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Re: Tukasz Kuropaczewski-practice principles lesson @Ariel Elijovich Thanks for sharing these interesting observations, Ariel. I especially like your point about running being something quite different than simply walking ever more quickly:…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 6 days ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: Week 2: Change of Colors Chris Wilson's version of just about anything is usually my favourite! He's an English lutenist (and vihuelist) who belongs to the same generation as Nigel North and Jakob Lindberg.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 3 wk ago
- 1
- Music of the Fall
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Re: Week 3: Whispers of Nostalgia @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Very nice performance, Nijwm! This is by no means an easy piece and you are playing it very well. That you've learned it without the benefit of formal guidance indicates just how…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 4 wk ago
- 1
- Music of the Fall
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Re: Week 2: Change of Colors @Blaise Laflamme Of course, I'm forgetting that @Eric Phillips first contribution here has the very title I mentioned ('Autumn Leaves' - although I had the jazz standard in mind) so we already have a…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 mth ago
- 1
- Music of the Fall
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Re: Week 2: Change of Colors @Derek What a lively little piece! It looks like a great workout for both hands. And, as you say, appropriate for the season, too - I just hope the spiders in your house aren't the sort associated…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 mth ago
- Music of the Fall
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Re: Week 2: Change of Colors Very nice performance, Wai! This has long been one of my favourite pieces by Le Roy. (Despite its structural simplicity, there is something almost hypnotic about it, I find.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 mth ago
- 1
- Music of the Fall
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Re: Week 2: Change of Colors @Blaise Laflamme Another beautiful performance, Blaise, and as always, beautifully produced too! (I love your attention to detail - even the stylized lettering of your logo is tastefully rendered.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 mth ago
- 1
- Music of the Fall
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Re: Week 2: Change of Colors Such a beautiful performance, Blaise! (I've listened to it half a dozen times already.) Your tone, your phrasing - everything, really, seems just perfect.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 mth ago
- 1
- Music of the Fall
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Re: Week 1: Music of the Fall @Eric Phillips That's a nice little piece, Eric, and as always, very well played! Shand certainly seems to be a composer who deserves more attention than he gets.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 mth ago
- 1
- Music of the Fall
- Reported - view
Re: Which guitar player from the past would you love to meet? If the point of this exercise were to have a conversation with some illustrious figure from the past, I would, as an anglophone, want to meet someone fluent in English.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 mth ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Week 2: From Barrios to Brouwer! @Eric Phillips This is coming along very nicely, Eric. I understand what you say about the melody not always emerging from the the thick texture, but I feel this is a fault more of the writing than…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- Latin American Music Challenge
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ... @Carl Jossem (following @Carl Jossem 's lead) ... when you fret that over-Prat-icing might result in a Sor pinky ...
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- General Discussion
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ... @Eric Phillips True, it should be possible to carry at least two, maybe even a third if there's a case strap available. It's a pity about the dog, of course,…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- General Discussion
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ... ... when your 'what-to-do-in-case-of-a-fire' plan involves getting your favourite instrument out of the house, and nothing else.
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 4 mths ago
- 3
- General Discussion
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ... @Eric Phillips Actually, we'd probably get a similar response from more than a few guitarists ...
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- General Discussion
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ... @Eric Phillips Sounds eminently sensible to me, even for those who don't use nails. Those absurdly heavy bowling balls, hurtling without warning out of the return mechanism, are a bloody menace!
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- General Discussion
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ... Hold on a minute, just what are you trying to say ...
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 4 mths ago
- 1
- General Discussion
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Re: Week 4: Celebrating Global Connections @Sam Greenblatt It's sounding very good already, Sam! (But I see why you call that opening phrase 'tricky'! I'm with you when it comes to the idea of a cutaway,…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 5 mths ago
- Around the World in 80 Strings Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Celebrating Global Connections @Eric Phillips Your flesh-only tone production is already very good, Eric! Something else you might want to consider when playing without nails is the type of string you are using.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 5 mths ago
- 1
- Around the World in 80 Strings Challenge
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Re: tonebase Guitar Festival 2024 - We Want to Hear from You! I agree with @Ron and @Eric Phillips - the only way to get broad membership participation would be to conduct the festival either wholly or partly online.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 5 mths ago
- General Discussion
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Re: How important are the livestreams for you? @Geoffrey Hui I agree that the livestream discussions tend to wander off-topic. This happens especially when questions from viewers are passed on to the guest.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 7 mths ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Week 5: Mastery in the Making @joosje Both very nicely performed, Joosje! Your use of dynamics is particularly effective, as is the tasteful rubato. I like your choice of tempi, even if other possibilities exist - what matters is…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 7 mths ago
- Carcassi Challenge
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Re: What's on Your Stand? @Jim King The score you are working with is likely complete - it's just a different version of the 'Spanish Pavin' than the one played by Christopher Wilson.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 7 mths ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: What's on Your Stand? @Jim King I take much the same approach, Jim, always having half a dozen or more pieces on the go. (I don't have the patience to focus on a single work for days (let alone weeks) on end.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 7 mths ago
- 1
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Do you play louder when performing live? @Marilyn Blodget That sounds like a pleasant way to spend the evening, Marilyn. But I'm wondering ... does the wine come before or after the music making?
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 7 mths ago
- 2
- General Discussion
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David Krupka

David_Krupka

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