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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! @Barney Thanks Barney. It is fun to get lots of deep rich sound out of the piano. My daughter’s piano teacher had the children crawl underneath the piano for an “in depth” listening experience.…
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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! @Wai Thank you Wai! I agree that it sounds more authentic on the guitar, rather than on a piano trying to be a guitar.
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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! @Jack Stewart It is a lovely piece. Beautiful melody. Have fun! I just printed out the piano score. I’ll enjoy listening to you and save it for a rainy day. Too much going on now.
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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! @Jack Stewart Thanks Jack! The physical experience of playing on both instruments is very different. The distance between the hands on the octave/chord combinations in the piano version is very…
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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! I had fun looking at the original piano version of Asturias. I'm sharing the last A section. I found it interesting to compare the two versions.
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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! I've always loved Asturias. Perhaps the publisher thought the wave like melody evoked the ocean in Northwest Spain.
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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! @Jack Stewart nice work! That looks very challenging on guitar. Bravo for taking it on!
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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! @Derek Fun! A sweet childhood memory.
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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! @Eric Phillips
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Re: Week 4: Romantic spirits! @Derek You played our old favorite beautifully! Very warm sweet tone.
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Re: Group 2 @Steve Pederson Thanks Steve. My challenge is to stay relaxed at greater speeds. You are right that the thumb is key. I like Martin’s idea of just letting it fall.…
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Re: Group 2 @Martin Thanks Martin! I have played tremolo from time to time, over the years, occasionally briefly achieving an acceptable one, but never comfortable for very long.…
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Re: Week 3: My heart leaps up! @Barney Yes. I bought it at the Ramirez shop in Madrid in 1969. It’s a 1A crafted by M T (Mariano Tezanos Castro).
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Re: Week 3: My heart leaps up! A lovely performance, Rick. I’m so sorry you have pain in your fingers. I guess we need to discipline ourselves not to overwork them. I have enjoyed your playing over the years with Artistworks as…
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Re: Week 3: My heart leaps up! @Dale Needles Thanks Dale! One vote for piano !
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Re: Week 3: My heart leaps up! @Moyses Lopes Thank you Moyses!
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Re: Week 3: My heart leaps up! @Barney Thanks Barney! I played the guitar version first, but I was curious to try out the piano version as well. 4 fingers versus 10. 6 strings vs. 88 keys.…
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Re: Week 3: My heart leaps up! @Eric Phillips Thanks Eric! The guitar version requires a lot more work!
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Re: Week 3: My heart leaps up! @Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz Thank you Stephanie!
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Re: Week 3: My heart leaps up! @Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz Thank you Stephanie!
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Re: Week 3: My heart leaps up! @Wai I thought it would be an interesting project. I thought I would take the performer out of the equation. However, I find the instruments really define my experience performing them.…
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Re: Week 3: My heart leaps up! @Jack Stewart Thanks Jack! I agree that the guitar sounds more intimate. I love the D tuning and lower pitch of the beginning. I am a member of both Tonebase piano and guitar.…
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Re: Group 2 Assignments 1-4 I did both rhythms with pima.
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Re: Week 3: My heart leaps up! Albeniz Capricho Catalan--original piano. I thought it would be fun to do both versions. I like them both--very different experiences. Yes, guitar takes more work!
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Re: Week 3: My heart leaps up! Second attempt at posting Albeniz: Capricho Catalan, transcription by Michael Lorimer.
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Marilyn Blodget

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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.