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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
Sor's Andante Largo measures 21a and 33 June 11 update I'm having one of those days when my fingers don't seem to want to do what I ask them to do. Anyone else have those kind of days?…
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
Sor's Andante Largo measure 33 update (June 10) I am now playing this at 76 on the metronome.
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
@Phil Goldenberg Hi Phil. Thanks for the fingering tip. I had actually thought of that fingering, but decided against it, as it makes the notes after it (the first inversion Dm chord) more difficult…
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3 yrs ago
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
Sor's Andante Largo measure 21a update (June 10) Here I bumped the speed up from 54 to 66.
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
@Dale Needles Huge improvement, Dale!
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
Sor's Andante Largo measure 33 June 9 Here is another challenging measure from this piece. Obviously, the biggest difficulty is the stretch between the index and pinky on the second beat,…
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
@Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. I have always struggled with this fingering of a major chord. Unfortunately (for me), it is used quite a lot in the repertoire.
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
Sor's Andante Largo measure 21a June 9 update I have decided to go with Joosje's suggested fingering of this measure so that the A in the melody can ring out.…
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
@Phil Goldenberg Thanks, Phil. Sad to say, I've already fallen for the trap! It's funny, because in life I'm a very patient person, but when it comes to my playing, I am anything but patient.…
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
@joosje Okay, great. I'll see if I can get that to work for me. And, yes, it's a great piece. I'd put it in my top ten pieces ever written for the guitar, probably.
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
@joosje Thank you, Joosje. I remember you saying that this is a piece you have been working on recently, so I really appreciate your insight. I made a quick video with what I think is the fingering…
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
@Ron Thanks for the encouragement, Ron.
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
June 8 Update on Sor's Andante Largo measure 21a Thank you so much, Phil, for the feedback on my videos from yesterday. That was immensely helpful. Here I am doing it again, only this time:…
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
@David Krupka Thank you, David. This is exactly the kind of input I want. You are absolutely correct that my switch to the second position D chord in measure 21 is too slow.…
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
Sor - Andante Largo mm 21-22 before and after 3-minute practice I am playing the part in red brackets on the score. It's about two-and-a-half measures of music.
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Re: Secondary Instruments
Well, I do own an inexpensive renaissance lute. One of my dreams is to take the time to learn to play it properly. I am particularly drawn to the fantasias of Francesco da Milano.…
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Re: Week 1: How to practice when there's no time ⏲
@Jack Stewart @Wai I’m still here guys! I am just waiting to hear from the first livestream, so I can have a clearer picture of what we’re supposed to do.…
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Re: What Strings are you using? 🧵
@Blaise Laflamme What can I say, I'm simple and cheap. I know those of you with sensitive aural palettes must be wincing right now, but I truly cannot discern any difference in sound.…
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Re: What Strings are you using? 🧵
I just use D'Addario EJ45, normal tension. I get them in the three-pack from Amazon for $30 and that lasts me about a year. They're cheap, durable, easy to find, and reliable.…
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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! 💐
@Martin Thanks, Martin. I used Audacity. It was not easy as my video and audio are all linked, so I had to separate the audio, add the reverb, then sync it back up with the video again.…
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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! 💐
@Blaise Laflamme Thanks for the input, Blaise. I actually have no idea how to change those other two things, but I can try. I don't even know what compression is.
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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! 💐
Experiment with reverb As most of you know, I am not very good when it comes to technology and creating a good sounding video. This morning, I figured out how to add some reverb (it took me about an…
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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! 💐
@Moyses Lopes Thanks, Moyses!
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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! 💐
@Moyses Lopes Thank you, Moyses!
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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! 💐
@Jack Stewart Excellent, Jack! You've made giant strides. I love the phrasing and dynamics, especially in the long middle section in minor. Such emotional music!
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