The Dance Challenge Week One
Let’s dance!
In this community-driven challenge, we will be playing dance music. So, choose a piece from any time period, location, or culture that is set to a dance rhythm. Whether it be an Italian Saltarello, an Argentinian Tango, or something in between, let’s get our toes tapping and our fingers dancing across the guitar strings.
This challenge will last four weeks, until Saturday, June 7th. A new thread will be posted each week.
If there are any beginners looking for suggested pieces, please feel free to ask the community.
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Lauro - La Negra
I have been working on this for about a week. Like so much of Lauro's music, it is a Venezuelan waltz. Most of his music is beyond me (I don't play fast music), but this one seems to work at a somewhat slower tempo.
Listening back, I think I need to bring out the melody more clearly. There are some spots where I am not 100% certain myself about what the melody is, so I suppose I have to make some decisions about that first.
Sorry for the poor recording. During the B section, my daughter turned on the kitchen sink in the room next to me. My dog also decided to get in on the action a bit. Oh well!
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Eric Phillips A really nice start on this piece Eric, you already have of it under your fingers! As for making more decisions first, on a personal note, while I have a good overview of what I have to do some specific things are revealed as I work and take shape during the process.
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Eric Phillips This is really good and as you say it works well at this tempo. I know what you mean about the melody - I have several pieces I'm working on where I've changed my mind about what some of the melody are. As Blaise said for some pieces it's not always apparent until you've worked on them for a while. I never even noticed the kitchen sink or the dog
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Eric Phillips This is really nice. I'm actually okay with this kind of music played slower and freer. I know what you mean about the melody in his music. All the arpeggios and runs make it hard to tell. I've played El Negrito for years, and still can't settle on a definitive solution.
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Really charming. The melody is quite easy to follow and I like this comfortable tempo. Would be interesting to follow up on your new ideas and decisions. It sounds already so nice.
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Does a baroque style Bourree count? After all, in those days they danced to it!
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Bart Versteeg I’d give that a strong yes vote!
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Bart Versteeg I think with the exception of preludes and fugues and a couple others, most of the Baroque music anyone knows is originally a dance... bouree, sarabande, passacaglia, minuet, allemande, gigue, etc. I would think anything from that era or later with one of those titles or any of the many others is fair game.
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