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Re: 🐌 How slowly do you really practice?
For me slow practice is a very important strategy. I especially like the way Łukasz Kuropaczewski presents it here on Tonebase. For me the challenge comes when it’s time to speed up the piece to know…
- Debbie
- 9 days ago
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Re: 🏁 When is a piece actually "finished"?
Great question. I don't think a piece is ever "finished." As long as we keep living with it, it can evolve. This is assuming we have conquered the technical difficulties in which case things like…
- Debbie
- 2 mths ago
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Re: 🛠️ The practice tool no one taught you
Spaced repetition for working on technical exercises and repertoire. Without it, it’d to overwhelming to fit everything in or try and randomly alternate because invariably something always gets left…
- Debbie
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 6: Rise of the Maestro
@Barney Barney, you’re absolutely right about her flamenco skills giving her incredible speed. That’s what she initially grew up with and those ingrained skills one develops as a child cannot be…
- Debbie
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 6: Rise of the Maestro
@Lars Kjøller-Hansen thank you Lars. Great tip! I’ll check those out.
- Debbie
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 6: Rise of the Maestro
@Barney She doesn’t live there anymore, Barney. She bought a house out in the country. She only teaches online now except for when she travels to Germany for her yearly Guitar Festival,…
- Debbie
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 6: Rise of the Maestro
@Jack Stewart Hi Jack. I’m pleased to have a no nails tone buddy 😉 Some people choose it for the feel and tone and others out of necessity because they have bad nails.…
- Debbie
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 6: Rise of the Maestro
@Steve Price Thanks Steve! I think it’s a common challenge to deal with. Have you ever heard of Noa Kageyama? He’s a Juliard violin graduate with a Master’s degree in Performance anxiety.…
- Debbie
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 6: Rise of the Maestro
@Barney That's why I chose her as a teacher because she's really the only virtuoso I know of that can do it to such a high degree. I like online lessons.…
- Debbie
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 6: Rise of the Maestro
@Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Thanks Nijwm. I'm not yet happy with that particular performance but that just shows that it needs more time, familiarity, and fast scale practice.…
- Debbie
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 6: Rise of the Maestro
@Barney Thanks Barney! Ah the old rest stroke scales. I know of that which you speak! I played that way for 40 plus years. I can't tell you how many Segovia scales I ran each day while in college in…
- Debbie
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 6: Rise of the Maestro
Hi everyone, I've been rather absent from the challenge and for that I apologize. Life had other plans, one of which was my broken iPhone which I use for recording.…
- Debbie
- 2 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Andre Bernier that’s a great start, Andre. With slow deliberate practice and proper guidance so much can be achieved.
- Debbie
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@joosje I love this Joosje. You brought out the sense of water and the following description. The music takes you on a flowing trip into the underworld it seems with many twists and turns.…
- Debbie
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@joosje thanks Joosje. This piece definitely offers a very creative pallet to work with. I’m really enjoying the journey into this one.
- Debbie
- 3 mths ago
- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@David Krupka thanks David! Slow and steady wins the race (tortoise and the hare). Recording oneself and listening back is such a great teacher. This is my main guitar.…
- Debbie
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Blaise Laflamme “all necessary mechanisms” Indeed! I like that lol
- Debbie
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Eric Phillips thanks Eric. Hoping for that before and after photo as well!
- Debbie
- 3 mths ago
- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
Wonderful progress Nijwm. It’s sounding very pretty. @Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary
- Debbie
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Dale Needles really cool piece! Well played Dale. I look forward to hearing the others.
- Debbie
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Eric Phillips the BEFORE is quite good Eric as we can see through the stumbles. I’m sure the AFTER is going to be stunning 😉
- Debbie
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
@Steve Price lovely piece and your off to a great start with your measured approach to practice.
- Debbie
- 3 mths ago
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Re: Week 2 - Into the Dojo 🥋
Hi everyone! I've worked on the Intro and A section this week even though I don't think this recording shows proof of that. haha. I can definitely hear things that need more work.…
- Debbie
- 3 mths ago
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- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Eric Phillips works that way for me too, Eric!
- Debbie
- 4 mths ago
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Re: Week 1 - A New Hope 🌟
@Jack Stewart I find maintaining pieces while learning new ones to be one of my greatest challenges.
- Debbie
- 4 mths ago
- Unfinished Business Challenge ⚔️
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