Week 3: Rhythm Everywhere! 
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Do you struggle with complicated rhythms?
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This classic by Antonio Lauro was more difficult than I expected due to some of the quick chord changes required. Alirio Diaz plays this piece at lightening speed, so once I have many more hours of practice on this, will I try to increase the tempo closer to the indicated "Allegro ritmico".
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Stefanie Mosburger-Dalz Thanks Stefanie!
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Barney so so beautiful. I like this tempo and the rhythm flowing like you do. Also the lyrical melodic part is exquisite. Great performance, Barney.
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joosje Thanks so much Joosje! I think you may be right about the slower than indicated tempo, as we can certainly hear the melodic lines more easily. I appreciate your comment about that and your kind words!
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This is spooky - I've just noticed the background photo to the watch party live event - either Martin has taken his version from a video that I posted on one of the recording forums or we have managed to find the same photo on the Web!
The video was one that Gokce and I made last year. Not sure if the tune is South American or Spanish - it's from a collection of Spanish and South American pieces arranged for two guitars by Len Williams (father of John!). Here it is
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Derek That was lovely , Derek and Gokce.
I also like the way Scotty beamed you in. -
Derek Nice! As Jack said, very lovely!
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Jack Stewart thanks Jack. That was our first attempt with the green screen
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Dale Needles thanks Dale
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