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Re: Guitar Q&A: Ask Away with Martin!
If you were trying out a new guitar, what routine or piece fragments would you play in order to put it through its paces?
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
yesterday
Live Calendar
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Re: Week 1: Music of the Fall
I live in the Southern hemisphere — I wonder if I could get a special dispensation to play a Spring-themed piece. Here in South Africa there are endless blossoms and new growth
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
2 days ago
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Music of the Fall
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Re: Week 4: Serenade Showcase
@martin Wow that is exciting, all the best to you all. Looks more like Liszt than Schubert imo.
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
3 wk ago
Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 4: Serenade Showcase
@Barney The book is called "Jazz and Popular Songs" - it has dated a lot more than the American Songbook collections, although the Jobim tune still sounds somewhat fresh.
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
4 wk ago
Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 4: Serenade Showcase
@Jack Stewart Thanks Jack! If you play any of the Gershwin arrangements I would start with "How Long Has This Been Going On", which turns out to be a decent left hand exercise in E major,…
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
4 wk ago
Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 4: Serenade Showcase
I didn't get to preparing anything by Villa Lobos for this challenge, but I came across this arrangement of Girl from Ipanema by Duarte, which I guess is in the spirit of things.…
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
1 mth ago
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Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Blaise Laflamme I am sorry for your loss. I too lost my dear father-in-law this week. I was listening to this performance at the watch party, and I was struck by the beauty of your sound and the…
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
2 mths ago
1
Latin American Music Challenge
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Barney I would be interested to know what you found technically challenging in this piece and how you dealt with it?
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
2 mths ago
Latin American Music Challenge
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary thank you, your comments are much appreciated
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
2 mths ago
Latin American Music Challenge
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
For this challenge, I chose the famous Scherzino Mexicano by Ponce. The recording seems a little distorted, not sure why. The challenge with this piece for me is to keep it sounding fun and…
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
2 mths ago
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Latin American Music Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Celebrating Global Connections
@Barney Thanks very much - I am trying to work more on the fun element that should come through, difficult when focusing on the technical challenges.
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
3 mths ago
Around the World in 80 Strings Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Celebrating Global Connections
Well Paraguay does not sound very exotic for guitarists, but I guess it qualifies for the challenge. This is the Tango #2 by Barrios (it's not clear if there is a Tango #1 - if anyone knows of it…
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
3 mths ago
4
Around the World in 80 Strings Challenge
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Re: Happy Birthday, Agustín Barrios!
@Chris this was well worth watching, a fascinating summary of the emergence of a priceless guitar repertoire that could just as easily have passed us by.…
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
4 mths ago
Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Week 6: Triumph & Reflections
@Jacques farmer well the "watch party" is on Monday 15th May, so I guess a day or two before that. The next challenge then normally kicks off at the party.
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
5 mths ago
Carcassi Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Expressive Exploration
@Blaise Laflamme Thanks Blaise! My current workflow is to point my iPhone in my general direction! Would welcome any approach that yields a better result.…
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
6 mths ago
Carcassi Challenge
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Re: What's on Your Stand?
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
6 mths ago
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Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Week 4: Expressive Exploration
I had a go at No.23. Recording on my iPhone, the dynamics seem to have been flattened out quite a lot. Maybe someone can advise me on how to deal with this.…
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
6 mths ago
7
Carcassi Challenge
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Re: Week 1: "First Steps & Fresh Tunes"
This is the result of the exercise that I did - it puts me at level 10 or 11 but some of the pieces might be a slightly out of range. I'm not sure why the music theory videos came up,…
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
7 mths ago
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Practice Plan Challenge
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Re: What's the most challenging piece you've ever learned and how did you tackle it?
@John Mardinly I also tried that arrangement. If not for the tunings I might have persevered but it all eventually made my head spin. There are definitely easier Dyens arrangements that are a couple…
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
1 yr ago
1
Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Recommendations for Cello Suites?
I would recommend Andreas von Wangenheim, I have always admired his recording of the suites, including the preludes you mention. You can find him on Apple Music.
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
1 yr ago
1
General Discussion
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Re: Week 4: Tango Tempest
Hi I would like to upload a video that I took with my phone but I don't know how to post it via youtube etc. Can anyone direct me to some instructions on how to do this?
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
1 yr ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
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Re: Group 3
I watched the body mapping video and I found the exercises at the end very useful, especially the one where my shoulders end up higher than I was expecting.…
Sam Greenblatt
Sam_Greenblatt
1 yr ago
1
Healthy Guitar Practicing - With Dragos Ilie!
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