DAILY UPDATES (Click Me!) Main Thread - Where the magic happens!
Welcome, one and all, to the Main Thread for this challenge!
This is where the magic happens - the thread where we'll all be posting our daily updates.
Make sure you've read the rules before replying (<- click)
Every day between December 6th and 19th, we are hoping to read your daily updates in this very thread right here!
Please use the following format when commenting (feel free to copy & paste!):
- Landslag you worked on:
- One thing you found easy:
- One thing you found difficult:
- (Optional): a video of you performing it!
Sample daily update:
- Landslag you worked on: Landslag no. 1: dark sand dunes with some moss
- One thing you found easy: The first bar was the hardest one for me to learn, although it looked easy enough on my first try.
- One thing you found difficult: I liked that it was a single line; it allowed me to focus on every note and it was much easier to read than most pieces I play.
Feel free to make these updates as short or long as you wish!
Download the full score (click ↓):
Gulli's Lessons for each individual Landslag:
- Landslag no. 1, Landslag no. 2, Landslag no. 3, Landslag no. 4, Landslag no. 5, Landslag no. 6, Landslag no. 7, Landslag no. 8, Landslag no. 9, Landslag no. 10, Landslag no. 11.
Dedicated discussion threads for each Landslag:
- Landslag 1: dark sand dunes with some moss (<- click)
(More dedicated threads will be created as we progress throughout the challenge)
↓ Let's do this! Post your daily updates below ↓
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- Landslag you worked on: Landslag no. 3: Rock-covered plateau
- One thing you found easy: Once again, the dynamics were masterfully added in by Gulli at the exact spots where they made sense! Beautiful.
- One thing you found difficult: Since I still don't have a thumb nail (damn you, broken p!), I had to do a bit of adjustment to get a nice sound on the bass. Also, because of
lack of practicethe relatively thick ping pong a nail I just put on, I was initially getting a lot of nail noise on the top 3 strings. If I had only half an hour I could have made that work everywhere, but in the ~5 minutes I had, I made it work as best I could. I think it sort of works!
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Landslag III
Easy: sight reading (surprisingly, even without a microscope 😉)
Difficult: bass-trebles sound balance, terrible sound of my fingers sliding on the bass strings (my eternal problem), out of tune in higher position (but I remember informative Mircea's lesson about tuning 🙂)
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Too small print problem solved!
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Marek Tabisz wonderful solution, I love it, Marek!!! The print truly is so small on these - maybe we can get Gulli to release a more eye-friendly secondary edition in the future 😂 I am fine with mine, but even I notice myself leaning forward on occasion.
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Landslag No. 4; Key: Dm.
Things I found easy: arpeggio using the same pattern and different patterns on different measures No. 40-50. and chords progression on the first fret only.
Things I found difficulty: Weird rhythm beats on measures from 1 to 20. Also introduce crescendo dynamic on the measure No. 40 to No. 50. Besides, control the tones volume of 3 voices , bass, harmony and melody from measure No. 3 to 12.
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- Landslag you worked on: Landslag no. 3: Rock-covered plateau
- One thing you found easy: The phrasing seemed to come quite naturally as I think I would have used very similar dynamics as those marked in the score if they weren’t there.
- One thing you found difficult: Learning the piece in a short space of time so I could do a recording. There’s much more I can do to improve the performance.
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Landscape I worked on: 3 Rock Covered Plateau (and nos 1 & 2).
Easy: Notes seem to fit easy for both hands (most of the time)
Hard: getting a good balance between bass notes and other voices
Very enjoyable piece
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Landslag 2: Littoral mud in the bottom of the fjord
What I found easy: reading the music (apart from the size of the score!)
What I found difficult: really achieving a seamless progression through the chords
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I’m join the challenge with some days late
First glance at Landslag no. 1
- Landslag I worked on: Landslag no. 1: dark sand dunes with some moss
- One thing you found easy: Easy to read. Easy left-hand positions.
- One thing you found difficult: Everything is on the dynamics and the touch. I must work to have a better sound.
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- Landslag you worked on: Landslag no. 4
- One thing you found easy: Reading and playing the piece in general
- One thing you found difficult: The left-hand change just before the end of a few of the bars.
