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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Dale Needles Excellent Dale! I enjoyed this very much!
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary I'm glad there is no injury. Playing Classical guitar is a complex process, which takes time to master. So please be patient with yourself. It is worth the effort.…
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Very nice performance Nijwm! As for requested constructive comments, I believe you already noted that listening carefully to yourself while playing is extremely important to…
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Eric Phillips It's always great when kind musicians share their scores with us. This is nice little gem which you play beautifully! Your sight reading is excellent!…
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Thanks Nijwm!
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Eric Phillips Beautiful Eric! It keeps getting better...
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Dale Needles I'm not familiar with Fleury's work, but enjoyed your performance very much. Beautiful playing, Dale!! I also like when you share these compositions outside of Carlevaro's repertoire.…
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4 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Eric Phillips Another nice choice for this challenge, and beautiful playing, Eric! I agree about the drop D tuning and I also get frustrated with the tuning stability when changing back and forth…
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Sam Greenblatt Good taste and choice Sam! ( I also picked this one for a challenge some time ago, haha). Ponce is one of my favorite composers for guitar. I enjoyed your performance very much.…
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4 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Jack Stewart This tricky piece is coming along very well, Jack. I love your handling of dynamics and tone color. Pieces like this require time and patience.…
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4 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Andre Bernier Thanks Andre!
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4 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Jack Stewart Thanks Jack! The comment about Ponce's original melody was mentioned during the Tonebase lesson on the Canciones by Arturo.
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4 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Lars Kjøller-Hansen Thanks for sharing this beautiful video with us! As we all know, singing the melody (and in this case with words) enables the player to understand proper phrasing, etc.…
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4 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Blaise Laflamme Got it! I appreciate the Strings info. Thanks Blaise!
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Eric Phillips Thanks for the info about Anido. Forgive me, I've been away from the guitar and Tonebase for a few weeks as we have family visitors at my home,…
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Eric Phillips I'm not familiar with this composer, but that sounds beautiful!! Am I correct that you have a thumb nail but no nails on the other fingers?
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Blaise Laflamme Thanks Blaise! Yes, the Knobloch Actives Double Silver QZ Nylon (300ADQ) Medium tension. I concur with your opinion about the basses being too bright for my taste.…
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4 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Eric Phillips Thanks Eric! I don't think any of them are difficult technically. I believe this one may be more challenging "musically" to perform, but may be easier to play due to slower tempo.
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4 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Dale Needles Thanks Dale! I was also not happy with the string noise on these very bright bass strings. It's one of the reasons I do not like them (Blaise also didn't like the brightness of these…
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4 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
@Ron Thanks Ron!
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4 mths ago
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Re: Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
Due to very limited time for this month's challenge, I selected the second song from Tres Canciones Populares Mexicanas. The beautiful melody in this piece is the only one of the 3 songs that was…
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Re: LAST WEEK: Over the Horizon!
@joosje I never heard this one from Barrios, so thanks for sharing it! As usual, another wonderful performance by Joosje! How do the carbon strings feel under your fingers? - grip, diameter, hardness,…
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4 mths ago
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Re: LAST WEEK: Over the Horizon!
@joosje Thanks Joosje!! When you have a chance, take a listen to the entire suite on piano or orchestra. When I was a young boy, my father played vinyl recordings of the work for me.
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Re: LAST WEEK: Over the Horizon!
@Jack Stewart Thanks Jack!! I enjoy learning these pieces and sharing them with you guys!
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Re: LAST WEEK: Over the Horizon!
@Dale Needles Beautiful, Dale! Thanks for expanding our knowledge of great repertoire out there. I'm observing your right hand position , which seems placed more towards the bridge.…
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