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Re: WEEK 3: Is anybody out there ... practicing? @Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. My wife was at work, and the kids were sleeping in, so I could really focus. I even put the dog in his crate (which he actually seems to like).…
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Re: WEEK 3: Is anybody out there ... practicing? Sor - Cantabile Op 43 No 3 Update Here it is again after about one hour of practice. Some improvement, but I still botched a few easy chords (including the final cadence).
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Re: WEEK 3: Is anybody out there ... practicing? Sor - Cantabile Op 43 No 3 I just can't seem to get enough of these lyrical pieces by Sor! This beauty is from a set of six bagatelles called "Mes Ennuis" or "My Troubles" (alternatively translated…
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Re: WEEK 3: Is anybody out there ... practicing? @Wai I agree with Jack. This sounds beautiful and it is not beyond you at all. Where did you find the arrangement? I have played a simpler version of this piece, but I love this one more.
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Re: WEEK 3: Is anybody out there ... practicing? Sor - Andante Pastorale Op 32 No 3 I've been practicing this a bit over the past week. It's not written as Christmas music, but it reminds me of Barrios' Villancico de Navidad.…
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Re: WEEK 2: Keep on practicing! @Jack Stewart Yes, 'mood' lighting is exactly what I was going for!
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Re: Group 1 @Borbala Seres Thank you so much, Borbála, for serving as our guide! I really enjoyed working with the ideas you shared with us, and it has made a real difference in the way I will approach the music…
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Re: WEEK 2: Keep on practicing! Sor Op 6 No 12 Dec 19 I'll probably make this my final video for this piece. Sorry the lighting is so bad. I only had sunlight coming through my windows, and the sun was setting as I was playing.
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Re: WEEK 2: Keep on practicing! @Steve Price That is really beautiful, Steve!
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Re: WEEK 2: Keep on practicing! @Jack Stewart Incredible playing, Jack! Your hand looks like a nimble spider crawling across the fingerboard. You really make the different voices come out so clearly.…
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Re: WEEK 2: Keep on practicing! @David Krupka Thanks, David. I’m glad to hear that you find it more musical. I did not set out to memorize it. It just happened through repetition. Strangely,…
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Re: WEEK 2: Keep on practicing! @Andrew Gray This is sounding great, Andrew!
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Re: WEEK 2: Keep on practicing! Sor Op 6 No 12 Dec 17 I haven't had a chance to post anything in a few days, but I am sneaking this one in between chores, job, and errands. What I like: I do have it pretty much memorized,…
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Re: Group 1 @Martha Kreipke What beautiful music, Martha! I love the tone you are getting on those inner strings. It's amazing how much changing the tempo really changes the character of the music.
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Re: WEEK 1: Select And Practice Your Piece! @Robert Thanks, Robert!
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Re: WEEK 1: Select And Practice Your Piece! @joosje Thanks so much, Joosje. It sounds so simple, but it's not.
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Re: Group 1 @Borbala Seres Thank you so much! I will try all those suggestions, I really appreciate your attentive listening and detailed responses.
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Re: Group 1 Sor Update Dec 13 Here are two versions of the Sor Menuetto in which I have tried to follow some of your suggestions. Bouncy - I played it a bit faster and added some accents.…
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Re: Group 1 @Borbala Seres Thank you so much for this response. Reading that you actually like my interpretations has put a smile on my face that won't go away for a long time.
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Re: Group 1 @Borbala Seres That makes a lot of sense! Thank you so much!
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Re: WEEK 1: Select And Practice Your Piece! @Steve Pederson Thanks, Steve. I really have no idea what the style of the period was regarding rolled chords. Maybe Sor mentioned something about it in his writing, but I am unaware.…
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Re: Group 1 @Borbala Seres Great idea! I will work on that.
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Re: Group 1 @Borbala Seres In the first version, I didn't even know I was speeding up in measure 10. I guess it just felt natural to me. For the second one, I had no concept in mind (and I really don't know how…
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Re: Group 1 @Borbala Seres Thank you, Borbala, for the feedback. I will experiment with your suggestions. I enjoy this work very much. I confess that I do not find any enjoyment doing un-musical technique…
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Re: WEEK 1: Select And Practice Your Piece! Sor Op 6 No 12 (December 11) Incrementally better. The music is definitely more in my fingers now. I still am messing up the same problem measures, though.
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