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Re: WEEK 1: Dóbroje útro (Good Morning)!
@Elizabeth Uyehara Excellent, sounds really solid! Focusing on a few measures at a time is a great approach.
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- Nikita Koshkin Challenge
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Re: WEEK 1: Dóbroje útro (Good Morning)!
@Martin Thank you for noticing that and the detailed feedback. I rewatched and I see what you're talking about as I am definitely a bit tense especially when recording and perhaps trying too hard to…
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Nikita Koshkin Challenge
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Re: WEEK 1: Dóbroje útro (Good Morning)!
Things you found easy: I still had to work at this for a few days, but was easier for me to learn than the Assad study #1. Things you found difficult: Making a video.…
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- 5
- Nikita Koshkin Challenge
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Re: Interactive Class with Marina Krupkina: Ten Progressive Studies by Nikita Koshkin
This is such an amazing opportunity, thank you Martin and tonebase! Their duet video from which the promo image above is taken is beautiful (easy to find on youtube).…
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Live Calendar
- Reported - view
Marina Krupkina and her Decacorde

Marina Krupkina, the amazing guitarist who performs the Nikita Koshkin etudes for the tonebase community challenge, is known for recordings/videos on her 10-string guitar, or Decacorde.…
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- updated 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 1: Dóbroje útro (Good Morning)!
@Blaise Laflamme Missed you last challenge, looking forward to your videos. I just ordered a pair of CM4s from Sweden to up the quality of my recordings, inspired by you and others.…
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Nikita Koshkin Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK 1: Dóbroje útro (Good Morning)!
@Eric Phillips Thank you for kicking this off early! This is very useful to me as I've just started working on 1-3 but hope to complete 4 before the challenge is over,…
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Nikita Koshkin Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK 3: Mastering Carcassi's Etudes
@Martin I just came upon this post (I missed it last week as there was so much going on), but thank you for posting the exact strings you use to verify I ordered the right ones.…
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
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Re: WEEK 3: Mastering Carcassi's Etudes
@Eric Phillips I totally relate to your comment about being nervous near the end. For the guitar piece I worked on it was short enough where the stakes of restarting are lower but I still got…
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
- Reported - view
Strings in-depth!

History of how classical guitar strings have changed over the years and what are the benefits and differences of carbon vs nylon, hard vs soft tension, etc.…
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
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Re: WEEK 3: Mastering Carcassi's Etudes
@joosje Enjoyed that. I hadn't noticed this was a 7 string guitar until Eric mentioned. I had to search to learn about this type of guitar, very interesting.
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
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Re: WEEK 3: Mastering Carcassi's Etudes
@Elizabeth Uyehara Very nice. I've been working on this as well and playing with different fingerings. I assume you saw Martin's video recently on this...I found it very helpful.
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK 3: Mastering Carcassi's Etudes
@Barney I also enjoy watching #1 played at speed, very smooth with the scales and shifts.
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK 3: Mastering Carcassi's Etudes
Etude No. 16 (again) - Take #2! Things you found easy: This was so difficult for me at the beginning of the challenge but I tried this again having not played it for a week and it was so much easier!…
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- 3
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
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Re: WEEK 3: Mastering Carcassi's Etudes
@joosje Looks a like great etude, perhaps one of the more difficult ones. Sounds wonderful.
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK 3: Mastering Carcassi's Etudes
@Eric Phillips Just amazing. I think this is my favorite etude and love the way you play it. Looks like you memorized it as well.
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- 2
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
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Re: WEEK 3: Mastering Carcassi's Etudes
@Martin This looks somewhat "easier" (relative to others) I could eventually play but I'm running out of time... Always great to hear your insight on these and your playing.…
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
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Re: WEEK 3: Mastering Carcassi's Etudes
@Martin You've inspired me to work on this one now, which is within my ability. Glad you found a local string vendor. I just changed my strings (right now just d'addario ej45 strings while I wait…
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- 1
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK 3: Mastering Carcassi's Etudes
@joosje I hadn't heard this one yet and it sounds wonderful. Playing a light staccato on the accompaniment notes is very effective.
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK 3: Mastering Carcassi's Etudes
@Emma Nice to see another performance of 16, wonderful! I'm working on this again to try to use Martin's fingering on last few chords which he alluded to above from his video last week.
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 3 yrs ago
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK 2: Conquering Carcassi's Etudes
@Barney Great to see this as a follow-up to the live session last week. You make it look easy and I continue to admire your pro AV setup.
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 4 yrs ago
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK 2: Conquering Carcassi's Etudes
@Eric Phillips I was off the forums for a few days but just watched all the parts you did for 24. Seems like one of the more advanced etudes, amazing to watch. What's been your favorite so far?
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 4 yrs ago
- 1
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
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Re: Interactive Class: Shifts and Scales!
@Martin I almost forgot about this session, looks very useful! I actually do a have a piece I was working on in my lesson book prior to the Carcassi challenge that starts with a scale and 3 quick…
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- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 4 yrs ago
- 1
- Live Calendar
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK 2: Conquering Carcassi's Etudes
@Emma Beautifully done. I'd never recorded myself before joining tonebase and like you I get oddly nervous as soon as I hit record. That's part of what makes it so useful I think.…
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 4 yrs ago
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
- Reported - view
Re: WEEK 2: Conquering Carcassi's Etudes
@Daniel Beltrán Enjoyed watching this, very fluid and you made it look easy. I started with #1 but beyond my ability for now so nice to see it played so well.…
- Piano and classical guitar
- Brett_Gilbert
- 4 yrs ago
- Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge
- Reported - view

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