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Re: Week 2: A World Full of Sound! @Wai Great job, Wai! Glad that you joined the challenge. This is such a great piece, and you played it well. It sounds like four people singing in church to me.…
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Re: Week 2: A World Full of Sound! @Wai Thanks, Wai. I'll continue working on it.
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Re: Week 2: A World Full of Sound! Barrios - Oración Apr 11 detail work on second half of the A section I feel fairly good about the opening two phrases (measures 1-16) of this piece, and so today I decided to zoom in on the second…
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @Blaise Laflamme Thanks, Blaise. I'd like to be able to get this one sounding pretty good ... flawless might not be attainable, but I'll do my best.
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @joosje Another excellent performance! All the comments I gave to Aguinaldo above apply here as well.
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @joosje Lovely, Joosje! That looks really difficult in the left hand, with the separate voices moving around so much. I like the tempo as you played it.…
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Re: Week 2: A World Full of Sound! @Dale Needles Amazing, Dale! It does very clearly resemble HVL's #4. Your playing is incredibly good - the rhythm, articulation, dynamics, etc. are all outstanding.…
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @joosje Thank you, Joosje. I've fallen in love with the melody, so I'd really like to get this one to a performance level.
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @joosje Thank you, Joosje. It still needs a lot of work, but I think it will be worth it.
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @Derek Totally new to me as well. I always enjoy playing lesser-known pieces.
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @Jack Stewart Yes, there are parts of it that really need to be played fast to be effective. Obviously not my strength!
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @Jack Stewart @Derek Thank you both!
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @Dale Needles Thanks. Dale!
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @Jack Stewart Glad you're joining the challenge, Jack! This one is new to me, and I think you're playing it well already. I loved your Bach in the community concert.
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @Dale Needles Very nice, Dale! That sounds rather difficult.
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @Derek I loved it, Derek! Very musical.
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @Derek Nice, Derek! Lauro is so great.
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! Barrios - Estilo Uruguayo (Luz Mala) Here's another piece by Barrios I decided to work on. It's new to me, and I like the idea of playing some lesser-known pieces by Barrios.…
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! Barrios – Oración (Apr 10 update) I feel like I have made some progress on this one. It still has the same trouble spots, but I can play them a little more consistently now.…
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @Moyses Lopes Thanks, Moyses. I agree that, like wine and cheese, music needs time to mature.
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz Thanks, Stefanie, I appreciate the advice.
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @Wai Thanks, Wai. I have heard about the idea of using gravity more for barres. I watched a video about it here on Tonebase (I can't remember the teacher). I just can't figure out how it is achieved.…
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @Rick Lord Thank you, Rick, I appreciate the encouragement. This one is new to me as well. Musically, it's pretty simple, and it doesn't sound like it would be difficult to play.…
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! Barrios – Oración (Apr 9 Update) I was able to practice this some more today, so I'm posting an update. One thing that I noticed in my first video of this piece is how there was not a clear…
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Re: Week 1: A Continent Full of Music! @Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz Thanks, Stephanie. It really hurts my left hand to play it. It's long and there are lots of barres and stretches.
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