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Re: Level 2 - List Of Pieces (+ Discussion Space) @Michel Deslauriers I think you are right in saying that ToneBase does not offer what you are looking for. It's definitely not for everyone. It's worth remembering that just as there are different…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
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- 2 yrs ago
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- Level System
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Re: Capricho árabe by Francisco Tárrega You're off to a very good start with one of the great 'standards' of the guitar repertoire, Jon. I'll offer a few critical comments, since this seems to be what you are asking for.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
- Your Practice Diary
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Re: Level 2 - List Of Pieces (+ Discussion Space) @Michel Deslauriers I agree with what Blaise says about ToneBase not having many repertoire lessons aimed at inexperienced guitarists. I think the community here consists mainly of fairly experienced…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
- Level System
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Re: WEEK 3: Is anybody out there ... practicing? @Jim King I didn't mean to give the impression that I think it is worth doing those exams. I absolutely don't! Their main use, I feel, is to provide a sort of guide through the learning process.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 3: Is anybody out there ... practicing? @Andre Bernier Just to be clear, I'm not suggesting you take up the lute, Andre - only that you might want to play some music originally written for the lute (like Greensleeves) on the guitar.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 3: Is anybody out there ... practicing? @Andre Bernier Nice performance of Greensleeves, Andre. For someone who's being playing classical guitar for less than a month, you're doing remarkably well! That, I suppose,…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 3: Is anybody out there ... practicing? @Eric Phillips I really like the Sor recording, Eric! (And the carol arrangement is certainly charming, and seasonal - as is the setting, although I think your beard is supposed to white!…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
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- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 3: Is anybody out there ... practicing? @Wai Just to chime in with the others, this indeed sounds great, Wai! Beautiful tone, nice ornamentation, very good flow. As has been noted, your recording is the demonstration that this piece is in…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
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- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 3: Is anybody out there ... practicing? @Jim King I'm glad to hear you're finding the RCM books useful, Jim. There's a lot of great music within those pages. One thing you might find useful, to both guide and map your progress,…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: End-of-the-Year Community Concert! @martin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X23v5_K7cXk
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
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- Live Calendar
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Re: WEEK 1: Select And Practice Your Piece! @joosje I really enjoyed your performance of the Kellner Phantasia in the concert, Joosje! (Unfortunately, by the time my computer connected to the audio,…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: ULTIMATE tonebase Community Concert! @Steve Pederson I certainly know what you mean about nerves in performance: somehow, little mistakes creep into our playing, no matter how well prepared we are.…
- David Krupka
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- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
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Re: ULTIMATE tonebase Community Concert! @Robert I enjoyed your performance of the Brouwer piece, Robert! I think your habit of just sitting down and recording yourself 'cold' really paid off in the concert.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
- Live Calendar
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Re: ULTIMATE tonebase Community Concert! @Steve Pederson Great job in the concert, Steve! Furthermore, your guitar sounded particularly good. (Even Dominic noted that in the chat.) For many of the participants (especially the violinists)…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Live Calendar
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Re: WEEK 2: Keep on practicing! @Eric Phillips I generally find memorization works the same way for me - it somehow just happens. (Unfortunately, it rarely persists - if I put a piece aside for a week,…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
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- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 2: Keep on practicing! @Eric Phillips It's sounding very good to me, Eric. Just one little rough spot that I imagine will be ironed out in no time. What I most like is how 'musical' it is sounding now.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
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- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: Level 1 - List Of Pieces (+ Discussion Space) @Jim King I'll answer as a fellow ToneBase subscriber, not an authority of some kind. While ToneBase presents a lot a valuable material, I don't think it is a substitute for a structured learning…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
- Level System
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Re: WEEK 1: Select And Practice Your Piece! @Steve Pederson The piece as we know if for guitar is an arrangement (presumably by Brouwer) of something originally composed as part of a film score. ('Una dia de Noviembre' is the title of the film.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
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- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Select And Practice Your Piece! @Steve Pederson That's funny, Steve. As it happens, I sometimes yearn (quietly!) to repurpose my own dining room in just such a manner. (Pretty sure that won't be happening any time soon though ,,,)
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Select And Practice Your Piece! @Steve Pederson Jack's suggestion reminds me that there is a clip somewhere on YT of Kevin Gallagher playing something from one of the Bach violin sonatas on, if I remember properly, a Les Paul.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
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- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Select And Practice Your Piece! @Steve Price Steve, you might look at the prelude from Weiss's Suite IV if you want a piece that is a little easier. It is similar in character to the first part of the Fantasia,…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
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- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Select And Practice Your Piece! @Jack Stewart This is sounding really good, Jack! I love the sense of 'purpose' and direction in your interpretation. I agree that an improvisatory feel is what is called for here.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Select And Practice Your Piece! @Eric Phillips This is really coming along nicely, Eric - a BIG improvement over your earlier take. (With Sor, I find it always takes a while for the left hand to adapt to its task; and remember,…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: WEEK 1: Select And Practice Your Piece! @Steve Pederson I like your song arrangement, Steve, although I think the opening bars could be taken just a little faster. I can’t help but wonder, though,…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
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- End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
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Re: BWV 996 Allemande @Kirk Gavlick Around here, Kirk, Martin IS one of those higher powers!
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 2 yrs ago
- General Discussion
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