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Week 4: From Cardoso to Carlevaro!
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Greetings, everyone! We are thrilled to welcome you all to the Latin American Music Challenge!
In this exciting journey, we'll be immersing ourselves in the richly diverse and vibrant world of Latin American music, a world that's deeply interconnected with our beloved instrument
This challenge presents an opportunity to not only enhance our skills but also to appreciate the cultural richness and musical complexity that Latin American melodies bring. From the passionate rhythms of salsa to the poignant strains of the tango, we'll explore it all!
Please remember, we have an extensive category in our library dedicated to Latin American Repertoire. This library is a treasure trove of courses designed to provide deep insights and technical knowledge about various aspects of Latin American music. Make sure to make the most of it!
We are excited to kick-start this musical journey and we hope you are too. Let's dive in!
https://app.tonebase.co/guitar/library/repertoire/latin-american
CHALLENGE TIMELINE
- Challenge Start: Kick-Off on June 30th
- Duration: June 24th - July 24th
- Watch Party: July 30th, 10 am PST
ACTIVITIES
- Choose Your Piece: Select a new piece of music to work on. Share your choice in the thread below and inspire your fellow musicians!
- Video Submission: Submit a video of your practice this week. Highlight your favorite passage from the piece that showcases the origin of this piece!
GET INVOLVED
Let’s kick things off with enthusiasm! Share your progress, encourage others, and explore new musical horizons together. Can’t wait to see what everyone chooses!
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Brouwer Tres Apuntes II initial rough draft
I finally have this under my fingers, more or less. I find the rhythm really challenging (I am generally rhythm challenged anyway). This is also very difficult to phrase. It is very disjointed but works beautifully when it is done well. I am generally referring to Tilman Hoppstock's recording which I think is one of the best. My recording is very stilted at this point. I have quite a ways to go but I hope to get a decent recording of this and the first Apuntes by the end of the challenge.
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For this challenge, I chose the famous Scherzino Mexicano by Ponce. The recording seems a little distorted, not sure why. The challenge with this piece for me is to keep it sounding fun and dance-like and not ponderous. Also I had intended to mix up the dynamics a bit more with right hand coloration, but this seems not to have worked out very well. The middle section is very tricky and requires some unusual left hand gymnastics to avoid ruining the fluidity of the line - I have been only partially successful on that aspect. Also a few clipped notes here and there, but not a total disaster!
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Pedro Ramirez Sanchez – Madrigal
I found a video of this on YT performed by David Jacques. According to him, Sanchez was from Argentina and lived from 1885-1959. I found the score in a set of five pieces by him published in 1939 (see attached file). I have not been able to find out anything more about him, so if someone knows anything, please let me know.
This piece has a very sweet and beautiful melody. Listening back to my video, I can tell right away that I need to bring down the volume of my accompaniment a lot in order to bring out that melody.
This was not intentional, but I have noticed that all five of the pieces I have played in this challenge have been from Argentinian composers, and all but one of them has been in drop D tuning. If I ever get a second guitar, I think I’ll just keep one in standard tuning and one in drop D, since I play with that tuning so often. That low D in the bass just makes the guitar resonate so beautifully.