On the Beat - Episode 143 - Weekly Guitar video news wrap up November 30th, 2012

tgjameela
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Fri Nov 30, 2012 3:54 pm

Hi Everyone,

The Weekly Wrap Up is ready!

Enjoy!

http://www.totallyguitars.com/blog/tota ... -2012.html



http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tota ... d519276594

This week’s News turned a bit into a personal blog as I have recently
gotten inspired to resurrect some classical guitar pieces, most of
which I had not played for about 30 years. Before I get into those and
some details, a quick rundown of the new content is in order.

Our Target additions this week included Student Reviews for uploads on
Dance With Me by Orleans and Neil Young’s The Needle And The Damage
Done. Our Fly On The Wall lessons covered Sandman and The 59th Street
Bridge Song. We also had a complete lesson on Desperado by The Eagles,
obviously originally a piano song but one that translates very well to
the acoustic guitar.

A few things on the Forum jumped out at me this week, including Catman
in Israel getting a chance to see Tommy Emmanuel, something everybody
should make a point of doing when possible.

I want to thank some of our old-timers who have been chipping in with
answers to questions from other members. This is one of the things
that really helps TG feel like a close community. I addressed a
question or two as well in this video, I think.

The second part of the News was mostly me playing bits and pieces of
some of the things I am working on in my classical resurrection
project. These are all still in the very early, and rusty stages but I
thought I could give you a sampling of where they are today and maybe
a check back in a couple of weeks, hoping they improve. Not sure which
all of these I played as I don’t generally follow the script very
well, but my practice list for the last few days has included-

Recuerdos De La Alhambra by Francisco Tarrega (my tremolo currently
sucks)
Etude #1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos (my right hand is badly out of shape
for this kind of thing)
Venezuelan Waltzes #2 and #3 by Antonio Lauro (just flat out difficult
but beautiful)
Prelude in Dm by Bach (getting a grip on this!)

and a lot of sight reading through pieces in The Renaissance Guitar
and The Baroque Guitar by Frederick Noad.

OK, back to the grindstone…

Neil


willem
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Fri Nov 30, 2012 5:37 pm

I think I am to old for learning some classical guitar music,,but I'm glad I still have my nylon string guitar,,maybe its hard to cut my nails,, :laugh: ..

It would be great to know some inside things a bout classical music and reading it from notesheets or how do you call it.. I do some sight/reading on tab and it gets ease'r but with notesheets I don't know if it will work ,,I can read notes but...............

Well this site is a bout TOTALLYGUITARS so it must have some classical stuff

Hope you get a lot of respons by mail or here in this thread on this matter..
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What I miss here is new uploads from our members after uploading a song for review and after a while show there improvements,,but thats there choice I think.

Neil that was a lot of music in the pouring rain,,,

have a great weekend and next week..

Willem


coomba
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Fri Nov 30, 2012 6:05 pm

Love the intro Neil


kelemenj
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Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:07 pm

looking forward to that Robert Johnson piece.
John


dtaylor
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Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:18 pm

Come on Neil, quit holding out on us, bust out the lute!


sbutler
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Fri Nov 30, 2012 7:34 pm

Neil, glad to see that you are finding an old challenge to perk you up. You know, you may seem to think that you are rambling sometimes when you do the weekly update, but for us, it makes you just another one of the guys that we sure like to hear from. Unlike the lessons you give us on a weekly basis, the Friday news lets us get to see you just hangin out. So again, glad you do it.

As for the Classical stuff, well "Bring it". Don't know If I'll ever expand past Romanza (yes I have worked on that one) But one never knows. I'm sure the techniques in the classical stuff you serve up will transfer tremendously in the other songs we already have.

Scott


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Fri Nov 30, 2012 8:48 pm

I'm curious to know how many people here read music. It's one of my regrets that I never learned it, but I'm not going to start now, my hands being way full with what I"m learning already.

Maybe I'll start another topic as a survey. I always assumed (or would have if I had thought about it) that most members don't, but I could be wrong, of course.


thereshopeyet
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Sat Dec 01, 2012 10:07 am

Neil

Thanks for this weeks news.
Some interesting music coming up.
You always give us something to look forward to.

Thanks

Dermot


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