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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Steve Pederson Thanks, Steve. In this case, it looks just like a guitar score.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Jack Stewart Thank you, Jack. I confess I can't really follow what you're describing that you work on, but I sense that if I ever want to play trills correctly,…
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! Prelude BWV 997 measures 1-32 Mar 23 I'm still plugging away on these thirty-two measures. I decided to add the metronome to my practice, so that I can be more disciplined about getting very…
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Derek Good job, Derek! Always great to hear this one. We guitarists like it for a reason.
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Re: Play along videos of exercises I like this idea. I really lack the discipline to do technique sessions on my own, and maybe some pre-recorded videos would help. Doing them live is always difficult for me with my job.
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Bill Young What an amazing opportunity you had for that masterclass! Your methodical and thorough approach to learning this music is incredible. I definitely lack that discipline (and the ability…
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Re: Performing Bach - Now and Then @Nora Torres-Nagel So science and music brought you together in love!
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Jack Stewart I just listened to it, and it was great! Still slightly faster than what I'm playing it at now, but not too much. He plays very few slurs (not needed at the slower tempo).…
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Re: Performing Bach - Now and Then @Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz It sounds very magical!
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Re: Performing Bach - Now and Then @Nora Torres-Nagel That's amazing, Nora! What brought the two of you to Rochester, Minnesota?
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Re: Performing Bach - Now and Then @Nora Torres-Nagel Yes, music education in the United States is so poor. We assume young people simply will not like classical music, and so they are never exposed to it.…
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! Andante BWV 1003 Mar 22 Here is an update of the Andante from the second Violin Sonata. I think there is a slight improvement to the cadential trills. I'm doing both with cross-string trills here.…
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Emma Thanks, again. I'm not sure what it is about Bach that makes him so difficult to memorize. Perhaps because it doesn't lie too comfortably on the guitar,…
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Emma Thank you, Emma!
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! Sarabande BWV 997 in C minor (Mar 22) I thought I'd try this one in the original key with a capo, as David Russell (and others) do. I don't have perfect pitch,…
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. It's the slow tempo that makes this more manageable to me. My brain just doesn't keep up well when Bach just writes these endless strings of fast notes.…
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! @Jack Stewart I had the same problem when I used to make videos on my phone. My daughter had to show me how to delete them, since just deleting them once apparently wasn't enough.
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Re: Performing Bach - Now and Then Well, this one is memorable, but in a somewhat negative way. I teach high school students (not music), and I always play for my students on the last day of school.…
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Re: What piece of Bach's music most speaks to your life right now? Why? Well, I did just record this for the challenge earlier, but I'm going with the Andante from the second Violin Sonata. It's full of beauty, sadness, and maybe even some tragedy (in the B section),…
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! Andante BWV 1003 Mar 21 This is from the second Violin Sonata. I am hesitant to play it on guitar, since it sounds so much better on the violin with its sustain.…
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Re: WEEK 3: Heavenly Harmonies of J.S.Bach! Prelude BWV 997 measures 1-32 Mar 21 Here is another update on this prelude. I'm still only playing the first 32 measures, and still very slowly, since I can't seem to do it any faster without…
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Re: WEEK 2: The Depths of J.S.Bach's Music! @Rick Lord This is incredible, Rick. If this is the most difficult movement, it doesn't show when you play. Your articulation really makes this one dance along so nicely.…
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Re: WEEK 2: The Depths of J.S.Bach's Music! @Olli Ooh! Your poor hand!
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Re: WEEK 2: The Depths of J.S.Bach's Music! @joosje Always good to hear from you, Joosje. I've heard that Pepe Romero was asked what his secret is for always being so full of joy, and he said, "Play some Bach every day!" At times,…
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Re: WEEK 2: The Depths of J.S.Bach's Music! @Rick Lord Thank you for the kind words, Rick. I am actually still sick. I tested positive for the flu and it's hitting me hard.
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