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Re: Is there a book you’ve read that influenced the way you play or perform? Frederick Noad - Solo Guitar Playing 1. The book I used to learn classical guitar
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- 2 mths ago
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Re: Group 1 Hello Arturo, Phill from the UK here. I enjoyed the first workshop and am looking forward to the rest of the course! I have pain in my middle forefinger joint and have not been able to play for the…
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- 3 mths ago
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- Avoiding Left-Hand Tension with Arturo
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ... @Eric Phillips yes
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- 6 mths ago
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Re: You know you're a classical guitar nerd when ... You have created a spreadsheet for strings so you can plot individual and overall string tensions. My analysis shows that one brands ‘high’ is another brands ‘medium’.
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- 6 mths ago
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Re: What Nail Products Do You Use? A sapphire file for shaping and Micromesh 4000, 6000, 8000 and 12000 for smoothing and polishing.
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- 7 mths ago
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Re: What courses would you like to see next on tonebase Guitar? @David @Debbie I help out at a Senior Citizens guitar group, the majority of which play without nails. I’m probably not helping them by teaching my right hand (with nails) technique
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- 9 mths ago
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Re: What courses would you like to see next on tonebase Guitar? @Jack Stewart @Debbie Here are some other no nailers: Brandon Acker: https://youtu.be/GjNFvtRU4Jc?feature=shared Rob Mackillop: https://youtu.be/GjNFvtRU4Jc?feature=shared
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- 9 mths ago
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Re: What courses would you like to see next on tonebase Guitar? Playing without nails
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- 9 mths ago
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Re: Auditions There was an excellent session on performance anxiety by Aija Reke here on Tonebase: https://app.tonebase.co/guitar/live/player/vln-aija-reke-stage-fright
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- 11 mths ago
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Re: How to get "Drop D" to stay in tune I tune the E down to an A and then slowly back to D - works a treat.
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- 11 mths ago
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Re: fluted soundproofing panel? I use sound absorbing panels in my very small home studio. They don't tend to mute the direct sound to much, only the first reflections from the bare walls.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: any good recommendations for sandpaper or cloth for filing your nails? Daily: Shape with sapphire file. Each time before playing: Smooth and polish with Micromesh (6000, 12000) My nail ends shine after this. I buy Micromesh in packs from EBay
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: If you could play any other instrument, what would it be and why? Piano for me, the sound, the repertoire (especially Bach and Mozart) and the visualisation of notes and their relationships
- Phill Tadman
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Better live internet sound In addition to all the great advice above, if using the Microsoft Teams app, enable High Quality Music Mode (Settings > Devices > High fidelity music mode) and turn off Noise Suppression (Settings >…
- Phill Tadman
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Tell us about a concert or musical event that has profoundly impacted you! I went to buy my first guitar, which was to be a steel string acoustic. However, from the classical side of the music shop I heard an LP of Regino Sainz De La Maza playing Rodrigo’s Fantasia para un…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: If you could master the technique of any guitarist, living or dead, who would it be and why? Taking the title literally (purely technique) I’d be hard pressed to choose between John Williams and Manuel Barrueco, I’ve seen both live and their technique was pretty much flawless.…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Navigating the Score and Strings: A Discussion for tonebuddies with Bifocals and Progressive Lenses I’ve just got Some bi-focals made up for exactly this purpose! Took my guitar and music stand into the opticians who measured for music at 1m in the upper part of the lens and fingers at 30cm in a…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: What would be your DREAM Recital Program? @joosje I saw Zoran do exactly this a few weeks ago. What was very unusual was that he segued straight from Bach to Piazzolla to Bach et al without a pause for applause,…
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- 1 yr ago
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Re: Group 1 My m finger feels different playing free and rest stroke. It feels more similar by moving my hand back towards the 6th string a little where I can relax the last phalange. Should I be doing this?
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- 1 yr ago
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- ‘Lego’ Guitar Technique with Emmanuel Sowicz
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Re: Public Space for Improve your Scales with Eduardo Inestal! @Robert Carrigan if those are Wilson Sasha speakers with Moon amplifiers, your sound system is definitely not the problem!
- Phill Tadman
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: What Guitar do you play? @Martin Torres?
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: What Guitar do you play? @Steve Pederson yes, all are spruce, standard tuning and all sound very different. The 2007 Dean is very loud with a long sustain and lots of overtones - a ‘modern’ sound.…
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: What is your favorite guitar recording? Julian Bream plays Granados and Albeniz
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- 2 yrs ago
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Re: What Guitar do you play? Christopher Dean 2007 Angelo Vailati 2013 Christopher Dean Hauser 2020 KoAloha Koa Tenor ukulele 2021
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- 2 yrs ago
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