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Re: Week 4: "The most fearsome beasts are tamed with a gentle melody."
@Jack Stewart Thank you, Jack! I think I need a few more months if I want to play it really fluently, but I have sidetracked by another tune right now, hope that I will pick this piece up again in…
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Wai_Ng
1 yr ago
Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 4: "The most fearsome beasts are tamed with a gentle melody."
@Dale Needles Thank you, Dale! After the Bach's piece (the unfinished business challenge) and this one, I have to tune down the difficulty and playing some easier tunes.…
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Wai_Ng
1 yr ago
Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 4: "The most fearsome beasts are tamed with a gentle melody."
Fantasia que contrahaze la harpa en la manera de Ludovico Wow, it's already the fourth week of this month's challenge. I tried to record another take yesterday,…
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Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 3: Embrace the Unknown!
@Lars Kjøller-Hansen Beautiful environment + Beautiful music, what a treat! I really enjoy your video, thanks for sharing this wonderful experience, Lars.
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Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@Dale Needles Well played, Dale. You always play with great clarity and make everything look easy. I am really looking forward to hearing the whole movement.
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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 Thanks, Jack. It would be great if you also practice this piece for this challenge, it's a fun and beautiful piece.
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1 yr ago
Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@martin wow, can't wait to see the lesson!!
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1 yr ago
Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@Dale Needles Thanks, Dale. This piece has a lot of "diagonally left-hand movements", and I found Carlevaro's exercises very useful for piece like this.
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1 yr ago
Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@Romy This piece utilizes the entire neck and appears quite challenging. I'm looking forward to your next version, Romy. Good job!
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1 yr ago
Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@joosje Thanks, Joosje. "Keeping the pulse in the fast passages at the end" is the most difficult part of this piece
. I think I need to memorize it and do more slow practice over the next two weeks.
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1 yr ago
Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@Blaise Laflamme @don @Romy @Andre Bernier Thank you, guys. At first, I thought it wasn't that difficult, but after two weeks of practice, I found that it's more difficult than it looks.
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1 yr ago
Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
@David Krupka Thanks so much, David. I found that using p-i was really comfortable and makes sense when playing this piece (although I didn't strictly follow the 'p for downbeat & i for upbeat'…
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1 yr ago
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Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
Fantasia que Contrahaze la Harpa en la Manera de Ludovico - Alonsa Mudarra Since it's so quiet here, please let me share the piece I'm currently working on.…
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Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Week 1: Monsters come in all shapes and sizes!
Hi everyone! After taking a break from the guitar for a month, I'm ready to jump back into the challenge this month. Oh, hold on! What? "Monster pieces" this month!? Alright then,…
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Monsters of Nylon!
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Re: Sheep May Safely Graze (from Cantata BWV208) - Bach
@Eric Phillips @don Thank you, guys. After this one, I need to take a rest and play some easy pieces.
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1 yr ago
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Your Practice Diary
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Sheep May Safely Graze (from Cantata BWV208) - Bach
While everyone is enjoying the Villa-Lobos challenge, I'm still finishing up my "unfinished business." This piece is quite difficult, and even after practicing it for a month and a half,…
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about?
I don't know this guitarist, but his performance was stunning!
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1 yr ago
Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about?
@Eric Phillips Thanks for sharing, Eric!
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Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Who are the guitarists that you think more people should know about?
@David Krupka His performance was stunning! Thanks for sharing, David.
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Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Week 4: Resurrected Rhythms: Celebrating Revived Pieces!
@Steve Pederson Really nice arrangement and performance too, Steve!! I am a simple man. Whenever I see Bach, I click like.
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1 yr ago
Unfinished Business Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Resurrected Rhythms: Celebrating Revived Pieces!
@Dale Needles Your performance is like a textbook demonstration to me, thanks for sharing! I'm taking a break from Microestudios and grappling with a challenging Bach piece.…
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1 yr ago
Unfinished Business Challenge
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@peter hancock I love Sanz's music, thanks for sharing, Peter!
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1 yr ago
Mini Challenges!
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@Eric Phillips @Blaise Laflamme Thank you, Eric and Blaise! I have listened to other people playing on YouTube, but I didn't find anyone who really accentuated the sf marks.…
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1 yr ago
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Mini Challenges!
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Re: "Easy Pieces" Mini Challenge
@Eric Phillips I also love this piece. Metz music is so beautiful that I am planning to buy a book to learn more about it. Thank you for sharing, Eric!
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1 yr ago
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Mini Challenges!
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Re: Carlevaro - Compositions
@Dale Needles Dale, thank you so much. At first, I thought that as the studies became more difficult, I would become less motivated. However, that turned out not to be the case.…
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1 yr ago
Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
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