🎶 Latin American Music Challenge | Week 3

Welcome to our tonebase Guitar Community Challenge! For the next few weeks, we’ll be diving into the vibrant world of Latin American music, exploring rhythms, colors, and styles that have inspired guitarists around the globe.

This is your chance to work on masterpieces and hidden gems by some of the most iconic composers:

  • Heitor Villa-Lobos (Brazil) – lush, virtuosic preludes and études

  • Agustín Barrios Mangoré (Paraguay) – romantic, poetic works full of soul

  • Abel Carlevaro (Uruguay) – brilliant studies and innovative techniques

  • Leo Brouwer (Cuba) – modern masterpieces mixing folklore and avant-garde

  • Manuel M. Ponce – sonatas, and romantic masterpieces

  • Antonio Lauro – famous Venezuelan Waltzes

  • Atahualpa Yupanqui – folk-rooted pieces

  • Jorge Morel – virtuosic concert works and arrangements

  • …and many more treasures from across Latin America!


How it Works

  1. Pick your piece(s) – anything from the Latin American repertoire that excites you.

  2. Introduce yourself – share what you’ll be working on and why.

  3. Post updates – you can share progress videos, practice tips, or reflections.

  4. Support others – comment, encourage, and learn together.


📅 When?

  1. Start: September 29th

  2. End: October 30th

  3. Watch Party: October 30th 🎉


Why Join?

✅ Discover new repertoire
✅ Build consistency in practice
✅ Get feedback from peers
✅ Celebrate Latin American music with the community


💡 Whether you’re tackling a full Villa-Lobos Étude, polishing a Barrios gem, or exploring a short Brouwer piece, this challenge is for everyone — from curious beginners to advanced players.

👉 Jump in by introducing yourself below and telling us what you’ll be working on!

Let’s bring the sounds of Latin America to life together. 💃🎶 

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    • Eric
    • 4 days ago
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    Assad - Valseana

    Sorry for coming so late to the party. The beginning of the school year has been a real time crunch for me, so I was actually planning not to join this challenge at all. Then this piece popped up as I was checking out guitar videos, and I remembered how much I like it. This is after about a week of work on it. Maybe I'll be able to get another video in by the end of the challenge.

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      • Jack_Stewart
      • 4 days ago
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       Wow! it is great to see you here again, Eric. This is beautiful. You have accomplished a lot in a week with this piece. Your playing is very expressive. Great job!

      • Barney
      • 4 days ago
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       Great to see you back and doing well!  Terrific job on this beautiful piece in such a short time.  I understand how life gets in the way of this stuff . I look forward to your next submission.

      • matt.1
      • 4 days ago
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       Sounds fantastic!  Incredible progress for only one week. This is a REALLY difficult piece. You make it sound easy.

      • Ron.3
      • 4 days ago
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       Love this piece Eric and so beautifully played! Glad you joined the  !

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      • Andre_Bernier
      • 4 days ago
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      So cool to have you back in the challenge. This is a very beautiful and romantic piece. Great playing. In just a week, this is fantastic. Bravo  👍

      • Dale_Needles
      • 4 days ago
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       Great to have you join the Challenge.  You have been missed. A great submission.  Looking forward to hearing more. 

      • Nijwm_Bwiswmuthiary
      • 3 days ago
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       you've been missed, Eric. So happy to see you back. As always, great work and so expressive and so impressive.

      • joosje
      • 2 days ago
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       happy to have you here in the challenge. Beautiful Playing, Eric. It’s a great piece and you give it already such a good interpretation.  

      • Steve_Price
      • Yesterday
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       Great work on this, Eric. Matt and I were just talking about how difficult Assad is so congratulations on your work here. 

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