Week 1: A Guitar has Six Strings, Right? 🎸

Welcome to the Main Thread for the first week of the transcription challenge! This is the place to discuss the Week 1 livestream.


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  • I have seven😉

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    • Hélène 🙀

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    • joosje Well my lute has fifteen! (Only eight courses.)

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  • Schumann Berceuse (trans. Tarrega)

    I was reading through this piece from the files Martin gave us, and it seemed pretty playable. Then I hit this short section in F# minor on page 2 that just seemed impossible. I decided to check for any versions of it on YT, to see how other guitarists handled that section. The only two I could find actually eliminated the entire part in F# minor. I took that as permission to do the same! 🙂

    So, here's my version. It still needs some work.

    For those following the score, I am playing page 1 in it's entirety, then repeating the A section (still page 1). Then I am jumping to the very last line of page 3 (the part with harmonics), playing it like a coda. I didn't play the coda terribly well here, so I hope to make another recording of this some time later.

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      Eric Phillips wow - great music

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    • Olli Thanks, Olli!

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    • Eric Phillips You are a pro, don’t feel I would share mine! Well done!

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    • Luciano Salvatore Thanks, Luciano! Are you working on this one too? I’d love to hear you play it.

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      • Derek
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      Eric Phillips Brilliant Eric. Not heard this piece before. Well played!

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    • Derek Thanks, Derek! It’s new to me as well.

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    • Eric Phillips beautiful piece, again with which I am u familiar, and you be played so nicely as well, as a Lullaby should be played. 

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    • Paul Kennedy Thanks, Paul! Lullabies are always among my favorite pieces.

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      Eric Phillips beautifully played, the rhythm is very good Eric

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    • Emma Thank you, Emma. It’s like rocking a baby. 

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      Eric Phillips Another great job Eric. Though I recognize the beauty of this piece it falls within my aversion category.
      I guess I haven't completely grown up.

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    • Jack Stewart Okay, Peter Pan! I appreciate you listening to something I played, even if it's in the wrong category! 🙂 I'm not sure I'd do the same if you submitted something that was rap or country.

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      Eric Phillips That's a scary thought - me doing Rap or Country!!!! or anything vocal.😳

      BTW I actually think my struggle with much of the Romantic catalog is my loss. 

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    • Derek
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    Here's my first attempt at Chopin's Prelude op 28 no 7 arranged by S Ranieri. Just started looking at it the other day. It's short but quite a challenge to play it smoothly. Will keep working on it.

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    • Derek Sounds good, Derek! I love this piece. It's like a delicate little bite of something really delicious. (I hope that doesn't sound too weird!)

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    • Derek Thanks for sharing, I picked another piece, but I will definitely play this too!

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      • Olli
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      Derek A very interesting piece, never heard it before. Thanks for sharing it 😉

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      Eric Phillips thanks Eric

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      Luciano Salvatore thank you Luciano

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      Olli Danke Olli. Veilliecht haben sie es gehoren Aber nicht wie ich es spiele  :D

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    • Derek such a beautiful piece which works so well on guitar.  I like to pair this no. 20.  Great job Derek!

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      • Emma
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      Derek very good! It is a famous piece but never heard it on the guitar before. Good choice! I love short pieces  

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