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Re: Week 3: Whispers of Nostalgia @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary That's a great piece Nijwm and I think you play it very well. As Martin said - his teacher used to say (translated) 'It's not the guitar - it is the hands!'
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- 3 wk ago
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- Music of the Fall
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Re: Group 1 Hi Arturo Sorry that I haven't had a chance to record a video. I have been doing these exercises and I find them very beneficial. Moving forward these momentary relaxations are going to improve my…
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- Derek
- 4 wk ago
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- Avoiding Left-Hand Tension with Arturo
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Re: Week 2: Change of Colors @David Krupka Thanks David. I'll keep working on it!
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- Derek
- 1 mth ago
- Music of the Fall
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Re: Week 2: Change of Colors @Wai Thanks for sharing this Wai. A beautiful piece and you play it very well. I enjoyed it!
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- Derek
- 1 mth ago
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- Music of the Fall
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Re: Week 2: Change of Colors @Blaise Laflamme A lovely piece Blaise. Your playing is excellent - as always!
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- Derek
- 1 mth ago
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- Music of the Fall
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Re: Week 2: Change of Colors @Eric Phillips This sounds great Eric. Very powerful and dramatic.
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- Derek
- 1 mth ago
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- Music of the Fall
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Re: Week 2: Change of Colors I've not had chance to watch any of the performances in this challenge yet but I will do as soon as I can. In the meantime here is a very draft recording of a piece that I thought fits the challenge…
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- Derek
- 1 mth ago
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- Music of the Fall
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Re: Group 1 Hi. I'm from Kendal in the UK. I've been having a little bit of pain in the little finger of my left hand. I'm hoping that this course will improve that.…
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- Derek
- 1 mth ago
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- Avoiding Left-Hand Tension with Arturo
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Re: Avoiding Exponential Left-Hand Tension with Arturo Castro Nogueras @martin Thanks Martin - that explains why I couldn't see the time :-). You're going to be very busy for the next few months (years :-)) but I'm hoping things will have settled down here and I won't…
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- Derek
- 1 mth ago
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- General Information and Sign-Up!
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Re: Avoiding Exponential Left-Hand Tension with Arturo Castro Nogueras This sounds very interesting. I didn't notice the time of the Zoom in. Is it on Monday 7th at 7pm CET? I have a Guitar Society meeting at 8:30 CET but I can be late for that to attend the Zoom.
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- Derek
- 1 mth ago
- General Information and Sign-Up!
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Re: Week 4: Serenade Showcase @martin That's fantastic news Martin. Many congratulations to you and your family. Hope your wife and baby Franz are doing well!
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- 2 mths ago
- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Villa-Lobos Extravaganza - Watch Party! @martin Take care Martin.
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- Derek
- 2 mths ago
- Live Calendar
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Re: Week 4: Serenade Showcase @Eric Phillips Beautiful Eric. I'd like to be alternative and say that I liked the first one better - but that's only because I still play that one myself and have stopped playing the third.…
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- Derek
- 2 mths ago
- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil @Jack Stewart Thanks Jack. You're right - endings can be killers - but there again so can beginnings and the in between :-)
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- Derek
- 3 mths ago
- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil @Jack Stewart Thanks Jack. Not had chance to watch the lessons yet but I will do soon.
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- Derek
- 3 mths ago
- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil @Dale Needles Hi Dale. Thank you for commenting on these videos, any suggestions for improvement are always welcome and gratefully received. I have already seen Eric's video and I agree with you - he…
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- Derek
- 3 mths ago
- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil @Calin Lupa Hi Calin. I'm glad to see that you are also returning to this piece. I'm looking forward to seeing your progress throughout the rest of the challenge!
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- Derek
- 3 mths ago
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- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil Today's second video is the Mazurka Choro - just a shame about the ending - it wasn't too bad up until then :-)
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- Derek
- 3 mths ago
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- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Rhythms of Brazil At last - I've got around to making a couple of videos. These are pieces I have played in the past and I'm now re-learning for the challenge. Both of the videos that I recorded this morning were done…
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- Derek
- 3 mths ago
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- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 1: Prelude to Villa-Lobos @Eric Phillips Blimey Eric - If you can play that after an hour then it's no wonder that you manage to post so many videos! One of the reasons that I have been absent from recent challenges is that…
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- Derek
- 3 mths ago
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- Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
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Re: Week 2: Delving into Diverse Styles @Barney Thank you Barney. Yes, I was a great admirer of Jimi and Clapton, also Carlos Santana although I never really got to play the electric guitar. It was mainly Williams and Bream who inspired me…
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- Derek
- 4 mths ago
- Around the World in 80 Strings Challenge
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Re: Week 2: Delving into Diverse Styles @Eric Phillips A beautiful piece Eric. You play it very well. Wonderful
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- Derek
- 5 mths ago
- Around the World in 80 Strings Challenge
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Re: Week 2: Delving into Diverse Styles @Steve Price Very nice love the Porras piece
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- Derek
- 5 mths ago
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- Around the World in 80 Strings Challenge
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Re: Week 2: Delving into Diverse Styles @Andre Bernier Thank you Andre
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- Derek
- 5 mths ago
- Around the World in 80 Strings Challenge
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Re: Week 2: Delving into Diverse Styles @Jack Stewart Thanks Jack. Many years ago I went to a musical equipment exhibition in Birmingham (the one in the UK) and one of the exhibitors had drawn the picture of Jimi themselves and produced a…
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- Derek
- 5 mths ago
- Around the World in 80 Strings Challenge
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