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Re: 🌍 Where in the world are you tuning in from?
@Jack Stewart Yes, definitely an accomplished gentleman! And judging from what I've seen in interviews, a genuinely humble person too. Not at all the 'rock star' stereotype!
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 18 hrs ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Jim King It's partly expectations, but I think also that it's quite natural in performance to notice more what goes wrong than what goes right. We tend to be too critical of ourselves.…
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- David_Krupka
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Jack Stewart I think you're right about this, Jack. I wonder if Mertz's wife (a concert pianist) had the Liszt arrangements in her repertoire?
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Eric Phillips Great start, Eric. And just like those individuals chosen for makeover, one senses from the very outset the latent beauty that will soon be fully revealed.…
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Re: 🌍 Where in the world are you tuning in from?
@Jim King There's a lot of good repertoire in the series, Jim. Even at the lowest grades there are some interesting pieces. I recommend having a look at the studies in particular - you're sure to…
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- David_Krupka
- Yesterday
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: 🌍 Where in the world are you tuning in from?
@Ron Well, at least you had the right idea!
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- David_Krupka
- 2 days ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: 🌍 Where in the world are you tuning in from?
@Ron 'played in a rock band on a homemade guitar' - that wouldn't have been the 'Red Special' by any chance?
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- David_Krupka
- 2 days ago
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Re: What's on Your Stand?
@Dani Well, that looks like several years' worth of hard work, all on one music stand! Nice selection of repertoire!
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- David_Krupka
- 2 days ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: 🌍 Where in the world are you tuning in from?
@Blaise Laflamme As far as I know, there is no official digital version of the repertoire books. Pirated pdf versions of some of the older editions can be found online.…
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- David_Krupka
- 2 days ago
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Re: 🌍 Where in the world are you tuning in from?
Toronto, Canada. Began with 'acoustic' guitar lessons at about age ten; classical guitar lessons throughout my teens. Played only sporadically during my twenties and thirties.…
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- David_Krupka
- 2 days ago
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Eric Phillips Really great playing, Eric. Pretty much flawless, technically, and musically very sensitive too. (Great dynamic control!) A real pleasure to listen to!
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- David_Krupka
- 5 days ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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Re: tonebase is confusing! Am I missing something?
@Michelle Roper I don't think the issue is whether we're being too 'hard' on ToneBase. The question is, can ToneBase be improved? I think it can be, and I hope the developers of the platform are…
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- David_Krupka
- 7 days ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: tonebase is confusing! Am I missing something?
@Richard M Levy In my view, the repertoire videos should be directed at an imagined audience of guitarists capable of learning the piece in question, but needing the kind of advice that might…
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- David_Krupka
- 7 days ago
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Eric Phillips You asked the question that crossed my mind as well ,,,
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- David_Krupka
- 10 days ago
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Bart Versteeg Well Bart, it seems you've managed to retain a great deal over all those years! Maybe a few wrinkles need to be ironed out, but both pieces have survived pretty much intact.…
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- David_Krupka
- 10 days ago
- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Eric Phillips Off to a great start as usual, Eric! I also love this sonata - it's one of the real gems of the entire guitar literature, imo. And the middle movement,…
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- David_Krupka
- 12 days ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Bart Versteeg I don't know, what's the rush? 😂 Anyhow, that's a fun piece - I look forward to hearing it! I'm sure in my own pile of scores I've got more than a few half finished pieces from that…
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- David_Krupka
- 13 days ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Jack Stewart Ruth played the vibes, as well as the marimba and the xylophone. She was a Julliard trained percussionist who went from groupie to full-fledged band member.…
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- David_Krupka
- 13 days ago
- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Jack Stewart Wow, you saw prime Zappa! (Was Ruth Underwood still with the band?) I'm in awe!
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 13 days ago
- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Jack Stewart Very interesting study, Jack, and well played! For me, the arpeggiated section already works quite well - in fact it caused me to 'sit up and really listen' to the music!…
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 13 days ago
- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Michael Shirk A couple of DQs, for sure!
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 13 days ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary I'm certainly hoping to, Nijwm! I've had a lot of difficulty with my left hand over the last few years, but I'm finally managing to play repertoire that is not too difficult.…
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- David_Krupka
- 13 days ago
- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary They're absurdly overpriced, imho! I refuse to 'upgrade' my old iPhone 6!
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 13 days ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Blaise Laflamme You're definitely a more sophisticated user than I am, Blaise! I use mine to make a call every now and then, and that's about it. (Of course,…
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 13 days ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary @Blaise Laflamme Question: What's the difference between a cheap Chinese phone and an iPhone? Answer: The 'Apple' logo ...
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- David_Krupka
- 13 days ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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