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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Sor's Music!
@Rick Lord You're off to a fine start, Rick! That's a beautiful practice space you have, btw. Out of interest, do you always use the same guitar or do you switch them up?…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
5 mths ago
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Fernando Sor Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Whispers of Wood
@Andre Bernier @Wai The original was published by the Ballard editorial house in Paris during the 1690s. It appears in a multi-volume series of songs by de Bousset entitled 'Recueil d'airs serieux et…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
6 mths ago
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Transcription Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Whispers of Wood
@Blaise Laflamme Oh, don't worry, Blaise, I follow that principle too - and plenty of others as well! Nothing too long, nothing too fast, nothing too 'stretchy' ... the list goes on and on.…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
6 mths ago
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Transcription Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Whispers of Wood
@Wai Beautiful arrangement, Wai, and very well played too! Playing from a figured bass is a real art, which specialists spend years learning. There is a book that might interest you by Peter Croton…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
6 mths ago
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Transcription Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Whispers of Wood
@Jack Stewart Great start here, Jack. It looks like a really difficult piece to pull off, what with all those passages up in the 'stratosphere'. (I follow a simple principle:…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
6 mths ago
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Transcription Challenge
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What lessons or courses would you like to see on tonebase that aren’t there yet?
@Andre Bernier That's an interesting idea, Andre.
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
6 mths ago
Discussion of the Week!
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What lessons or courses would you like to see on tonebase that aren’t there yet?
I'm not sure how great the demand would be, but if there is sufficient interest, it would be nice to have a series of videos that focus on historical instruments - the lute and the early guitar in…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
6 mths ago
Discussion of the Week!
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What lessons or courses would you like to see on tonebase that aren’t there yet?
@Debbie I don't think this would be possible, Debbie. ToneBase could certainly offer a certificate of achievement of some kind (at least one of its online competitors does just that) but I can't see…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
6 mths ago
Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Do you have an ideal practice space?
@Blaise Laflamme I try to do the same - the problem is, eventually you run out of rooms to sacrifice!
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
6 mths ago
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Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Do you have an ideal practice space?
@Ricardo Leaños Great ideas are incubated in messy spaces! https://media.mutualart.com/Images/2021_10/07/23/234315559/ea05b0c5-668c-4e22-8f5e-a961d1234481_570.Jpeg?w=1366
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
6 mths ago
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Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Do you have an ideal practice space?
@Blaise Laflamme That's a very impressive space you have, Blaise! But it's a little TOO tidy ... if mine were even half as organized, I'd be spending all my time cleaning, and none practicing!
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
6 mths ago
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Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Sonatina 1 Giuliani op. 71
You've made a good start with this, Jesus. The main thing you need to work on, I would say, is maintaining a steady tempo throughout the entire movement.…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
6 mths ago
Your Practice Diary
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Re: Week 4: "The most fearsome beasts are tamed with a gentle melody."
@Barney Very impressive, Barney! The Torroba 'Sonatina' definitely qualifies as a 'monster' in my book, and the 3rd movement is arguably the most difficult part of it!…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
6 mths ago
Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Spanish Music Mini Challenge
@Marilyn Blodget Beautiful performance, Marilyn! Very nice use of tone and dynamics to shape the phrasing. And nice contrast of mood in the very 'Spanish' ('Moorish'?) sounding 'B' section!…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
7 mths ago
1
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Back To School Recital!
Thanks to all the participants in today's concert! Very nice 'program' with a high standard of performance all round! Thanks also to Debbie for showing us your new lute - I look forward to hearing…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
7 mths ago
Community Concerts!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@Wai I agree, Evangelina is really a great musician. Her recent recording of the complete Bach 'lute' music is among the best interpretations of this repertoire I've heard.…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
7 mths ago
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Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@Jack Stewart @Blaise Laflamme btw, an interesting fact about this recording: the backing guitar fills apparently come courtesy of Chet Atkins, who was the record's producer.…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
7 mths ago
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Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@Jack Stewart @Blaise Laflamme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52EQG3SsGZo
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
7 mths ago
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Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@Wai You're off to fine start with this, Wai! I think it's entirely appropriate to consider this fantasia a 'monster' in the sense intended here: it is by no means an easy piece!! In particular,…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
7 mths ago
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Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Ernesto García de León – Preludio Op 26
That's beautiful, Eric! The extensive use of open strings here really gives this a luxuriant sound. (Very much enhanced by the beautiful tone you produce on your instrument!…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
7 mths ago
2
Your Practice Diary
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Re: Home Country Hero Mini Challenge
@Jack Stewart Some of the slackers are still slacking! (Actually, it's probably not fair to label someone who's managed to slack their way through six decades a 'slacker'!) As for emojis,…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
7 mths ago
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Home Country Hero Mini Challenge
@Jack Stewart Oh, wait, maybe you had something else in mind ... Yes, I agree, that might well constitute a second golden era, even for the long-hairs! (Mind you ,…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
7 mths ago
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Home Country Hero Mini Challenge
@Jack Stewart I take it you're thinking of Britten, Walton, and others who worked with Bream. Yes, I suppose a case can be made for a second golden age. Both 'Elizabethan' though!
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
7 mths ago
Mini Challenges!
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Re: How many pieces do you work on at a time?
I don't have anything that approaches a regular practice routine. When I do play, I mostly just sight read for an hour or two. I normally choose a particular publication (this week it's been Pierre…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
7 mths ago
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Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Home Country Hero Mini Challenge
@Eric Phillips You're certainly right about the importance of stress in early music and the 'correctness' (in the positive sense!) of @joosje 's interpretation.…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
7 mths ago
Mini Challenges!
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