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Re: READ ME: The Month of J.S.Bach!
Nice to be back and see what's going on with tonebase. Excited to see the Bach challenge as he's my favorite composer but too hard for me on guitar so I'm only going to participate in piano this…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
2 yrs ago
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Month of J.S. Bach!
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Re: WEEK 2: Let It Snow!
@Elizabeth Uyehara Wonderful video, sounds great! Beautiful tree as well. Happy holidays!
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
2 yrs ago
Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: WEEK 2: Let It Snow!
@Eric Phillips Wow, thanks! I'm pretty much following the arrangement which is by pianist/composer Ferruccio Busoni from the late-Romantic period who is especially well-known for Bach transcriptions,…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
2 yrs ago
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Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: WEEK 2: Let It Snow!
Thank you @ivan paolo , I appreciate the advice and have enjoyed your videos of the Roland Dyans piece . Nails are always a challenge for me when switching between 2 instruments and I've always…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
2 yrs ago
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Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: WEEK 2: Let It Snow!
thanks @Martin I was inspired to work on this by your video a few weeks ago of the David Russell arrangement of Jesu... just didn't realize how hard it was! The piano version https://www.youtube.…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
2 yrs ago
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Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: WEEK 2: Let It Snow!
@Eric Phillips Thanks Eric, I know I wouldn't feel motivated to practice as much without the community here and a "goal/deadline" set with the challenges.…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
2 yrs ago
Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: WEEK 2: Let It Snow!
Thanks @Nora Torres-Nagel , been enjoying your videos as well. I always learn something from watching more experienced guitarists like you. The Villancico you are working on sounds lovely.
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
2 yrs ago
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Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: WEEK 2: Let It Snow!
I posted an arrangement of Bach's famous chorale prelude BWV 645 Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme ("sleepers awake") exactly 2 weeks ago in the piano challenge and my idea had been to do the same…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
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Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: WEEK 2: Let It Snow!
@Derek What a great idea! Someone just posted a duet in piano challenge (which I'm sure will be shown at Watch Party). The video production here is really something special in addition to the…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: WEEK 2: Let It Snow!
@Eric Phillips Sound great Eric, I always learn just watching you play. I was wondering if you were going to post a piece with your new lute for this challenge.…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
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Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: WEEK 2: Let It Snow!
@Eric Phillips Nicely done and a great arrangement. I found the background of the piece and details of the lyrics fascinating as well.
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
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Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: WEEK 2: Let It Snow!
@Derek Thanks for posting the videos. Very nicely played and interesting arrangements.
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: WEEK 1: Ho Ho Ho!
@Elizabeth Uyehara Coming along great! RH fingerings seems to be working well.
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: WEEK 1: Ho Ho Ho!
@Paul Kennedy Sounds wonderful! I've heard this before but not for guitar and seems like a great arrangement. Thanks for posting.
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: WEEK 1: Ho Ho Ho!
@Eric Phillips Neat piece, and I love the harmonics too. Which edition are you using that has those? What's your son's fastest solve time?
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
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Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: WEEK 1: Ho Ho Ho!
@Elizabeth Uyehara Great start Elizabeth! Although it is a bit different and has incomplete RH fingerings here is part of the version I have that might be useful for comparison (from Royal…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: WEEK 1: Ho Ho Ho!
@Eric Phillips Amazing! I was just looking online for an arrangement of this as it's my favorite Christmas carol. Some wonderful additions in your version.…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
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Happy Holiday Challenge
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Re: Bach BWV 1007 Prelude
Thanks to everyone for the encouragement, sorry I was unable to respond. I have finally resumed practice on this although I will probably shift focus to the Holiday challenge for the next few weeks.…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
Your Practice Diary
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Re: Kick-Off for the Happy Holidays Challenge!
@Martin Had to take break for a month, but I'm back now and very excited for this new challenge as I will be participating on both
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. Will be there at the kick-off Monday and watch party.…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
Live Calendar
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Re: Marina Krupkina: Presenting the Decacorde
I have a question for Marina about the process she goes through to transcribe classical pieces like the Chopin nocturne she recently posted on her youtube channel.…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
Live Calendar
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Re: Bach BWV 1007 Prelude
Thanks everyone for the nice comments above. Sorry for the delayed response as I've been sick for a few days
. Hope to resume practice on this soon and listen to what everyone else has been up to.
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
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Your Practice Diary
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Re: BWV 1007 Menuets I & 2
@Rick Lord Sounds excellent! So interesting to hear and compare different transcriptions and I listened his version of the whole suite. Great attention to detail damping the notes so precisely,…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
Your Practice Diary
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Re: Bach BWV 1007 Prelude
@Martin Very cool! What transcription do you use for your students? What transcription do you prefer? The nice thing about transcriptions like this is they can be adapted a bit to different levels.
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
Your Practice Diary
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Re: Bach BWV 1007 Prelude
Thanks @Emma , an interesting video! My French is passable enough where I could understand most of it. Speaking of Campanella and Bach, before upgrading to a guitar I learned ukulele for a while and…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
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Your Practice Diary
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Re: Emma's Practice Diary - Bach Gavotte 1 & 2
@Emma I've watched these videos as well and while Brandon in particular specializes in period instruments and "historically accurate" interpretations at one point (if I remember correctly) he says…
Brett Gilbert
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Piano and classical guitar
Brett_Gilbert
3 yrs ago
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Your Practice Diary
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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.
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