Eric Phillips's Profile - tonebase Community

Skip to main content

Latest Posts

Re: Week 1: Our Unfinished Pieces!
@Jack Stewart Don't forget to make use of your patented "slow practice" method! 🙂
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Unfinished Business Challenge ⏰
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Our Unfinished Pieces!
@joosje Oh, Joosje, those are two of the finest pieces in the repertoire. I really look forward to hearing you play either of them, or even a part of one of them.
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Unfinished Business Challenge ⏰
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Our Unfinished Pieces!
@Spare Machine This is a good start, Mark. The most important aspect of it is already strong, and that is your sound. You make the notes sing nicely, with a very "period" sounding vibrato.…
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Unfinished Business Challenge ⏰
- Reported - view
Re: Attending the 2023 GFA Conference in NYC
That all sounds like a guitarist's heaven, Jack! I am quite envious, particularly of the lessons you were able to have. Thanks for sharing this, and I am sure that we will all be able to hear the…
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- General Discussion
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Our Unfinished Pieces!
@Spare Machine Thanks, and looking forward to hearing from you!
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- Unfinished Business Challenge ⏰
- Reported - view
Re: Carcassi Mini Challenge ✒
@David Krupka It is great sight reading, for sure. Maybe it was just my mindset as I was reading through it.
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- Mini Challenges! 👐
- Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Our Unfinished Pieces!
Giuliani – La Rose Op 46 No 9 (July 5) As coincidence would have it, for the last couple days I have been working on a piece that fits this category for me.…
Attachment
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- 7
- Unfinished Business Challenge ⏰
- Reported - view
Re: Carcassi Mini Challenge ✒
@Curtis Breslin Definitely. Opus 60 number 2 is much easier than number 1. Next in difficulty I’d say is number 6, as long as you take it slowly. After that, I’d go with number 4,…
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- Mini Challenges! 👐
- Reported - view
Re: Carcassi Mini Challenge ✒
@Curtis Breslin Good work, Curtis! I’m happy to have someone else posting in this mini-challenge! I find making and posting videos to be very helpful with motivation and bringing pieces to completion.…
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- Mini Challenges! 👐
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
@Jack Stewart Obviously, these are much more to my liking! The first one is one of Sor’s absolute best, and you played it well. You added a bit of staccato to it,…
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
It’s not really my cup of tea, but you played it well. It looks like it would be a great left hand exercise, with some planted fingers and some moving fingers at the same time.…
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
HVL 8 (July 3) Here's another update (maybe the last one for this challenge?). Not sure there is any improvement.
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view
Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@Steve Pederson Thanks Steve for listening and for the kind comments!
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Great questions, Nijwm. I will say that you should never feel inhibited to post videos regardless of your playing level. I find that simply having a goal of posting a video helps…
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- 3
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
@Andre Bernier Thank you, Andre. I do go a little crazy! I’d rather post one piece played well than 100 pieces played “so so” however.
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
@Andre Bernier Good work, Andre. All three are sounding good. If you don’t mind, I’d like to point out a couple things about your right hand: It doesn’t look to me like your wrist is high enough to…
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
@Brian That was beautiful, Brian! I love the way you played that dramatic high A on the second string. Very effective. This piece has so much to teach us every time we play or listen to it.
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
@Steve Pederson Yes, it works nicely as a secondary dominant to the following Em chord.
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
@Steve Pederson This is beautiful, Steve! You bring out the melody nicely. Attached is a picture of the last line from the 1828 score (Paris), which does have a D# and A in it.…
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
HVL 8 (July 1 update) Here is a recording of the entire study. Still not quite under the fingers, but getting there.
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- 5
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
@Wai Very well done, Wai! I'm glad you are enjoying playing these. I find that is the only important question I ask for why I play some things, and don't play others: Do I enjoy playing it?
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
@Wai Thanks, Wai. Yes, I did add reverb in Audacity.
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
HVL 8 (June 30 update) Today, I mostly worked on page 2 of the Eschig edition. (See attached score if you wish. I come in at the second measure of the document, on the C# with the fermata.…
Attachment
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- 2
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
@Dale Needles This is just as impressive as the Villa-Lobos before it, Dale! This is like Carlevaro meets HVL meets Metallica. And you’re right, it pairs perfectly with HVL 6.…
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Etude Extravaganza!
@Jack Stewart Welcome back! I hope you had a great time in New York.
- Eric
- 2 yrs ago
- The Etude Extravaganza! 🥳
- Reported - view

1 31 32 33 34 35 166

Back to top

Home

Return To tonebase