Week 1: Exploring New Territories
Welcome to the "Around the World in 80 Strings Challenge"! This month, we'll embark on a global musical journey, exploring classical guitar compositions from various countries. The only rule: Don’t play a composer from your home country. Let’s make this a truly international experience!
CHALLENGE TIMELINE
- Challenge Start: Kick-Off on May 15th
- Duration: May 15th - June 6th
- Watch Party: June 24th
ACTIVITIES
- Choose Your Piece: Select a new piece of music to work on. Share your choice in the thread below and inspire your fellow musicians!
- Video Submission: Submit a video of your practice this week. Highlight your favorite passage from the piece that showcases the origin of this piece!
GET INVOLVED
Let’s kick things off with enthusiasm! Share your progress, encourage others, and explore new musical horizons together. Can’t wait to see what everyone chooses!
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This is less than a month!!! How can I possibly get something worked up in that amount of time?! I'm still working on last month's challenge! and the month before... and the month before... and the....
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Jack Stewart
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Jack Stewart Better start shaping those nails!
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Jack Stewart I think you had better change your strings first.
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martin Jack Stewart Not sure if Jack is going "nailess" using Brandon Acker's approach ... but I like kitties, so thanks for posting it...haha
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martin Eric Phillips a cat video challenge?
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martin Eric Phillips joosje Barney
Only 3 weeks to learn a new piece?!!!!
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Jack Stewart martin joosje Eric Phillips Hey Jack, I agree we need at least an additional week. Thanks for pointing that out.
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Barney Jack Stewart or just select an easier work that can be playable with 3 weeks...
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Blaise Laflamme That only exists in the metaverse.
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Jack Stewart Blaise Laflamme Barney joosje Eric Phillips
Okay, 2 options! We can push it to June 12th or June 24th. What do you prefer??
Adding a cat for attention
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Martin After carefully analyzing this cat's use of keyboard I have transcribed it's typing as:
meow meow meow meow meow meow meow......
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Martin As to your question
I think either are good, though I would probably lean towards the 24th. ( This assumes -perhaps faulty - that more time will produce better results).
That being said, if this complicates your schedule I would heavily defer to your preference, Martin.
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Jack Stewart Maestro Segovia joins the Metaverse.
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martin Personally, I'd lean towards the earlier date. A shorter time means we can have more challenges. Like Blaise said, we can choose something a little easier.
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martin Jack Stewart Blaise Laflamme joosje Eric Phillips I would prefer June 24th, if that works for you guys.
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For me any date is good as I can't play any Canadian music!
and I'll also be without my guitar for two weeks as it gets a check up and a re-varnishing 
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martin My preference would be for June 12th but both dates are good for me
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@martin As requested by my fellow members, a little bit more time would be great. Since the last challenge, I'm taking a bit easy on my practice time, trying to focus on the basics of techniques. So, I might not be submitting this time, but let's see.
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Barney Blaise Laflamme Jack Stewart Eric Phillips Steve Price Andre Bernier Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary
Let's roll with June 24th! We'll have a few exciting productions next month and a TWI with Arturo in between, so there will be plenty to do and organize!
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martin perfect!
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Martin Thanks Martin. Of course, this means I just lost my excuse to not have a completed piece (or 2).
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Jack Stewart
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Jack Stewart lol me too Jack
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martin Great! Please update the duration period on the challenge timeline. Thanks!
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