Brooke's Tango en Skai

Brooke
3 yrs ago
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Roland Dyens - Tango en Skai

- Brooke
- 3 yrs ago
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Isolating practice on the major melody runs in the piece. Trying to play them evenly and relaxed not rushed.
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  martin.3
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Brooke Fantastic! There is this one big rushing scale upwards, what's your fingering for that? 🧙‍♂️
- Brooke
- 3 yrs ago
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I finger it this way and try to hear and group them into notes of 4

5 | | | |

E-|h3--------------------------0-------0-------9--12-

B-|-- 3--3--3----------------2-------2-------11-------

G-|-- 3--3--3-----------0--3-----2h3------12--------

D-|-- 2--2--2---------2----------------------------

A-|-------------0-1-4------------------------------

E-|-----------0------------------------------------

- - 1 4 1 - 2 1 - 2s2 1 - 3 2 1 4

Keeping the the a-m-i rolls on the high E in tempo is a stumbling block at this time.

My a finger is too slow.
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  martin.3
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Brooke I've looked at this scale quite a few times (without having played the complete piece) and I find always new solutions and approaches, let me share with you my newest one, where I make heavy use of preparation and planting and simply avoid the ima-stumbling block!
  
  Hope that helps, let me know! 🧙‍♂️
- Eric
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Martin Dang! That's really cool!
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  martin.3
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Eric Phillips Thanks! 🥳
- Brooke
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Martin Thanks for the feedback, I will have to experiment with your approach here. There is definitely some benefits to it. Will let you know how it goes.
- Brooke
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Martin
  
  Hi Martin,
  
  I took your suggestion I think it will definitely be more stable. Just a few minor changes though:
  
  1. Why not have the thumb push through the D string* rather than use the i finger and then reset the thumb for the open G string? Updated fingering the phrase as denoted in RED
  
  5 | | | |
  
  E-|h3--------------------------0-------0-------9--12-
  
  B-|-- 3--3--3----------------2-------2-------11-------
  
  G-|-- 3--3--3-----------0--3-----2h3------12--------
  
  D-|-- 2--2--2---------2*----------------------------
  
  A-|-------------0-1-4------------------------------
  
  E-|-----------0------------------------------------
  
  - - 1 4 1 - 2 1 - 2s2 1 - 3 2 1 4
  
  - - 1 4 2 - 2 3 - 1 2 3 s 3 2 1 4
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  martin.3
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Brooke Because then I would need to keep pushing until the 3rd string, and I simply am not so light with the touch of my thumb, haha! 🧙‍♂️ That's the reason why I unreasonably struggle with pieces like the Villa-Lobos Etude #2 (apart from the obvious challenges this piece offers), it sounds too clumsy and heavy!
- Derek
- 3 yrs ago
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This is a great (and difficult) piece. It's on my to do list so looking forward to see how you progress
- Nora_TorresNagel
- 3 yrs ago
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Beautiful piece ! Looking forward....🙂
- Brooke
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Nora Torres-Nagel thanks, I hope I can do the song justice!
- don.2
- 3 yrs ago
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This piece just pop up on my youtube recommended watch list too. What a beautiful and difficult piece. Looking forward to it 🙂
- Brooke
- 3 yrs ago
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11/8/21 Update

Practicing with the new fingerings and shifts for this upward scale run. It is definitely more efficient than my initial approach (Thanks Martin for the recommended approach).

I'm starting to articulate the line more evenly and securely and my fingers are starting to do some thinking for me.

Now, I am also trying to build up more stability in the other difficult runs in this piece and linking all the parts up musically. It's a fun and challenging piece to try and tackle.
- Brooke
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Brooke 11/19 Update
  
  I am seeing a lot of variability listening to different versions of this song to make it work for that player. I have already deviated from the page a few times to make it work for me.
  
  Now I will try to put the pieces together more seamlessly and find a medium tempo I can play through.
- BLaflamme
- 3 yrs ago
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Brooke looking to hear that!
- Brooke
- 3 yrs ago
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yikes...okay here ya go.... tough song man...

https://youtu.be/iFv3nLnT6AY
- Nora_TorresNagel
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Brooke guauuu your left hand has a lot of energy and sounds and looks very sure. I have not hear versions of other guitarrists. But, if you allow me a very personal opinion...I would put a litte more of melancolic carakter there, I will hear it in youtube ..I know this music only on a Violin version heard in one concert once, in the program was writing "Piazzolla" a little confusion of composers!!!!
- Brooke
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Nora Torres-Nagel Hi Nora,
  
  Thanks, I still have a lot of decisions to make on how to play the song. Just trying to get the notes under my fingers at a reasonable tempo first.
- Nora_TorresNagel
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Brooke you have the notes1 incredible your power!!! I will hear it anyway by other guitarrists...I am too involve with the melancholy of the classic argentine tango...the tango of Piazzolla (or modern tango in general ) has also another character , sometimes, more apassionated and other stronger sentiments.
  
  I am so glad to be in a group of so interesting and appasionated guitarrists!!!
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  martin.3
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Brooke Great! That had a lot of character!!! The scale works quite well with the second and the third finger sliding up, right? 🙌
- Nora_TorresNagel
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Brooke I have just heard the composer playing it.... I think you are in the correct way!!!!!!any doubts 👍👍
- Brooke
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Martin Yes it does. Now I have to get that descending a-m-i arp. trill to try and keep up. Its hard to hide the slowdown..
- Brooke
- 3 yrs ago
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Tango dry run 11/20 update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5YOkq0MkGU
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  Jack_Stewart
  
  3 yrs ago
  
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  Brooke Wow! That was very good. That is quite a challenge and you have a good grasp of it. I think that is the first time I have actually heard that piece, though I have been aware of it for some time.
  
  Good job.

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