WEEK THREE Updates: Main Thread - The Golden Sound of Tárrega
Hellooo, everyone, and welcome to WEEK THREE - the final Main Thread for this challenge! 
Where is the Week 1 and Week 2 thread?
Find the Week 1 thread here and Week 2 thread here!
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- One thing you found easy:
- One thing you found difficult:
- (Optional): a video of you performing it!
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Hi all,
Here is a video of lagrima in its entirety. My phone captured the « squeaks » of the strings with a terrible cruelty!
Inspired by some of your videos, I tried to play with some « phrases » instead of keeping the rhythm steady and even. Trying different ways to play and pause was actually very enjoyable!i would like to thank you all: I am studying without teacher for now, and I started to understand a bit more about the interpretation thanks to this challenge and to your videos.
one easy thing: I really enjoyed putting some pauses, some accelerations, etc to make the piece a bit more alive
one difficult thing: playing legato, keeping the phrases fluid! And avoiding the squeaaaaaaks!
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Didier Good work, Didier! Adding those little musical touches makes everything so much more enjoyable.
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Thanks folks! These three weeks have been an unexpected but great journey!
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Didier Bravo!!!
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Hello challengers,
I was expecting to have more time and do more but life has its own path... so here's my last submission to this challenge, not an hard one to learn but with some hard thingies most of you are aware of
. Overall I'm happy with the music I've discovered while reading through Tarrega's works, and I did enjoy all of the videos I've seen so far... but that's crazy... I was off for a few days and there's so much messages to catch up! This community is just awesome! -
Blaise Laflamme You have such a great sound, Blaise! And I know it's more in the fingers than the equipment.
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Eric Phillips Thank you Eric... haha... probably a mix of many years of practice, an awesome instrument, good microphones, and find the right time to record.
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Blaise Laflamme very good Blaise - wonderful tone and I like the slide in second section in particular
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Blaise Laflamme I’m glad you’ve found the time to record and submit this one. It’s so beautiful! I won’t mention your superb sound quality (o, I just did…), but you’re way ahead of many of us.
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Derek thank you Derek, I preferred doing it that way
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joosje thank you Joosje, I'm glad you like it. Martin helped a lot for the sound, without his recording course and invaluable tips I don't know if I would have been able to reach that. It's far from perfect, I have a lot to experiment and enhance but I'm progressing so far!
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Blaise Laflamme Very well played and a great sound
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Giuseppe Gasparini thank you Giuseppe!
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Piece I'm playing: Chopin Op 28 No 7
I don't know who submitted this piece above, but I COMPLETELY disagree with his interpretation. What's with all the glissandi?! Do you really think Chopin was taking us on some sort of roller coaster ride? This one clearly is superior and much more along the lines of what Chopin intended.
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Eric Phillips beautiful and more introspective than the other one, but I surely don't disagree with the previous version since it was played with a clear intention that also served very well the piece. Bravo for both versions Eric!
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Blaise Laflamme Thanks again, Blaise! When I tell my kids about how much fun I have with this stuff, they just shake their heads in wonderment.
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Eric Phillips
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Eric Phillips Bravo!!!very expressive
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joosje Thanks, Joosje. Music is so much fun!
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Giuseppe Gasparini Thank you for listening, Giuseppe!
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Thanks for a great Watch party everyone. I quickly typed this at the end of the party, but I want to remind everyone of the ongoing masterclass sign up. These Tarrega submissions were so good, they should be submitted. Let's inundate Mircea with Tarrega!
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Eric Phillips thanks for your music and inspiration, these three weeks. Looking forward to the masterclass and next challenges.
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joosje Thank you, Joosje. I do enjoyed your pieces and your feedback along the way. When do you go to France?
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Eric Phillips likewise. First week of august. Still a lot of work to prepare my pieces properly.
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Olli Sorry, I haven't recognized your question! Nitsuga Challenge is on my radar for sure, can't say when it will happen, but let's do this!
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Martin Can’t wait to see what label would be given to those who complete that challenge! Nitsugans?
Thanks again, Martin, for a wonderful three week challenge. I had so much fun, and I think my playing has really improved because of it. You’re an amazing teacher, and we are all so fortunate to have you as guide!
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