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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!! @Eric Phillips Charming miniatures. I wonder if he wrote them for his students. An audio timeline of his compositions would be very interesting. There is a great 3 part biography of Sor by Lou…
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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!! @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Lovely Nijwm. This flows beautifully, except for the extended time you take in between 8 measure sections. They should continue flowing into each other.…
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Re: WEEK 4: Fernando Sor for Everyone!! @Eric Phillips What a lovely, meditative piece! Beautiful tone and singing melody. Well done, Eric. I can tell this speaks to you.
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Re: What Guitar do you play? I play a 1969 Ramirez 1A, 664 mm scale, that I bought at the Ramirez shop in Madrid in 1969. It was built by the legendary luthier, MT (Mariano Tezanos Castro) who built most of the Ramirez guitars…
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Re: WEEK 2: Diving Deep into Sor's Style! @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary My Dad did not pursue music as a career, but played for special occasions, and for local community dances. But his love for playing and listening to classical music was a…
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Re: WEEK 2: Diving Deep into Sor's Style! @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary I started learning classical guitar as an adult. I think I’ve finally learned how to practice and enjoy the journey. I often begin my practice with the hard parts—often the end…
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Re: WEEK 2: Diving Deep into Sor's Style! @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary This is flowing nicely! Your phrasing has direction, and I enjoy your dynamics. You may want to do even more.
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Re: WEEK 2: Diving Deep into Sor's Style! @Eric Phillips A very interesting variation. Nice job bringing out the melody in all its iterations.
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Re: WEEK 2: Diving Deep into Sor's Style! @Rick Lord Another lovely jewel! It’s interesting to observe your approach to learning it. It will be fun to see where it is in another couple of weeks.
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Re: WEEK 2: Diving Deep into Sor's Style! @Wai Nicely done, Wai. I look forward to hearing more!
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Sor's Music! @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Jose Merlin wrote a lovely piece based on Sor’s Study in B Minor that can be played with it as a duet: Otono en El Escorial. There are some interesting performances of it on…
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- 1 yr ago
- Fernando Sor Challenge
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Sor's Music! @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Nicely done Nijmegen! I really enjoyed hearing you play the Study in B minor. It’s always been one of my favorites.
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- Fernando Sor Challenge
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Sor's Music! @Andre Bernier Wow! What a difference with nails! One nail care tool I use is a set of micro mesh sanding cloths (1800 -12,000 grit) available from www.micro-surface.com, or Amazon.…
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Sor's Music! @Eric Phillips So nice to see and hear your beautiful music again Eric! It hasn’t been the same around here without you! I found the historical context very interesting. Thank you for hopping back on.
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Re: WEEK 1: Exploring Sor's Music! @Rick Lord Hi Rick! So nice to see you again. I always enjoy your posts. The Sor Andante is off to a fine start. It’s nice to see how you approach a new piece.
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- 1 yr ago
- Fernando Sor Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Classical Crescendos @Jack Stewart that was marvelous Jack! I really enjoyed your interpretation!
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 4: Classical Crescendos @Blaise Laflamme Thanks Blaise!
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 4: Classical Crescendos @Barney Thanks Barney! The transcription is not by Elliott Fisk. We’re up in Yosemite right now so I can’t tell you who transcribed it.
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 4: Classical Crescendos @Wai Thanks for your kind words, Wai. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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- 1 yr ago
- Transcription Challenge
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Re: Week 4: Classical Crescendos @Jack Stewart Thank you Jack! I have also played it on harpsichord and piano. The melody is written in the same octave, but of course sounds an octave lower on guitar, so the harmonies are closer,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 2: Vibrations and Virtuosos @Calin Lupa Awesome Calin! It’s a challenge for all of us. I need to follow my own advice!
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 4: Classical Crescendos Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in A Major K208 was originally composed for harpsichord. It is lovely on both guitar and harpsichord-- of course its easier on a keyboard.…
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Re: Week 3: Melodic Memories @Blaise Laflamme Yes indeed!
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 2: Vibrations and Virtuosos It’s always interesting to listen to other’s interpretations. When we live with a piece long enough we relax into our own voice. @Jack Stewart
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Week 2: Vibrations and Virtuosos @Calin Lupa This is such an exciting challenge. Your fingers are flying! I worked on this off and on for many years. At this point I would recommend slowing way down,…
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- 1 yr ago
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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.