WEEK 2: Keep on practicing! 
Welcome to the Main Thread for the first week of the End-Of-The-Year Community Concert Challenge!
If you want to describe your process (optional), feel free to use the following template.
- Things you found easy:
- Things you found difficult:
- (Optional): a video of you performing it!
- (Optional:) questions
↓ Reply below with your assignments and questions! ↓
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Hello,
This is my first post on the community forum!!
I missed the first week but I was inspired by Robert to have a look at Un Dia de Noviembre - it's a piece that has come to my attention a few times but i've never had a proper go at it.. So I'm gonna have a go now!
This is where i'm up to so far.. still some way to go, especially trying to get into the B section lol
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Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz thank you Steffi. It wasn’t so easy to be the first, but then, I could relax and enjoy all other contributions. Yours also. Great…
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joosje Indeed, the D major and d minor pieces are so beautiful, too, and challenging.
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Andrew Gray Really nice job so far on this. I enjoyed this a lot. and I'm looking forward to more.
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Andrew Gray Fantastic submission for your first post in the forum! Welcome! Great work here! Looking forward to seeing it progress.
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hello all I am continuing to practice Canarios by Gaspar Sanz, trying to play it at a slower tempo
(120) and having more success at that speed with articulation, dynamics and phrasing. will post video tomorrow.
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here's my second video of Canarios by Gaspar Sanz
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Vilio Celli you have already done a lot. I would just slow downd more and try to have one tempo and devide it into small sections- for example the beginning try to make three or four bar sections really slow and steady and then connect. thank you for sharing.
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Vilio Celli You have made great progress, Vilio. I agree with Stephanie that it would be helpful to break it into smaller sections, get them smooth and then put them together. I look forward to your progress on this piece.
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Vilio Celli you have definitely done progress on this. A small advice, take care of the time signature and note length, on some mesure you tend to break the flow on each pulsation not doing 3 equal eighth notes but varying some of them. Continue the good work!
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Blaise Laflamme thanks Blaise yes tricky time signatures in this piece 6/8 then 3/4
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Vilio Celli indeed! Just ensure all eighth notes are played equally and use the time signature for grouping them as 6/8 for 2 beats of 3 eighth notes and 3/4 for 3 beats of 2 eighth notes. What version are you using, similar to the one on IMSLP?
http://vmirror.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/4/42/IMSLP602710-PMLP776908-Sanz_G-Canarios+mid.pdf -
Blaise Laflamme I’m using Bradford Werner edition
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Vilio Celli Thank you for keeping us posted on your progress. Keep it going! You're doing great. Like I mentioned in my last post, this piece takes a while to get under control.
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Unfortunately I won't be able to attend the concert, but I just wanted to wish everyone good luck!
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Ron thanks Ron!
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i am not exactly sure whether or not i will be in town to perform that day (holidays!) but want to play - can i still play if I am back in town or do I need to somehow commit beforehand?
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I've been practising Sor's minuet Opus 11 No 5 since last week (not continuously :-)). Here's a video. A few hesitant moments. Will continue working on it.
I added a little equalisation and reverb to the video using a program called VideoPlus (I tried to use Da Vinci Resolve but I installed a Black Magic Intensity Pro input/output device recently and now it won't play to my audio interface!) I've also attached another video for your amusement - or for all you lo-fi audio fans- where by adding the reverb I seem to have got it backwards. Sounds a bit like a Mozart quartet played very badly :-)
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Derek I would like to dance, fine music, good playing
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Derek Definitely an intriguing sound effect
great job so far. Keep going with this fine miniature, why not experimenting a bit more with colours. Bravo for those parallel 3rds in the B part, I find them quite difficult…. -
Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz Danke Stefanie. I enjoyed your Barrios last night !
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joosje Thank you Joosje. I've always ignored this piece, I have a copy of the music which contains this piece and the no 6 which I have played on and off for a very long time. I started learning no 5 last week and now I have fallen in love with it. As you say, I need to experiment with colours etc. I think it can be made into a short but dramatic piece.
I enjoyed your pieces last night. A good choice and well played
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Derek it’s a great choice, this one, indeed can be quite dramatic but always in a light and playful manner… I remember you played nr 6 in a previous community concert, that sounded great..
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Derek thank you!!
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Derek Very good start, Derek. You seem to have it pretty much under your fingers. You'll have it smoothed out very soon. Look forward to you next post.
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Derek good work Derek! Did you have changed any part of your gear in your setup like a new mic, a camera, ...? I don't know about VideoPlus, do you process your audio straight out your video in the video editor?
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End of the Year Challenge: Finish Strong!
