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Re: Week 3: Melodic Meanderings!
@Eric Phillips Nice selection, and very nicely played Eric. As for Sor's fingerings, personally I never change them. (I'm no virtuoso, but at least I'm virtuous ...…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
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The Etude Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Technique Tango!
@Ron I should add that what Coste had in mind was a so-called 'Terz' guitar, tuned a minor third higher. (These were common in the 19th century but were used almost exclusively in chamber music.…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
The Etude Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Technique Tango!
@Eric Phillips I was looking at this study a few days ago myself and noticed the very problem you are describing. My own solution would be to simply continue with the p-i alternation.…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
1
The Etude Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Technique Tango!
@Steve Pederson This is shaping up nicely, Steve. In particular, I very much like your phrasing. By the way, to answer the question which you asked earlier,…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
1
The Etude Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Technique Tango!
@Ron Sor, according to Coste (who had been his student) had an unusual capacity for stretching the fingers of his left hand. So my guess is that Sor himself would have fingered the measures you…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
The Etude Extravaganza!
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Re: Carlevaro - Compositions
@Blaise Laflamme It will continue burning until September - despite being 'under control'!? I sure hope our forestry officials know what they're doing!
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Barrios Mini Challenge
@Eric Phillips This is coming along nicely, Eric. Your tempo works quite well - I wonder if the indication in the score is editorial or original. (It doesn't seem to me that Barrios was in the habit…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
1
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Carlevaro - Compositions
@Blaise Laflamme We noticed it here in Toronto too! It seems to have dissipated now, though.
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Carlevaro - Compositions
@Dale Needles It was a teacher of mine who had studied with Lagoya, not me myself. But because of this, I learned to play guitar using the somewhat unorthodox approach to the right hand that Lagoya…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
1
Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge
@Eric Phillips Beautiful, Eric! The tempo seems just right now. It's really an outstanding little piece - I love how Sor introduces so much harmonic movement into something basically quite simple.
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
1
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Barrios Mini Challenge
@JUAN ALONSO Very nice, Juan! I agree with Eric, this little prelude is much more difficult than it appears! I think your tempo is about right already - I don't know that it needs to be any faster.
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Week 1: Etude Entrée!
@Andre Bernier Well done, Andre! Your playing is definitely improving - it seems much more 'confident' and. controlled these days. I do have a comment about the Sor piece, though:…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
The Etude Extravaganza!
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Re: Carlevaro - Compositions
@Dale Needles Very nice playing, Dale! And what a great piece! I'm surprised it took some thirty years to make it to publication. Was it intended to be part of some larger work?
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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Re: Barrios Mini Challenge
@Eric Phillips Very nice, Eric. (And very impressive that you managed to post this within two hours of the challenge 'start' time!!) In addition to the concert studies there are,…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
2
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Week 4: Tango Tempest
@Steve Pederson Good job with this, Steve! If you're finding it a challenge, I would say this has nothing to do with age, and everything to do with the fact that it is not an easy piece!…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
1
The Song and Dance Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Etude Entrée!
@Eric Phillips You're quite right! Perhaps I should have said, the difficulty is getting a 3 + 2 grouping to sound like a 4 + 1 grouping. In any event, the problem is getting the appropriate accent…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
1
The Etude Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 1: Etude Entrée!
@Eric Phillips You're off to a great start with this, Eric! It's certainly an interesting study, and as you say, it makes obvious reference to Sor's repeated note study.…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
1
The Etude Extravaganza!
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge
@Eric Phillips I would translate 'etouffez' as 'muffled' which I imagine implies muted in some way. (Palm muting, I suppose.) I don't know if Sor discusses the effect in his Method.…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
1
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge
@Eric Phillips Well played, Eric. The pull-offs to the open string are fine - I didn't notice them as interfering in any way with the melodic line. (Perhaps the sound of the ligado projects upwards…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
10 mths ago
1
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge
@Eric Phillips Very nice performances, Eric! I particularly like the Cantabile - it's really a beautifully composed piece. As you say, the 'little flourishes' Sor throws in every now and then really…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
11 mths ago
1
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Week 2: Ballads and Barcarolles
@Jack Stewart Years ago, in a bar in Belgium somewhere, I heard a guy who had lost his entire left hand! He strapped a slide to the stump of his arm and played delta-style blues on an old resonator…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
11 mths ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
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Re: Week 3: Waltzes and Whirls
@Steve Pederson @Eric Phillips @Jack Stewart @Wai Nice performances, Steve. (And thanks for sharing the video of Jack Sanders!) About the 'Italian' dance:…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
11 mths ago
2
The Song and Dance Challenge
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Re: Week 2: Ballads and Barcarolles
@Jack Stewart @Eric Phillips For what it's worth, that's how I generally play the guitar as well. There's no doubt I started doing this as a result of my experience with the lute.…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
11 mths ago
1
The Song and Dance Challenge
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge
@Rick Lord Already sounding good, Rick. I look forward to hearing the complete work! Btw, that's a very nice practice space you have!! (But does your guitar really need all those extra cases!?)
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
11 mths ago
Mini Challenges!
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Re: Fernando Sor Mini Challenge
@Rick Lord Thanks for sharing the photo, Rick. Do you happen to know anything about the monument itself? Was it erected at the time of Sor's death, or is it the work of a later generation?…
David Krupka
Amateur guitarist/lutenist
David_Krupka
11 mths ago
Mini Challenges!
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