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Re: Group 1 @Robert I noticed the same thing as @Nora, that your ami seems more relaxed (I find ima easier). Most performances I've seen , the guitarist always use ami (except Ana Vidovic who does the tremolo…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
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Re: Group 1 @Emma Yes, same for me. After practicing every day it is much easier now to do the relaxation for fingers when playing very slowly but any increase in speed and there is no time to think about…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 @Blaise Laflamme Excellent advice, thank you. I like the analogy to moving like a dancer instead of engine pistons.
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
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- Improve your Tremolo
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 @Blaise Laflamme You led me down a rabbit hole with this guy, 7M subscribers (!) and he has some really crazy/interesting stuff on the piano.
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Improve your Tremolo
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 @Emma Just like Blaise, it seems like you've got the spring-like/relaxing technique down very well similar to what Martin shows. I'm getting a bit confused with the various threads but hope I'm…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 @Blaise Laflamme This looks spot on to me to what Martin has been showing in his examples. I'm curious as I assume you've had plenty of prior experience with tremolo whether this technique is new to…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
- Reported - view
Re: FIRST EVER Interactive Masterclass with Ashley Lucero! Hi Ashely, I would like to participate if there is space. I will play the piece I'm currently working on: Maria Luisa by Julio Sagreras. Thank you! Here is the sheet music: https://s9.imslp.…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
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- Live Calendar
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Re: Group 1 Hi @Martin , this is a very short (first few bars) video I made as a quick follow-up just to see if this is going in the right direction. Also a question:…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 @Martin Thank you so much! This gives me a lot of focus on for the 2nd week of practice. I like how the thunder came up at the end
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 2nd update for Week 1. Practicing everyday trying to get the correct technique but still have to concentrate on every stroke and hoping it will eventually become automatic.…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 @Martin Personally, I really enjoy this more focused activity where everyone is working on the same thing together and it's a challenge for me but I'm loving it and thank you so much for your…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Improve your Tremolo
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 Hi @Nora Torres-Nagel when I play your video at 1/2 speed it seems like at least the I finger is staying "inside" instead of snapping back? I use the trick of playing back at slower speed to really…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 @joosje Looks just like what Marin was asking for, nice camera angle too that makes it easy to see. I'm still working on this but is difficult as it requires a lot of concentration but will have to…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 @Eric Phillips It looks right to me, but I agree that it feels unnatural at this stage. I'm having to "unlearn" the way I practiced my right hand last week.…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 @Emma That looks to me like what Martin was asking for where the fingers snap back to position and relax. Since you said you've been practicing for a few months did you originally start with this…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 @Martin Is the raised hand you demonstrate something that would specifically be done for the tremolo technique or in general it is better to have this position at all times?…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Improve your Tremolo
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Re: Group 1 @Martin Thank you so much for this detailed video! This is a challenge for me but I will work each day this week on your suggestions and submit an update at end of week.…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
- Reported - view
Re: Group 1 #1 (assignments 1-3) Hi everyone, I started practicing this a week ago going through all of the relevant tonebase videos and memorizing the left hand so I could concentrate just on the right hand.…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- Improve your Tremolo
- Reported - view
Re: Week 2: Sleeps a Song in all things! @Eric Phillips Having a break for a few months gives me the opportunity to start fresh and unlearn some bad habits so I'm going back to more basic pieces starting with the Ferrer I did way back in…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- The Romantic Era
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Re: Week 2: Sleeps a Song in all things! @Eric Phillips Cool piece! Looks like I'm already a week behind this challenge as I just logged in for first time in a while and ready to jump back in.…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- The Romantic Era
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Re: Sign-Up: Improve your Tremolo in Two Weeks! I've been practicing the last few weeks on my own to regain technique after an unplanned 4 month break from guitar and am ready for a challenge! I hope I'm not in over my head with this but I'm…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- General Information and Sign-Up!
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Re: Who's afraid of Bach? Thanks @Eric Phillips , I will seek those out when I resume my guitar playing. There is so much activity in both piano and guitar for this month's challenge it's too much for me to follow both…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Who's afraid of Bach? Do either of you have recommendations for guitar transcriptions of Anna-Magdalena notebook? They are simple enough where I assume they can be almost identical to the keyboard versions so probably…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: Who's afraid of Bach? Thanks @Martin ! Sorry I've been focused on piano side this month (and hand still recovering), but I'll be back at guitar hopefully next month (maybe the challenge will be easier ) My first…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Discussion of the Week!
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Re: WEEK 1: Discovering J.S.Bach! @Eric Phillips Lovely transcription and playing. I should have done this one in Dec. instead of the much more difficult Russell one (which is in D so Capo on 1st fret).…
- Brett Gilbertnull
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 2 yrs ago
- 1
- Month of J.S. Bach!
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Brett Gilbert

Brett_Gilbert

Piano and classical guitar

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My main instrument is piano (I'm also a piano tonebase member!) but I've been learning classical guitar for a few years using tonebase resources.