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Re: What's on Your Stand?
@Blaise Laflamme me too! I haven't used a footstool since about 1987. I've tried many over the years and have finally stuck with the Sageworks support. Pilates also is a big help!
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7 mths ago
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Re: What's on Your Stand?
@Blaise Laflamme very often it's the same. a good solid walk after a session feels really good on the back.
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7 mths ago
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Re: What's on Your Stand?
@Blaise Laflamme years ago, I started a meme with the hashtag #cantpractice on FB and Instagram. it's all in fun, but it started because one of the cats needed attention during a session.…
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Re: What's on Your Stand?
@Blaise Laflamme Haha yes I have this problem too. I am completely wedded to iPad with Forscore now for a couple of years. I avoided it for years not wanting to hassle with yet another piece of…
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7 mths ago
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Re: What's on Your Stand?
@Blaise Laflamme hey thanks for your interest. the recent performance in early march with the Claflin Hill Symphony of Milford MA was recorded by local cable TV.…
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8 mths ago
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@Blaise Laflamme This is my third lifetime visit to the Tedesco. 1) junior in college, 2) five years ago with two local orchestras, and 3) this year with one local pro orchestra,…
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8 mths ago
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Re: What's on Your Stand?
@Jack Stewart The Carlevaro is book 4 of exercises, back to it after some years away. the notebook is my practice log, planned work a day ahead (sometimes 2 or 3 days ahead), and tracking progress.…
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8 mths ago
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Re: What's on Your Stand?
@Sam Greenblatt ooh, and nice old Andy! cool
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8 mths ago
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Re: What's on Your Stand?
@Jack Stewart LOL sandals. I always have the same concern after even 1 day off. Approach it with a sense of exploration first -- let your hands, arms and shoulders,…
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8 mths ago
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Re: What's on Your Stand?
Tedesco D Major concerto, going back to some Carlevaro, and lots of chamber music.
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8 mths ago
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Re: What courses would you like to see next on tonebase Guitar?
@Steve Price yeah, those are good ones too.
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8 mths ago
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Re: What courses would you like to see next on tonebase Guitar?
@Steve Price yes. Ok it's settled, we two average smart people voted for it. they have to do it now. :-)
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8 mths ago
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Re: What courses would you like to see next on tonebase Guitar?
@Barney Mircea gave an excellent presentation on RH preparation, and covers these topics. the concepts of touching the string are the same. may not cover completely what you have in mind but it's a…
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8 mths ago
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Re: What courses would you like to see next on tonebase Guitar?
I was surprised to find no coverage of Brouwer's early work Elogio de la Danza. I would dearly love to hear commentary from Brouwer like he did with the Etudes,…
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8 mths ago
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Re: What courses would you like to see next on tonebase Guitar?
@Isaac oh yes, the extended techniques would be great. there is one session out there, but I have not watched it, so I don't know what's covered.
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8 mths ago
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Re: How to get "Drop D" to stay in tune
@ors Golly. I just listened to a little but he's wonderful.
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9 mths ago
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Re: How to get "Drop D" to stay in tune
@David Krupka Hi ya. I checked into it, which looks like a discussion of Russian 7-string which is a totally different beast (but I confess I don't know its repertoire!).
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9 mths ago
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Re: How to get "Drop D" to stay in tune
@ors no apology necessary! it was a good discussion.
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9 mths ago
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Re: How to get "Drop D" to stay in tune
@David Krupka I think you're right on there. I mostly play 7-string for lute music for 7-course lute anyway! :-) I'm not SO much in favor of the E+D tuning *for the purpose of retuning avoidance*…
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9 mths ago
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Re: How to get "Drop D" to stay in tune
@David Krupka well yes, that's true if you choose to use the 7th, If your 6th is an E, then why use 7th for that kind of passage? on the other hand, it does open other interesting solutions involving…
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9 mths ago
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Re: How to get "Drop D" to stay in tune
@ors the seven string solution is one I suggested to John Kusiak (see above), but it does run into problems when you need to sweep a full 6-voice D chord,…
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9 mths ago
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Re: Group 2
@Peter Graneis excellent. thanks Peter!
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9 mths ago
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Re: Group 2
@Peter Graneis Bummer I could not join due to a rehearsal at the same time. was the session recorded and how can we listen to the recording. I have shared Joseph Palmer's video of the Zozobra…
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9 mths ago
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This was so much fun this morning, I blew my first session budget by spending twice my allocated time on amip. I use the accent over 5 by just thinking quintuplets,…
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9 mths ago
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@Peter Graneis Sorry I didn't mean to suggest amip isn't useful and a good approach that works for many. Palmer flies with it. it's the negative string crossing with i and m that trips me up,…
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9 mths ago
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