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Re: Week 4: Celebrating Global Connections @Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. I certainly would not want to lose the use my 'a' finger, but much of Sor's music seems to be playable with only minimal use of it (which I think was what he advocated in…
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Re: Week 4: Celebrating Global Connections @Jack Stewart Good playing, Jack. The music was not my cup of tea at first, but the gently rocking rhythm became more appealing as I listened longer. Is the GFA already coming up again?!…
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Re: Week 4: Celebrating Global Connections @Ariel Elijovich Thank you very much, Ariel, for your attentive observations and suggestions. What you say makes complete sense. I have not had a teacher or played live with other classical…
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Re: My First Year @Michelle Roper Glad to hear it! Having a guitar you love to play is really important, regardless of how expensive it is or what other people may think of it.…
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Re: My First Year Congratulations on one year! In my opinion, there should never be any “shoulds” regarding what “level“ you are at. The only should is, you should be enjoying it.…
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Re: Calluses I think it depends on too many variables. How much are you playing? What is your skin like? That said, I wouldn't be surprised if within a month you have some calluses.…
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Re: Week 4: Celebrating Global Connections Sor Op 60 No 16 (June 10 again) Okay, I’m going to really geek out here and post the exact same piece as I just posted a few hours ago. It was bugging me that I wasn’t able to play it with my pinky…
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Re: Week 4: Celebrating Global Connections Sor Op 60 No 16 (June 10) Here is snapshot of my continued journey into playing without fingernails. For this study, it just did not feel right to place my pinky on the fingerboard,…
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Re: Week 4: Celebrating Global Connections @Dale Needles Very well played, Dale! I like the changes in rhythmic feel in the different sections, and you bring those out nicely.
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Re: Week 4: Celebrating Global Connections @Jack Stewart @Dale Needles Thank you both! It's amazing how something as simple as our fingernails can cause us so much time and energy. This is definitely not anything we can ever talk about with…
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Re: Week 4: Celebrating Global Connections @David Krupka Thank you very much, David, for the encouraging words and tips. Clearly, my lute playing sounds much better already with no nails, and that is probably my main reason for wanting to go…
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Re: Week 4: Celebrating Global Connections NO NAILS! Well, I took the plunge (again) and cut off my right hand nails. I tried this about a year-and-a-half ago (I think), but I gave up when results weren’t coming to me quickly.…
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Re: Week 3: Discovering Hidden Gems @Andre Bernier Great work, Andre! The picks sound very good. I don't think the recording has too much effect added (reverb I assume?). I do think the recording needs more volume.…
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Re: tonebase Guitar Festival 2024 - We Want to Hear from You! I agree with @Ron about online participation. It's really the only way I would see myself being able to participate. I would never be able to afford the time and cost of the travel.
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Re: Group 1 Hi Arturo! Here is a video of me playing the first three exercises. I also have a question at the end that may or may not be related.
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Re: Week 3: Discovering Hidden Gems @Jack Stewart This continues to sound better and better, Jack!
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Re: Week 3: Discovering Hidden Gems @joosje I have never heard this before. What a wonderful piece!
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Re: Week 3: Discovering Hidden Gems @joosje Beautiful, Joosje! Your slurs are executed very well.
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Re: Week 3: Discovering Hidden Gems @joosje Thank you for your kind words, Joosje! I am very glad to have given these pieces a try, and I probably wouldn’t have done so were it not for this challenge.
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Re: Week 3: Discovering Hidden Gems @Jack Stewart
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Re: Week 3: Discovering Hidden Gems @Spare Machine I looked back at your video, and in measure 6, it seems to me that you are not playing the A in the middle voice. Hopefully you can figure out my fingering by watching my video.…
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Re: Week 3: Discovering Hidden Gems @Spare Machine Here are my thoughts. Sorry about my quiet voice. My wife and daughter are in bed, so I was trying not to talk too loudly.
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Re: Week 3: Discovering Hidden Gems @Spare Machine Great work! Jacks advice looks very good. Any chance you could show me the score at the part you are asking about? Or just attach the entire score and tell me the measure number.
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Re: Week 3: Discovering Hidden Gems @Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. I hadn’t thought of the Tchaikovsky, but I suppose both melodies are Middle Eastern in flavor. I really love the use of what we in the West would call Phrygian mode in…
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Re: Week 3: Discovering Hidden Gems @Spare Machine Thanks! Those harmonics very much remind me of El Testament. I wouldn’t be surprised if Afshar thought of Llobet when creating this arrangement.
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