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Re: Guess the composer
@Beatriz That is Córdoba by Isaac Albéniz, part of his Chants d'Espagne. Here's a recording of it by Gohar Verdanyan.
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous"
@don That is one of the best livestreams I have ever watched here at TB! Like I said, I might try to refresh number 5 before the end of this challenge. The C section is really hard, though.
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos"
HVL Prelude 2 B section (Aug 17) For today, I tried to lift the tempo back up again, but maintain the control I had at the slower tempo, and keep the arpeggio audible,…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Guess the composer
@Nina No, I'm afraid it's not. It's similar in texture, but not the same piece.
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous"
HVL Preludes 1, 3, and 4 These are all pieces I have played before, so I thought I’d record them for fun during this challenge. I have worked on number 5 as well, but not in a while,…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Guess the composer
I'm stumped. It's a nice little piece. I'd guess Romantic era, so maybe Jose Ferrer?
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous"
@Blaise Laflamme To some degree, I have tried it. I have never developed rest stroke very well with either my thumb or fingers. I find that when I play a thumb rest stroke,…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous"
This video came up on my YT feed this morning, and I thought I'd share it. It's HVL's five preludes arranged for piano. As guitarists, we are so accustomed to hearing and playing music written for…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous"
HVL Prelude 2 B section (Aug 16) Here is another update on the B section. This is slightly slower than my post two days ago, but it feels much more controlled. Slowly chipping away at it.
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous"
@Steve Pederson @Jack Stewart I could not agree more with you both that the volume of the upper notes needs to be raised. That's what I have been working on this morning.…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous"
@Blaise Laflamme Thanks so much, Blaise! That is very helpful. Now, can you just practice it for me? 😀
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous"
@Blaise Laflamme Thanks, Blaise, I truly value your thoughts, as you are someone with great technique and musicality. I thought I might be on to something, but without a teacher to give me feedback,…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous"
HVL Prelude 2 B section full speed (Aug 14) Since my last post, many of you have told me that you think I do not need to make the B section any faster (I had it going around 87 bpm).…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@David Thanks, David. Maybe we can keep this mini-challenge going for a nice long time!
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- 2 yrs ago
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- Mini Challenges! 👐
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
Napoléon Coste Andantino Op 51 No 4 I stumbled across this today and really liked it.
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge 🙋‍♂️
@Rick Lord That is sounding so good, Rick! Just a few measures to go. You play it with such a wonderful sense of drama, like you are telling a story. And welcome to the Beard Club.…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Stanley Yates: The Depth in Simplicity - Revisiting "Easy" Guitar Pieces
Carcassi Studies 3, 7, and 16 (Op 60) I really loved this livestream! I get so much joy out of playing simpler pieces, trying to play them as beautifully as I possibly can.…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 2: "Brazilian Rhythms Rendezvous"
HVL Prelude 2 B section (Aug 11) Here is another update on the B section. Since my last post two days ago, I was only able to increase the tempo by 10bpm, so this is up to 87bpm.…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
HVL Prelude 2 (Aug 9) Here is another update. I have one video for each section. The A section continues to get a little more familiar each time. For the B section,…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@joosje Well done, Joosje! I think we are at about the same speed with the section, but you're adding more musicality. It is tiring to play, isn't it?
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@don @Ron @Ernesto Thank you all for the encouragement. As always, I am impatient and want it perfect now (actually, yesterday). 🙂
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@joosje Thank you for the encouragement, Joosje!
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
HVL Prelude 2 (August 7) I didn't get to practice much at all yesterday, but today I worked pretty hard on it. The progress still seems minimal, which is always frustrating.
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@Jack Stewart Here's an early version of Metallica, before Cliff Burton replaced HVL.
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: "Villa-Lobos Vibe"
@Blaise Laflamme That performance is just crazy good! Thanks for sharing it!
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
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