Week 2: Change of Colors
As the air gets crisper and the days grow shorter, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the beauty and transition that autumn brings. We're excited to introduce our newest community challenge: "Music of the Fall"! This is your chance to explore pieces that capture the essence of this season – whether they evoke the feeling of change, a fresh beginning, or the quiet nostalgia of falling leaves.
What’s the Challenge?
Select a guitar piece that you personally associate with the change of seasons or the idea of starting anew. This could be a work that resonates with autumnal moods, melodies that conjure up images of falling leaves, or pieces that mark a new chapter in your musical journey.
Suggested Themes:
- Transition: Pieces that reflect change or transformation.
- New Beginnings: Works that symbolize starting something new, like a new season in life or music.
- Autumnal Mood: Music that captures the essence of fall – perhaps something contemplative, warm, or even bittersweet.
Timeline:
- Start: October 1st
- End: October 30th
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I didn't want to miss the challenge this month, so I started with Martin's suggestion of «Autumn Streets» by Andrew York, a cute work I didn't know. Thank you for listening!
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Blaise Laflamme So beautiful, Blaise! When I close my eyes and listen, it really does take me to a very introspective, and autumn-like place.
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Eric Phillips Thank you Eric, York's music always has something special.
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Such a beautiful performance, Blaise! (I've listened to it half a dozen times already.) Your tone, your phrasing - everything, really, seems just perfect. And I agree with Eric, the reflective quality of the music somehow captures the character of the fall season: a sort of wistfulness I suppose, a longing for the days of summer now gone.
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David Krupka Thank you David for your kind words, I'm happy you like it!
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Blaise Laflamme beautiful playing as usual. What a piece, as Eric said, I can almost smell Autumm listening to it.
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don Thank you don, York's music is usually pretty evocative.
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Blaise Laflamme Such a beautiful piece of Andrew York and well played. Thanks Blaise for your participation. Always inspiring
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Andre Bernier Thank you Andre, last months were busy... seems to be better now!
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Blaise Laflamme Beautiful performance Blaise. Excellent choice - for me it really evokes a picture of an avenue with the leaves on the trees starting to turn golden and gently fall!
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Ron Thank you Ron, you're right this is exactly what I had in mind when I was recording this!
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Blaise Laflamme Wow, your playing is always so top-notch and heartfelt. I hadn't been checking into the forums lately, and you've come up with two beautiful pieces! How do you do it? :)
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Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Thank you Nijwm, to answer your question I don't know... I play and push record!
But stay tuned, since we're half-challenge I expect to publish at least another one (if time permits). -
Blaise Laflamme I aspire to be at your level someday
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Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary I'm glad my playing inspires you and I hope you'll do even more and better!
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Blaise Laflamme Beautifully played, Blaise.
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Blaise Laflamme This is a really beautiful piece. Such a lovely melody and I love his harmonies that make it sound so compelling. Expertly played, Blaise. I love your video editing work, btw. Well done! I just have one static camera. Having more than one really makes a video look more professional.
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Debbie Thank you Debbie, my skills at video editing slowly improve as I'm doing more. Surprisingly this is a part I'm enjoying, listening to the music while looking at the video angles and select what frames and movement flows better. For sure multiple cameras enhance the possibilities, I'll try adding a 3rd one eventually!
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Blaise Laflamme Do you make the video as you're recording or do you record separately and then do a video playback? I mostly do at the same time but sometimes I feel so distracted when both are happening at the same time that I find I don't play as well. I'd like to experiment more with playback but then I wonder if it's more work in the long run because what if I phrase something slightly differently. I guess that's where multiple camera angles could help to switch the camera if the sync is slightly off. But I'd love to hear your approach.
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Debbie No I don't do playback, I record both audio and video at the same time and process them after. I usually start a recording session and play the piece between 2 to 4 times then take the best version. As you said and as I do, each time I don't play exactly the same so it would be difficult to match a different audio to a video. Multiple angles could help but the same problem applies about audio and video synching. For me it's mainly about having different angles and make the overall a bit more interesting.
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Blaise Laflamme That sounds about right to me too
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Another piece I was reading through that reflects the melancholy of the Fall season, by Marianne Vedral, a composer that I really like. Thank you for listening!
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Blaise Laflamme I really like this piece a lot but it feels like it diving straight into the heart of winter than Autumm. A heart wrencher.
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don Thank you Don, I should have posted it at the end of the challenge then!
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Blaise Laflamme Heart wrenching, but gorgeous!
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End of the Year Challenge: Finish Strong!
