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nousommedusolei 
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Posted: July 10 2005 at 02:46 |
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Who else here, besides me, plays classical guitar?
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Moogtron III
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Posted: July 10 2005 at 03:08 |
Not yet, I play the piano, but I ordered a classical guitar and next week I'll give it a try  .
I'll start with something easy, like Yes' Clap  .
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cobb
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Posted: July 10 2005 at 03:13 |
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I do, though not very well, which is probably why I teach it...
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philippe
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Posted: July 10 2005 at 03:31 |
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I play the piano, I hear a bit from classical guitar...a question what kind a composers' music do you play: Villas Lobos, Albenis, Tarrega, Telemann, Debussy? "Baroque", "spanish guitar style", "modern"?
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cobb
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Posted: July 10 2005 at 03:48 |
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The first 4 are guitar composers who have many pieces listed in the
classical guitar gradings. I only get to brush up on them when I have a
student at that level - 6th grade and up. Unfortunately audiences
prefer to listen to 4 chord crap, which is why I don't waste the hours
necessary to get them and keep them at a performance level. I do prefer
contemporary composers, such as Villa Lobos, to the period composers.
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pammiwhammi
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Posted: July 10 2005 at 20:52 |
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I took a year and a half of classical guitar lessons. Although I have
the posture down, (indeed, any stringed instrument I hold is never at
anything BUT a 45 degree angle with thumb in the middle of the back of
the neck) and I grasped the basic idea, used it in other styles I play,
and still occasionally do exercises for it, I don't consider that I
play classical because I bounced off the surface, as opposed to
scratching it...
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hugo
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Posted: July 10 2005 at 23:14 |
Another classical guitarist here, I've been taking it for two years now, playing Sor, Villa-Lobos, Brouwer, Tarraga, etc....
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nousommedusolei
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Posted: July 11 2005 at 01:24 |
 philippe wrote:
what kind a composers' music do you play: Villas Lobos, Albenis, Tarrega, Telemann, Debussy? "Baroque", "spanish guitar style", "modern"? |
I've been playing for almost a year now. Mostly, I play Baroque and Spanish style. Also, I just learned "Mood for a day" by Steve Howe, so I'm working on perfecting that.
I've got most of it cleanly, except for the fast parts. 
And I've got a damned good teacher.
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proger
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Posted: July 11 2005 at 07:01 |
i plays classical guitar for 1 year and i like this, i love to play with my band
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Coya
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Posted: July 12 2005 at 08:29 |
nousommedusolei wrote:
philippe wrote:
what kind a composers' music do you play: Villas Lobos, Albenis, Tarrega, Telemann, Debussy? "Baroque", "spanish guitar style", "modern"? |
I've been playing for almost a year now. Mostly, I play Baroque and Spanish style. Also, I just learned "Mood for a day" by Steve Howe, so I'm working on perfecting that.
I've got most of it cleanly, except for the fast parts.
And I've got a damned good teacher.
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I learned Mood for a Day like 2 years ago or something like that. I started playing classical guitar, i had lesson for 4 years or something like that. I had also the best teacher, he was a simple man, and had been student of Andrés Segovia.
Now I am playing "Asturias" of Albeniz, but it's pretty hard work, I am going to have to play some months before i get it done. Keep practicing Mood for a Day, it's a really nice piece, and my wife's favourite  .
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hugo
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Posted: July 12 2005 at 22:16 |
ah yes mood for a day is a great piece to learn, you can do great rasgueados in that
the clap however is quite difficult to play, especially play it and sound good at the same time
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yesman72
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Posted: July 18 2005 at 16:10 |
Clap is meant more for steel strings i think. But yes, Mood For A Day is a beautiful classical guitar piece. I had that one down a while ago but I haven't attempted to play it in a while.
Good stuff, good stuff. 
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