Return To tonebase
How to enable Javascript
Sign Up
Login
Home
Latest Posts
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@Andre Bernier Love is a great motivator!
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@joosje Thank you!
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@Eric Phillips Beautiful Eric! You’re either an amazing sight reader,or you spent all day on this- or maybe both.
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
1
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@Steve Price Lovely! I really enjoyed your playing! Thank you!
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@Dale Needles Sweet! Imagine a song about a flea and a louse! I remember hearing a story about our “p” (pulgar) being a useful tool for killing the fleas that bounced around on the table under the…
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@don Thanks Don. I really enjoyed your playing. I’ve been working on the Kunimatsu Oblivion as well. I really like it!
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
1
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@Michael Shirk You’re off to a good start. An interesting combo of 6/8 and 3/4 rhythms. Great piece!
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@Calin Lupa Wow! That’s a fun piece! And you play it with such joy!
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@Eric Phillips That’s a fun Sor piece! You don’t look stressed. Just give it time and enjoy. I like the relaxed approach.
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
1
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@martin I really enjoyed seeing how you solved your problems. Amazing that Barrios, the guitarist, actually thought some of those chords were a good idea!…
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@Andre Bernier Nice start Andre. Once I’m secure with rhythm, I personally enjoy turning off the metronome and focusing on the phrasing. Another help is to begin practice with the most challenging…
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@Eric Phillips So lovely Eric! I enjoyed the historical context-for every human trial there is a song, even an execution! But we can always hope.
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
1
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@joosje Thanks Joosje for introducing me to this rhythmic dance! So interesting and well played!
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@Eric Phillips Thanks Eric! Some of those rich chords are real finger busters, but over time the bones adapt.
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
1
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@don Thanks Don! We’re lucky the guitar is portable!
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
1
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
@don
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 1: Rhythmic Revelations
This is Laurindo Almeida's transcription of Harburg and Arlen's Over the Rainbow. I love sitting outside and playing duets with the birds when the wild turkeys are not in the neighborhood.
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
6
The Song and Dance Challenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Harmonic Heights
@Steve Pederson Thank you Steve. I love them both—they are two different experiences. Albeniz was definitely imitating the guitar with the broken chords, and bel canto in the B section.…
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Transcriptions Chalenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 3: Fingers on Fire
@joosje Beautiful Joosje! And it works so well on the guitar. I really enjoyed your dynamics! Pictures at an Expedition was one of the first works I played on the first piano that my husband and I…
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Transcriptions Chalenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 3: Fingers on Fire
@Moyses Lopes Lovely piece, beautifully played. New to me. Thank you.
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
1
The Transcriptions Chalenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 3: Fingers on Fire
@Steve Price Very nice Steve! I found there are some rhythmic challenges in this piece, but you have this part well in hand. Very romantic - For You My Heart
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Transcriptions Chalenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 3: Fingers on Fire
@Eric Phillips so beautiful Eric! I’ve played it on piano (inspired by my flaxen haired daughter) and now I’m inspired to play it on guitar.
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Transcriptions Chalenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Harmonic Heights
@Dale Needles Thanks Dale. I really enjoyed that! I really enjoy hearing new old music.
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Transcriptions Chalenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Harmonic Heights
@joosje Those are really lovely Joosje! The last one reminds me of Saltarello credited to Vincenzo Galileo (father of Galilei Galileo-inventor of the telescope) from Chilesotti’s Six Lute Pieces from…
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Transcriptions Chalenge
Reported - view
Re: Week 4: Harmonic Heights
@don Thanks Don!
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
1 yr ago
The Transcriptions Chalenge
Reported - view
1
12
13
14
15
16
22
Next
Marilyn Blodget
Marilyn
California Central Coast
547
347
1
Joined: Fri Jan 29 16:15:32 UTC 2021
Follow
I began studying piano as a child and added classical guitar as a young adult. While teaching and raising a family, I always have found time for music in my life. I enjoy the challenge and the connection.
Home
Start Here
New to tonebase? Click Here!
Level System
tonebase Coaching
Meet our Coaches!
General Discussions
Discussion of the Week!
General Discussion
Your Practice Diary
Carlevaro's School of Guitar Group
Lesson Suggestions
Live Streams and Events
Live Calendar
Community Concerts!
Livestream Ideas
Community Challenges
End of the Year Challenge: Finish Strong!
Music of the Fall
Mini Challenges!
Challenge Archive
Villa-Lobos Extravaganza!
Latin American Music Challenge
Around the World in 80 Strings Challenge
Fresh Start Challenge
Carcassi Challenge
Practice Plan Challenge
End of the Year Challenge: Your Progress!
Fernando Sor Challenge
Transcription Challenge
Monsters of Nylon!
Unfinished Business Challenge
The Villa-Lobos Voyage!
The Etude Extravaganza!
The Song and Dance Challenge
Spanish Music Mini Challenge
Miguel Llobet Mini Challenge
The Transcriptions Chalenge
Bach Mini Challenge
Baroque Mini Challenge!
Guitar Music Of The World!
"Music YOU Love" Community Challenge!
Landslög Challenge!
End-Of-The-Year Concert Challenge!
Around the 19th Century Guitar World!
Change Your Habits, Change Your Playing with Phil!
The Romantic Era
Music from Latin America!
Month of J.S. Bach!
Exploring Music from Spain
Playing Transcriptions Challenge!
Happy Holiday Challenge
tonebase Community Concert Challenge
Composing Etudes
Nikita Koshkin Challenge
Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
Sergio Assad Challenge
Tárrega Challenge
Virtuosity Challenge
Composition Challenge
Level Zero Challenge
Variation Challenge "Marizápalos"
Sor Etudes op. 35 Challenge
Basic Right-Hand Technique
11 Landslög (Björnsson)
Two Week Intensives
General Information and Sign-Up!
New Year, Better Technique!
Improve your Recording Skills
Public Spaces!
Two Week Intensive Archive
Avoiding Left-Hand Tension with Arturo
Improving Your Right-Hand Arpeggios with Arturo
Enhance your rubato and legato playing
Improve Your Two-String Trills With Peter Graneis
Developing Right Hand Technique with Sanel Redžić
Flamenco Fundamentals with Alexander Gil
Improving Your Interpretation Of Latin Dances
Polyphonic Playing with Peter Graneis
Level up Your Musical Practice Strategies with TY
Effortless Left-Hand Slurs with Arturo!
Interpreting Spanish Music with Eduardo Inestal
Three Finger Scales with Peter Graneis
‘Lego’ Guitar Technique with Emmanuel Sowicz
Healthy Guitar Practicing - With Dragos Ilie!
Staccato, Portato, or Legato with Sanel Redžić
Perfecting Musical Expression with Borbála Seres
Right-Hand Cross-String with Tengyue Zhang aka TY
All About Arpeggios with Evan Taucher!
Thomas Viloteau Mentorship
Building Left-Hand Finger Independence with Bo!
Improve your Scales with Eduardo Inestal!
Increase Legato Playing in Both Hands with TY
Improve your Left-Hand Fitness with Slurs
Improve your Tremolo
tonebase Academy
Reading Music Course
Recording Course
Fast Track Program
Fall Fast Track Program
View all topics
Return To tonebase