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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe" HVL Prelude 2 B section slow Next, I want to focus on the string squeak issue in the B section. The obvious solution is to lift the three fingers on bass strings (1,3,…
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe" HVL Prelude 2 (Aug 5) Here is an update after another couple days of practice. It is memorized, just from playing it a lot (like most of HVL’s pieces, it is not difficult to memorize).…
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe" @Pavel This is really wonderful, Pavel! You are playing it very cleanly and expressively. Here are a few thoughts I have: Don's tips about keeping the melody more legato are excellent.…
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe" @Spare Machine This is beautiful, Mark! Haunting and meditative. I’d suggest giving a little more care to the melody, making it stand out, playing it legato, giving it more shape and dynamics.…
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe" @Spare Machine Yes, this is as close as we get in our repertoire to heavy metal. I actually think it sounds a lot like Rush (I’m thinking Xanadu or Limelight).
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe" @Jacques farmer Wonderful! That whole suite is so good.
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe" @Jacques farmer I had noodled around in the A section before, but every time I saw those big arpeggios in the B section, I just stopped. But this time I decided I wouldn't do that.…
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe" @Spare Machine Beautiful! I found this video of Pobre Cega by Villa-Lobos. At about 0:20, the melody enters in the inner voice, and I think it's the same melody as the version you posted.…
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Re: Week 4: Resurrected Rhythms: Celebrating Revived Pieces! @Barney Beautiful, Barney! I don't know that I have ever heard this one before. I recognize the snippet of melody from an earlier one in the set, but other than that, it is unfamiliar.…
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Re: Week 4: Resurrected Rhythms: Celebrating Revived Pieces! @Marilyn Blodget Wonderful, Marilyn! This has always been my favorite movement of La Catedral. When I listen to it, I hear it being played by a big organ in a beautiful cathedral church
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe" @Jacques farmer Well, my goal is to play it even better than Bream. Just kidding. I’ll be happy with just getting most of the notes right.
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about? @Blaise Laflamme Amazing! I had heard of him before, but I never listened to this stunning performance. I like getting all the close up shots of his hands, so we can really admire his virtuosity.…
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe" HVL Prelude 2 (Aug 3) As you might guess, I have been working like crazy on this since the challenge was announced this morning. There is a very clear ABA structure,…
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Re: READ and FAQ - The Villa-Lobos-Voyage! @Giuseppe Gasparini I have to say, I cannot think of anything by Villa Lobos that is not fairly advanced. Preludes 1, ,3, and 4, and some movements of the Suite Popular Brasileira are maybe the…
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about? @don She just released a video of Tarrega’s Prelude 1, which you recorded last week. Check it out if you haven’t already!
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Re: READ and FAQ - The Villa-Lobos-Voyage! Well, I have played all of of the HVL preludes except one. I always avoided number two, because of the fast scale passages in the A section, but mostly because of the arpeggios in the B section.…
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about? @Emma I just listened to a few of Borbala’s latest videos this morning. She is incredible. I commented on two of them, and within an hour, she had already replied to my comments.…
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Re: Structure to my practice Great goals, Jacques! I hope we all get to see your progress.
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Re: Guess the Composer @Giuseppe Gasparini @Blaise Laflamme @Andre Bernier @David Krupka Well, my little guessing game didn't seem to catch on too much, so here are the answers.…
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Re: Week 4: Resurrected Rhythms: Celebrating Revived Pieces! @Jack Stewart Blah, blah, blah
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Re: Week 4: Resurrected Rhythms: Celebrating Revived Pieces! @Jack Stewart What an incredible achievement, Jack! I think you’ve earned a ”vamping” trip as well. I’m glad you explained what that is. I’ve only heard that word in the context of jazz music (where…
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge @Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. Marek Cupak plays a lot of Molino on a romantic guitar. I also found an amazing book of Molino's guitar works, with background and in-depth analysis of every piece by…
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about? @Michael Shirk I just checked out her channel. She plays beautifully and has quite an eclectic mix of traditional and not at all traditional selections. Thanks, Michael!
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge Francesco Molino – Andante movement of Sonata No 1 (Op 6) After playing my first Molino piece last week, I tried digging into his music a bit more. This is one I found that I really enjoy.…
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about? Recently, I have been listening to Jon Mendle a lot. I love his repertoire, his instruments, but most of all, his exquisite playing. Here are two videos.…
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