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Re: Week 2: Deep Dive into Dynamics!
@Carlo Martins Good work indeed on No. 7 (I'll listen to your No. 6 later). The lower register parts are sonorous and steady. I like how there's a flourish as the melodic line goes into higher…
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
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- Carcassi Challenge 💪
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Re: READ and FAQ - Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge!
@Blaise Laflamme Good comment, thank you. I'll work on that.
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
- Carcassi Challenge 💪
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Re: Week 2: Deep Dive into Dynamics!
@Steve Price Good performances on both études. Nice rippling melodic lines.
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
- Carcassi Challenge 💪
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Re: Week 2: Deep Dive into Dynamics!
https://youtu.be/AXJPGH0ixqs A session on Bar 9 to Bar 17 of Study 2. Focus is on dynamic markings and changes in arpeggio pattern in Bar 9 and Bar 16.
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
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- Carcassi Challenge 💪
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Re: Week 2: Deep Dive into Dynamics!
@joosje Very pleasing performance. I like how the melodic line sails above a restrained accompaniment.
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
- Carcassi Challenge 💪
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Re: READ and FAQ - Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge!
@joosje Thanks for the comment about Week 1 and Week 2, etc. My only defence is that Im fairly new to Tonebase and have not learned all the subtleties yet. I'll post under Week 2 for my next one.
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
- Carcassi Challenge 💪
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Re: READ and FAQ - Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge!
@Matteo Laurenzi Dorotea sounded very content. It was likely the soothing sound of your performance.
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
- Carcassi Challenge 💪
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Re: READ and FAQ - Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge!
@Matteo Laurenzi Nicely done for both. Position shifts were handled well and smoothly. Did I hear a young audience member in the background? You have a very full and rich sound.
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
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- Carcassi Challenge 💪
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Re: READ and FAQ - Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge!
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary On this recording I used the original version of the Snowball USB condenser microphone made by Blue Microphones. The mic is actually visible in the lower left of the video.…
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
- Carcassi Challenge 💪
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Re: READ and FAQ - Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge!
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary You might like to look at Pumping Nylon by Scott Tennant. I do something from it most days. Some days, I can spend an entire morning with the book.…
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
- Carcassi Challenge 💪
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Re: READ and FAQ - Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge!
https://youtu.be/nfsYYqErRxA (A previous link, now removed, had atrocious audio quality; This one is better) Practice session on Carcassi Étude in A Minor, Op. 60. No. 2.…
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
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- Carcassi Challenge 💪
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Re: Week 1: Jumpstart Your Journey!
@JUAN ALONSO Very nice execution of Étude 3.
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Carcassi Challenge 💪
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Re: Week 1: Jumpstart Your Journey!
@Steve Price Very pleasing.
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
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- Carcassi Challenge 💪
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Re: Group 1
Good morning from Vancouver Island, Canada. Eager to learn to perform trills properly and incorporate tastefully and seamlessly into repertoire pieces. I enjoy Celtic music,…
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
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- Improve Your Two-String Trills With Peter Graneis
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Re: Group 2
The main challenge with the Villa-Lobos Étude 1 is not so much the arpeggio itself (the same RH pattern is used throughout) but the chord changes, especially the E minor to B7/F# change.…
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
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- Developing Right Hand Technique with Sanel Redžić
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Re: Group 1
@Barney Very nimble as you shift the pattern up and down.
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
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- Developing Right Hand Technique with Sanel Redžić
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Re: Group 2
The descending scale from the opening of the Villa-Lobos Étude 7, with the ascending counterpart added, makes an appealing moveable scale pattern. This version starts at B with a G to A lead in.…
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Developing Right Hand Technique with Sanel Redžić
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Re: Group 2
@SANEL REDŽIĆ Now that I Iook again at the video, it does indeed look as if I'm using only i. But I am indeed using alternating i and m. I will not have the camera so "square on" another time.…
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
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- Developing Right Hand Technique with Sanel Redžić
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Re: Group 2
@peter hancock Practising slowly is fine. You can always increase the tempo once you establish the RH pattern, including the muting, for the arpeggio. Thanks for posting.
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
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- Developing Right Hand Technique with Sanel Redžić
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Re: Group 2
@Leon Thanks for posting. Fingers are not *miles* from the fretboard but we could probably all work on improving efficiency of LH and RH fingering.
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
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- Developing Right Hand Technique with Sanel Redžić
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Re: Group 2
@Robert Are you recovering from an injury?
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Developing Right Hand Technique with Sanel Redžić
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Re: Group 2
@Leon Yes, this one does play nicely. It is a hard exercise, especially as you approach the 12th fret. It helps to try to solidify the RH pattern at lower positions before venturing higher.…
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Developing Right Hand Technique with Sanel Redžić
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Re: Group 2
@Leon Did you intend your video to be "Private?" I wanted to see and hear your version but the link will not open. Displays a "This video is private" message.
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Developing Right Hand Technique with Sanel Redžić
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Re: Group 2
Scales in C Maj/A min (melodic). My eighth-note version at 82 bpm. I'll work on a sixteenth-note version and extending to three octaves in both keys. I have a 20th fret. https://youtu.…
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Developing Right Hand Technique with Sanel Redžić
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Re: Group 2
@SANEL REDŽIĆ Thank you. Will try to become better friends with the metronome.
- Neil_Macmillan
- 1 yr ago
- 1
- Developing Right Hand Technique with Sanel Redžić
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