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Re: Request: Complete Performances for Tutorials @Marc Adler Hi Marc - I joined ToneBase in 2020, just as the Covid lockdowns were getting started. A lot of the pre-recorded material was already available at that time.…
- David Krupka
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Re: What are you working on? @Lars Kjøller-Hansen A very nice performance, Lars! Really great rhythmic drive! I think I know what you mean when you say that you never imagined you would ever play such a piece.…
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Re: What are you working on? @Eric Phillips Sounds great, Eric - clear, lovely phrasing! And, compared to your earlier take, I like the warmer tone of of your guitar at this pitch. I tend to agree with @Lars Kjøller-Hansen about…
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Re: New Challenge Ideas? Thanks for taking the lead on this, Eric! (Hard though it may be to believe, I do actually participate in these challenges - I just never manage to get to the point where I feel I am playing…
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Re: Welcome to tonebase! @Jeffrey Yap Welcome to the community, Jeff! I think you'll fit right in - a lot of us came here after years of playing 'on and off'. It sounds like you got a very good foundation when you started…
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- 8 days ago
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Re: What are you working on? @Andre Bernier This is coming along well, Andre. (Despite it's apparent simplicity, it's quite a tricky piece!) It looks like you have a very nice recording setup.…
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- 11 days ago
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Re: What are you working on? @Jim King I think that your monthly 'recording day' is a great idea, Jim! And I think you are entirely correct in pointing out the role played by our generally misguided pursuit of 'perfection'.…
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- 12 days ago
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Re: What are you working on? @Eric Phillips I certainly understand your reaction to your own recordings. I feel the same way when I occasionally record my own playing. I read somewhere once that we should always wait a few days…
- David Krupka
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: What are you working on? @Eric Phillips Just a note on Garcia's year of birth - I don't think 1790 can be correct, especially if he was one of Aguado's teachers. (Also, his compositional style suggests to me something…
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Re: What are you working on? @Eric Phillips Thanks, Eric - both for starting the thread, and for introducing us to another little-known composer! It's a nice piece that reminds me of the minuets of the Peruvian guitarist Pedro…
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- 2 wk ago
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Re: Carlevaro - Compositions @David Krupka And just in case you guys (@Blaise Laflamme and @Eric Phillips ) need any ideas (sorry, I can't help it!) I'll remind you that Spring is just around the corner - there must be a…
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Re: Carlevaro - Compositions @Blaise Laflamme I completely agree with you, Blaise! ToneBase appears to be developing into a platform designed to recruit students for private instruction.…
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Re: Carlevaro - Compositions @Eric Phillips Thanks for remembering your neighbours to the north, Eric! (However, the only ones needing to apologize reside in Washington!) I remain (cautiously) optimistic that cooler heads will…
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Re: Practice diary 2024 - Andre Bernier Very nice, Andre! I've not heard of this suite before, but it seems well worth learning! Btw, I don't think this was written by the Los Angeles-based film composer, despite the name.…
- David Krupka
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- David_Krupka
- 2 wk ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Practice plan @Mark Thirlwell Well, it looks like you'll be giving it a very good go indeed! You're already playing at a very good standard (I enjoyed your 'Sueno' video) so I expect you'll soon be at that elusive…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 mth ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Practice plan Thanks for posting this, Mark - it's always interesting to see how others approach practicing. Just to be clear, is this what you are proposing to do on a daily basis? (If so,…
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: JimK 8882 Practice Diary 2025 @Jim King These sound great, Jim! I wouldn't be hesitant about recording technical studies - some of them are great little pieces. (And occasionally, like those by Villa-Lobos,…
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: Left Hand Tips You've Never Heard @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary It's definitely a notation convention! Btw, if the whole line were in D minor and not D major, the chord built on the third degree could well have F natural as the root,…
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: Left Hand Tips You've Never Heard @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Hi Nijwm - I know you're not asking me, but since it's such a straight-forward matter, I'll answer: the 'f' in the third chord of the example in your book IS sharpened (as the…
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- 1 mth ago
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Re: Practice diary 2024 - Andre Bernier These are sounding great, Andre. The Pujol etude (which I had not heard before) seems to be an excellent warm-up exercise. I may start using it this way myself. I would be inclined to use the R.H.…
- David Krupka
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- David_Krupka
- 1 mth ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Week 1: Left-Hand Mastery with Arturo @Paul Which edition of this piece are you using? It is different than the one that appears in the old (but undated) bilingual (French/German) edition of Carcassi's 'Methode Complete' published by…
- David Krupka
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- 2 mths ago
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- New Year, Better Technique!
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Re: Boijes collection Yes, I've found the same thing. I read somewhere that the collection is now available through IMSLP, but if true, I was unable to find it there, at least not as an independent entry.…
- David Krupka
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: Practice diary 2024 - Andre Bernier @Andre Bernier This is very good, Andre, definitely a big improvement over your earlier performance. As you say, both tone quality and musicality are greatly improved.…
- David Krupka
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- David_Krupka
- 2 mths ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: JimK 8882 Practice Diary 2025 @Jim King I agree completely - recording ourself is useful in all kinds of different ways! As a personal example, it was only after making a video of myself (this was many years ago now) that I…
- David Krupka
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- David_Krupka
- 2 mths ago
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Re: JimK 8882 Practice Diary 2025 @Jim King You're quite right Jim, the appropriate size of any particular 'chunk' will depend on both the individual learner and the complexity of the piece being learned.…
- David Krupka
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- David_Krupka
- 2 mths ago
- Your Practice Diary
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