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Re: Week 3: Tackling Challenges!
@Dale Needles Thanks so much for listening and for the encouragement, Dale!
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@don Very beautiful, Don! Tarrega really knew how to write for the guitar.
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Re: Week 3: Tackling Challenges!
@Steve Pederson Very good, Steve! I have an arrangement of this in a very old Mel Bay book. I think it's called "Best of Bach for Guitar" or something like that.…
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Re: Week 3: Tackling Challenges!
@Steve Pederson Sorry I missed it somehow! I will go listen now.
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@Bruno Calixto Sounds great, Bruno! Opus 35 is just as wonderful, and several of the early (easier) ones are spectacular. I especially like #2-4. I hope you don't mind,…
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Re: Week 3: Tackling Challenges!
@Steve Pederson Thanks so much Steve! Will we hear anything from you this challenge?
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Re: Week 3: Tackling Challenges!
July 25 updates I continue to work on both of these pieces. Even though I haven’t recorded it in a while, I am still working on the Giuliani every day of this challenge.…
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@Dale Needles Lovely little tune!
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@Martha Kreipke Glad to hear it! I love Mertz. It's not everyone cup of tea, but I love the emotion in his music. He has plenty of pieces at every level of technical ability.
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@peter hancock Sanz never fails to bring me joy! Well done, Peter.
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
Molino – Romanza I am having one of those days when I can’t seem to play any of the pieces I am working on. That’s when I really like to break out something simple,…
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Mertz – Adagio in E minor This morning, while listening to music on my walk, I happened across a YT video of this piece, and I remembered how much I like it.…
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@David Thanks! I really like this opus. Nothing in it is really easy (like the Carulli) but several of them are early intermediate pieces, like this one.…
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@Wai Sounds great, Wai! I know this is a common opus for beginner studies, but I never worked through it myself. I probably should, as that sounded really nice.…
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Re: Welcome to tonebase!
@Morris Flurry Welcome Morris! I graduated college two years before you, so I sure hope that I’m not too old to learn either!
I hope we get to hear from you.…
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Re: Welcome to tonebase!
@Marques Welcome, Marques! I hope we hear a lot from you!
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Re: Week 2: Forgotten Favorites!
@Ernesto Thank you very much for your suggestions! I really appreciate you taking the time to respond.
For the figure starting in measure 69, I did try what you suggest,…
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Re: Week 1: Our Unfinished Pieces!
@Jacques farmer Thanks, Jacques. Right now, is say it’s my favorite Giuliani piece. Give it a try!
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@Håvard Tjøstheim That is good to hear. I really enjoy creating and sharing videos, mainly because it gives me motivation to bring pieces up to a performance level.
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Re: Week 3: Tackling Challenges!
@Dale Needles Thanks, Dale. Next time I sit down with the guitar I will work with your suggestion.
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@Håvard Tjøstheim That was beautiful, Havard! Thank you for sharing. Looking at your YouTube channel, I am guessing you are a mathematician?
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@Georg Thanks for getting back to me. It is lovely! I am very envious. Please think of me next time you play it.
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@Georg Beautiful, and one of my all-time favorite Sor studies. I just subscribed to your YouTube channel. I’m curious what guitar you are playing in this video.
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@Dale Needles Very beautiful, Dale!
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Re: Navigating the Score and Strings: A Discussion for tonebuddies with Bifocals and Progressive Lenses
@Moyses Lopes Good to know that I am not the only one! Fret markers really should be standard on classical guitars. It’s only tradition that prevents that.
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