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Topic: Classical Guitarists
Posted By: nousommedusolei
Subject: Classical Guitarists
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 02:46
Who else here, besides me, plays classical guitar?

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Posted By: Moogtron III
Date 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  .



Posted By: cobb
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 03:13
I do, though not very well, which is probably why I teach it...


Posted By: philippe
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 03:31
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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Posted By: cobb
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 03:48
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.


Posted By: pammiwhammi
Date Posted: July 10 2005 at 20:52
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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Posted By: hugo
Date 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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Posted By: nousommedusolei
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 01:24

Originally posted by philippe 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 don't believe in demons
I don't believe in devils
I only believe in you


Posted By: proger
Date 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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Posted By: Coya
Date Posted: July 12 2005 at 08:29
Originally posted by nousommedusolei nousommedusolei wrote:

Originally posted by philippe 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.

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 .



Posted By: hugo
Date 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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7/24/05 Pawn Hearts


Posted By: yesman72
Date 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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