WEEK 2: Conquering Carcassi's Etudes
Welcome to the Main Thread for the first week of the Carcassi Etudes op.60 challenge!
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Study No.1
Hello everyone, this is my second post after posting study no.3 last week.
I was hesitating about recording it as I didn't master it yet but I said why not, at the end it is only about sharing progress and having fun :)
This week I recorded Study No.1 which is still challenging to me and requires a lot more practice.
I will practice both studies 1 & 3 more to polish them then I may post if they get any big improvements.
Next, I may start learning either a section of Study No. 7 as I want to try tremolo or study no.2 if that was way difficult for me :)
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SULTAN BAMUKHIER Good work, Sultan! I’m glad you decided to post this and not wait until it’s “perfect” (which never happens). This is a really hard study! Why Carcassi chose to put it first I will never understand, especially since he calls the opus “progressive” in his title. That said, you are making fine progress!
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Sorry I posted this in "week 1" by mistake, so copied it here where it belongs. This one is a bit more challenging than it first appears. Since it is not memorized, I need to pay more attention to the transitions for different RH patterns and some position changes. Guess this was one of Carcassi's main purposes of this study.
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Barney Good job, Barney! I particularly liked the sound of your rest strokes.
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Barney Great to see this as a follow-up to the live session last week. You make it look easy and I continue to admire your pro AV setup.
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Barney very beautiful. Thank you for submitting this. Excellent phrasing and tone. I loved it!
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joosje Thank you Joosje!!
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Brett Gilbert Hey Brett, Since I don't play guitar professionally, the AV setup is not pro level equipment. The Pros use higher end , more expensive mics and components. This stuff is however significantly better than just using my iphone.
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Thanks Eric!
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Thanks Brett!
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Study 24 update.
This time I played it the whole way through, including repeats, so it is long. Sorry, no prize for listening to the whole thing!
Not anywhere near perfect, but it's coming together slowly.
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Eric Phillips wow, Eric. Such a great job again! One of the most difficult ones. Musically it makes a lot of sense what you’re doing. It’s really great. I would suggest (if I may)to be really careful with the triolets (sorry, that’s French for triplets) in bars 4 and 23 (I counted the first 5 notes as an upbeat.(levée in French).. and, maybe take more time at the top note (dramatic climax) in b 15, like you’re doing in this wonderful passage in the coda. And be even more lyrical and tender at the 3rds and 6ths at the end. It’s soooo beautiful. Thank you for you great submissions.
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joosje Thank you so much, Joosje! Everything you said is spot on correct. I am definitely rushing those triplets. The descending thirds and sixths at the end need to be much more lyrical. The fingering I was using for them made no sense, so I changed them and I think I am playing them better now. I really appreciate your detailed listening and feedback!
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First, thanks for the concern for my safety from Ida. We are fine here about 200 miles east of New Orleans. Mostly lots of rain. I have gotten to the point with #12 that I am satisfied. I found the arpeggio pattern quite easy and many of the chord shapes were familiar and not difficult - just a couple of longer reaches. The trickier part for me was getting the changes well connected and legato sounding. If I go slowly enough it's okay so I just need to work for that sound at a faster tempo. I've enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Next on my list is # 21. With the mordents and shifts it should present a good left-hand challenge for me which will be good.
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Peg Barrett Thanks for the update, Peg. I'm glad you're doing okay.
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