Emma Very cool! It's sounds a bit like theme music for a spy show.
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Re: Week 2: Develop // Mar 29th
- Type(s) of development exercises used: "Write a melody, then write 2 more recurrences of it but slightly changing each time" - Things you found easy: All of it - Things you found difficult:…
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Re: Week 2: Develop // Mar 29th
I guess I'm really into this one because I'm going to post again. This time I reharmonized a classic melody every American knows from childhood.
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Re: Week 2: Develop // Mar 29th
I know the etude imitation is done now, but I'd just like to post another one I did. It somewhat imitates Sor's Op 60 No 16 (which I love).
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