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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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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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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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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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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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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Marilyn Blodget I love this prelude, and you play it beautifully, as you bring out the wonderful "cello-like" sound from your Ramirez bass strings. ( These guitars have that special recognizable…
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @Steve Pederson Nice playing on this one Steve! I like the idea of practicing blindfolded, also for it's value in not having to look at our left hand when sight reading. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Week 3: "Composer's Corner: Exploring Villa-Lobos" @joosje This is so beautiful Joosje! Your interpretation is wonderful both technically and musically. Bravo!
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