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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @joosje Thank you, Joosje. I'm not used to having such long-term projects. This piece is teaching me patience.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @joosje Thank you, Joosje.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! Minuets I and II from BWV 1008 (Mar 27) Here's a new one for me. This is from the 2nd Cello Suite, transcribed by Brian Roberts. The tempo is a little slow, but it still sounds fairly good.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! Prelude BWV 997 (The Whole Thing!) Mar 27 Well, this is a bit of a milestone - I'm playing the whole thing in one sitting for the first time here. Plenty of mistakes, but I got through it.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @matt Thanks, Matt, but it's all smoke and mirrors!
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @matt Really well-played, Matt. It's great to hear this music on the guitar. Good job!
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @joosje So lovely, Joosje! You're so right about the harmonies in this music - rich, complex, unpredictable, and so, so beautiful. Wonderful choice!
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Debbie I loved that so much, Debbie! Not only did you play it flawlessly, but VERY musically as well. It's such beautiful music, and you really made it shine!
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! Minuet No 3 from Anna Magdalena (Mar 26) Just trying this one for a little fun and change of pace.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! Andante BWV 1003 Mar 26 I thought I'd revisit this one again. I'm playing it from memory now.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! Prelude BWV 997 measures 33-56 Mar 26 update This is the same section as my last video, but here I'm playing it a little quicker after practicing it for a little while. Getting there.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. I wasn't thinking of it as a major event, but I'll take it if you're giving it to me.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Steve Pederson Congratulations on the new arrival, Steve! That has to be fun! Beautiful playing. I especially like the range of tone colors you use, showing off that new instrument.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! Prelude BWV 997 measures 33-56 Mar 25 Here is my first time playing the remainder of this prelude. I'm going really slowly with no metronome. The fingering for a lot of this is really difficult,…
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! Prelude BWV 997 measures 1-36 Mar 25 Here is today's update of this prelude. I am pushing the tempo to quarter-note = 54 now. It's difficult, but I can just barely hold it together.…
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Jack Stewart It definitely shows. You play them quite well.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Jack Stewart I agree with Emma - you play trills very nicely! They fit well into the texture of this piece.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Emma Go for it. I still feel like I'm muscling my way through it. I'd like the feel to be lighter and more elegant.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Emma Thank you, Emma. This piece has lots of room for interesting variations. I'd love to be able to improvise that kind of thing, but this was all planned out.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Emma Excellent, Emma! You've been at these gavottes for a long time, your hard work is really paying off. You're playing them virtually flawlessly, and everything flows very nicely. Great job!
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! Prelude BWV 997 measures 1-34 Mar 24 Today, I was able to increase the speed from 45 to 50 on the metronome without too much problem. (My metronome tells this is no longer largo, but lento.…
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Re: Month of J.S.Bach: WATCH PARTY! What have you learned over the course of the last four weeks? Bach is wonderful on the guitar, but it sure takes a lot of work. What is your next project?…
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Olli Beautifully played, Olli! So musical!
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Olli Thanks, Olli.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Wai Thanks, Wai. In this case, however, I disagree. I think this piece sounds much better on the violin, mostly because of its sustain.
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