Carcassi Etudes op.60 Challenge: Kick-Off Livestream
Hey y'all, after the huge success of the Sergio Assad Challenge, we just don't want you to catch your breath! Get ready for our next community challenge with one of the most important etude cycle for classical guitar: Carcassi's "25 Melodic and Progressive Studies" op.60! 
Let us kick off our next exciting Community Challenge! Over the course of the next three weeks, we are going to explore Carcassi's "25 Melodic and Progressive Studies" op.60 and discover Carcassi's approach to fundamental elements of guitar technique!
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You know I’ll be there! I want to work on something to improve my right hand damping. I’m thinking of number 14. Lots of open bass strings, and probably some treble string damping would be good to keep the scales clean.
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Eric Phillips we have expected nothing less from you
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I like Carcassi’s opus 60 no 2 and 7
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Vilio Celli Two great ones, both in A minor.
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Vilio Celli Great! Hope to see you in the Challenge!
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I’m afraid I now have a family obligation, so I will have to watch the kickoff later.
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I had just this last week started revisiting Op. 60, and remembered again how much they have to offer. These "melodious studies" were the first thing my new teacher introduced me to when I returned to playing the guitar a couple of years ago (after half-a-lifetime without it). It was like entering at the deep end of the pool... but just like that, it reminded me that I used to know how to swim....more or less (!). And away we went.
The edition I have worked with is the one "edited, fingered and explained by" Rey de la Torre. His commentary/"explains" have a kind of dry wit that sticks with me when I come back to each "study", and each time I return to them, I find something new to work on.
This is my first "challenge" at Tonebase. Looking forward to it!
Irene
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Irene Hey Irene--That's interesting about the Rey de la Torre edition. My edition is old and is edited byMiguel Llobet. Rey de la Torre was a great guitarist/teacher. My first classical guitar teacher, who was a student of Rey de la Torre, told me about him and Llobet. Hope you enjoy Tonebase and these challenges, which are fun!
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Irene We are super happy to have you on board for this challenge! This cycle offer a vast variety of different topics in various levels of difficulty, you can always refer to our Etude Guide for additional guidance!
I‘d be super interested in the comments by Rey de la Torre, let us know when they offer some deeper insights in some of the etudes when you share something in our weekly updates threads!
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I can’t believe I missed the kick-off, but watched it after the fact. This looks like it will be fun. I will focus on 2,3, and 7 for now. Looking forward to the interactive live stream. I will try to catch up a little.
