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Re: 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
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: 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
- 1 yr ago
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: 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
- 1 yr ago
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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
- 1 yr ago
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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
- 1 yr ago
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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
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- 1 yr ago
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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
- 1 yr 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!…
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- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 yr 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!…
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- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 yr ago
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- 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
- 1 yr 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
- 1 yr 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.…
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- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 yr 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
- 1 yr 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
- 1 yr 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
- 1 yr ago
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- 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
- 1 yr 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
- 1 yr 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
- 1 yr 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
- 1 yr ago
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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
- 1 yr ago
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Re: Home Country Hero Mini Challenge @joosje Beautiful performances, as always, Joosje! Your selections seem entirely appropriate to the challenge, since in Belgium you can lay claim to both Flemish and French musical heritages.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 yr ago
- Mini Challenges!
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Re: Guitar sizing I agree that string spacing at the nut is more important than small differences in scale length. I have instruments ranging in size from 585 mm to 670 mm,…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 yr ago
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- General Discussion
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why? @Jack Stewart That's pretty much the 'journey' I've taken too, Jack. What began to change my thinking (back to a favourable view) was acquiring a few years back an urtext edition of Ponce's guitar…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 yr ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why? @Debbie I agree, the made-to-measure cases are absurdly expensive. Some luthiers (both Lauri and Gyorgy, fortunately) provide their own. But there are a couple of options for something cheaper.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 yr ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why? @Debbie I have three now - six, seven, and eleven courses, all made by luthier Lauri Niskanen in Finland. (I also own a four-course guitar from Gyorgy Lorinczi in Romania.…
- David Krupka
- Amateur guitarist/lutenist
- David_Krupka
- 1 yr ago
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David Krupka

David_Krupka

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