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Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@Eric Phillips Really love your lute playing, Eric! You inspired me to buy a lute songbook (guitar version, though). hope I can share some lute pieces in the future.
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Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@Steve Pederson Hi Steve, I'm also working on another Sanz piece for the challenge. I'm really excited to share more of Sanz's music here, ha ha. Can't wait to hear your version too!
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The Song and Dance Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@Calin Lupa Wow, your music is really on fire! I could feel the passion and energy you poured into it. Thanks for sharing it with us!"
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1 yr ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@martin Wow, those stretches look incredibly challenging! I don't think I could do them even if I broke my fingers. I'm really looking forward to learning how to tackle these kind of super difficult…
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Wai_Ng
1 yr ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@Steve Price I completely agree with Eric - the Brouwer one is truly impressive and playful. Thank you for sharing it!"
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1 yr ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
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Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@Eric Phillips Eric, your performance was truly beautiful! I did think that your sound has improved significantly since last year's video - it now has a fuller and sweeter quality.…
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1 yr ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Harmonic Heights
@joosje Your playing was always so musical and beautiful, joosje. Thank you for sharing.
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1 yr ago
The Transcriptions Chalenge
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Re: Week 4: Harmonic Heights
@don I've also found that slower pieces can be particularly challenging to play on guitar because it's difficult to maintain a smooth, legato sound. We have to hold each note for its full value,…
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1 yr ago
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The Transcriptions Chalenge
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Re: Week 4: Harmonic Heights
@don Thank you for your kind words, don. Have you heard the singing version of it? It was absolutely sublime!! Here is the YouTube link of it: https://youtu.be/EKo_EmfEPWs
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1 yr ago
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The Transcriptions Chalenge
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Re: Spanish Music Mini Challenge
@joosje Thank you, joosje.
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1 yr ago
Spanish Music Mini Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Harmonic Heights
@Dale Needles That was wonderful, Dale! I really like your guitar sound - it's both touching and heart-warming. The arrangement was beautiful, and it makes for a sweet little piece.…
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1 yr ago
The Transcriptions Chalenge
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Re: Week 4: Harmonic Heights
@Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. I found this piece in a Japanese guitar book, the name of the arranger is Michiwo Tashima.
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1 yr ago
The Transcriptions Chalenge
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Re: Week 4: Harmonic Heights
@Khiem Nguyen Thank you, Khiem!
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1 yr ago
The Transcriptions Chalenge
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Re: Week 4: Harmonic Heights
@Marilyn Blodget Thank you for your kind words, Marilyn. I was feeling a bit frustrated because many of the mistakes only appeared when I recorded the video.…
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1 yr ago
The Transcriptions Chalenge
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Re: Week 4: Harmonic Heights
Lascia Ch'io Pianga (From "Rinaldo") - George Frideric Handel I've been practicing this piece for a week now. Although it's not too technically difficult, I still kept making mistakes, hesitated,…
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1 yr ago
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The Transcriptions Chalenge
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Re: Spanish Music Mini Challenge
@Steve Pederson Well played, Steve! I also encountered the same problem when I learned Sanz's music, I agree with you that his music should be a dance, but it was really hard to get the right feeling.…
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1 yr ago
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Spanish Music Mini Challenge
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Re: Spanish Music Mini Challenge
@JUAN ALONSO Thank you, Juan!
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1 yr ago
Spanish Music Mini Challenge
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Re: Spanish Music Mini Challenge
@Santi Thank you, Santi! Your playing was beautiful. I also enjoy playing Bradford Werner's arrangement of Sanz's music. His version is faithful to the original but not overly challenging.…
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1 yr ago
Spanish Music Mini Challenge
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Re: Spanish Music Mini Challenge
@Eric Phillips Thank you, Eric! I've been watching other people play these pieces on YouTube, and I found that they repeat certain passages. However, I'm not sure how to determine which passages…
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1 yr ago
Spanish Music Mini Challenge
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Re: Spanish Music Mini Challenge
Gaspar Sanz - Rujero y Paradetas The 4th piece of "Suite Española" is "Rujero y Paradetas". But this time, I tried to play directly from the original Baroque tablature instead of playing the arranged…
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Spanish Music Mini Challenge
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Re: Week 2: Strings Attached
@Steve Pederson Thank you, Steve. I had to slow down the Gallarda because the original speed was insane! The version I am using is from a book called "Intermediate Pieces For Classical Guitar"…
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1 yr ago
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The Transcriptions Chalenge
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Re: Week 2: Strings Attached
@David Krupka Thank you, David! You are very knowledgeable about Sanz's music. After reading the original manuscript you shared with me last time, I'm interested in attempting to create my own…
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1 yr ago
The Transcriptions Chalenge
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Re: Week 2: Strings Attached
@Derek @Steve Price @joosje @Dale Needles Thank you. I'm currently working on the 4th piece of this Suite, but I'm also preparing another piece by Handel.…
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1 yr ago
The Transcriptions Chalenge
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Re: Week 2: Strings Attached
@Jack Stewart Thanks, Jack. I can't imagine how people in ancient times danced to this kind of music. Maybe I should ask my DJ friend to play it at their parties and see how people respond.
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1 yr ago
The Transcriptions Chalenge
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Re: Week 2: Strings Attached
@Eric Phillips Thanks, Eric. I'm still not sure which finger is better for strumming those chords - the thumb or index finger. Using the index finger feels more intuitive to me.
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The Transcriptions Chalenge
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