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Re: Xuefei Yang: La Catedral by Barrios @martin Hope you feel better very soon, and look forward to hopefully seeing the 2 postponed live streams at a later time.
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Jack Stewart Sounds great Jack! I learned this piece many years ago and know it's not easy. Thanks for reminding me what an amazing study this is by your beautiful performance.…
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Dale Needles Excellent performance Dale! I never worked on this HVL Estudio #4, but if ever in the future, I will certainly refer to your recording and notes for guidance.…
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Marilyn Blodget Beautiful Marilyn! I agree about bringing out the old favorites. It's interesting and fun to see how our interpretations changed over time and vary.
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Re: Antigoni Goni: Tarréga and his Charming Wit - About Interpretation! @martin Feel better Martin!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Calin Lupa Nice playing Calin at this high speed!! Bravo! I find that seeking some "relaxation" of the hand while playing the softer repeat helps sustain this detailed arpeggio cleaner at higher…
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @don You're certainly heading in the right direction. It keeps sounding better. The next suggestion I would make is to try to make the "A" section sound less mechanical, and more lyrical.…
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- 3 wk ago
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Calin Lupa @Jack Stewart Yes, I agree the nails are tricky. Did you know that Christopher Parkening once said he asked his dentist to create a plaster mold of his right hand when his nails were…
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Steve Pederson Thanks Steve! Yes, and Ponce did great stuff for Classical guitar.
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @joosje Thanks Joosje!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @don You're definitely progressing and improving nicely Don. I have a similar problem when recording. I can never give it my best performance (mind starts wandering, memory slips, tension, etc),…
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- 4 wk ago
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Marilyn Blodget Excellent Marilyn! The memorization definitely helped with more relaxation and musicality. I loved listening to it. Bravo!
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Re: Carlevaro - Technique @Dale Needles @Blaise Laflamme @Moyses Lopes Sounds good Dale! Please continue to tag me, as the email will alert me to the postings. I need to get back to working on the basic Carlevaro stuff.…
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Jack Stewart Thanks Jack! Go for it; it's a fun one to play.
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Blaise Laflamme Thanks Blaise!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Dale Needles Carlevaro's performance of this is superb!! Thanks for sharing. (I bookmarked it). I noticed among many other great things, his amazing vibrato.
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Dale Needles Thanks Dale! I have only learned Var. IX from Ponce's Folias Theme and Variations. I found it (the Andantino movement) as I sought to discover what the gorgeous piece was that played…
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- 4 wk ago
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Marilyn Blodget Thanks Marilyn!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Dale Needles @Eric Phillips Thanks Dale for explaining this technique so much better than I can. Much appreciated!
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- 4 wk ago
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Eric Phillips Great performance Eric! The main thing I hear that may be improved are the sweaks from bass strings chord changes in the arpeggio section.…
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Ron Thanks Ron!!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" @Marilyn Blodget Your Choros #1 sounds excellent. I'm not a fan of the extra ornaments, but the rest is coming along great! (It's always easier once these pieces are memorized,…
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Dale Needles Got it. Thanks Dale!!
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Jack Stewart Thanks Jack!
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Re: Week 4: "Samba Strings Showcase" I love the music of Manuel Ponce. This one seems to have Latin-American influences.
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