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« Reply #15 on: November 16, 2009, 07:55:PM » |
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Thanks, all! Just thought I my as well share a little of the fun  Thank you +1 |
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In Essentials, unity; In non-essentials, liberty; In all things, Charity.
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Wherever the Catholic sun doth shine, there’s always laughter and good red wine. At least I’ve always found it so. Benedicamus Domino!
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« Reply #16 on: November 16, 2009, 07:56:PM » |
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I agree, serviam. He's earned it!
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« Reply #17 on: November 16, 2009, 11:26:PM » |
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Me! and my daughter dances, too
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Verbis defectis, musica incipit.
"Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven." -- Walter Savage Landor
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« Reply #18 on: November 17, 2009, 06:45:PM » |
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I viewed your "Classical Gas" performance. Your playing is great! I wish I could play as cleanly you do. Practice isn't my strong suit. The most complex thing I can play is a pretty simple arrangement of Sleeper's Awake, but I can't get through it without making big mistakes. It doesn't help that I only have a steel string. I should really invest in a classical guitar. I play with my fingernails, never having learned to use a pick.
Can you play Cavatina?
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PatrickTorsell
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« Reply #19 on: November 17, 2009, 06:57:PM » |
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I viewed your "Classical Gas" performance. Your playing is great! I wish I could play as cleanly you do. Practice isn't my strong suit. The most complex thing I can play is a pretty simple arrangement of Sleeper's Awake, but I can't get through it without making big mistakes. It doesn't help that I only have a steel string. I should really invest in a classical guitar. I play with my fingernails, never having learned to use a pick.
Can you play Cavatina?
Thanks! That was just another fun project... learning it in a week was definitely a challenge, but it got me back into playing. I hadn't really been playing much anymore until I decided to tackle Classical Gas. I haven't learned Cavatina, but maybe I'll check it out next. I only play steel string as well, and only use a pick very selectively. I do often use a thumb pick, though. Just keep on pickin' and keep on playing. Practice is the only way to improve! You will always hit points where you just know you've finally mastered a particular song or musical concept, and that is often the driving force that catapults you head-first into practicing and playing even more. Learning music comes quickly to me, since I devoted most of my life to "learning" music. I started playing the organ at age 8, and it all cascaded from there. I learned the guitar and jazz piano, and then picked up brass in high school. I just started playing tin whistle earlier this year. I spent my entire high school "career" focused on music. In fact, my senior schedule was Band, Choir, AP English, Jazz Improv Lab, Music Tech, History of Rock. Yep... only one "real" class. But it was definitely fun. Played trombone in jazz band, euphonium in concert band, accompanied the choir, sang in district and regional choirs, etc. So the concept of learning music is second nature at this point, regardless of the instrument. However, I'm actually not "proficient" on any of the instruments I play. I've never been satisfied with my performance on any single instrument, and I could never reach that proficiency because I simply can't resist the urge to learn a new instrument before I've mastered the last instrument! It's a major fault, but it's irrelevant because I'm having fun with it. Oh, and thanks to those who kindly donated the fishies to my fishie-bank! |
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« Reply #20 on: November 17, 2009, 07:20:PM » |
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I viewed your "Classical Gas" performance. Your playing is great! I wish I could play as cleanly you do. Practice isn't my strong suit. The most complex thing I can play is a pretty simple arrangement of Sleeper's Awake, but I can't get through it without making big mistakes. It doesn't help that I only have a steel string. I should really invest in a classical guitar. I play with my fingernails, never having learned to use a pick.
Can you play Cavatina?
Thanks! That was just another fun project... learning it in a week was definitely a challenge, but it got me back into playing. I hadn't really been playing much anymore until I decided to tackle Classical Gas. I haven't learned Cavatina, but maybe I'll check it out next. I only play steel string as well, and only use a pick very selectively. I do often use a thumb pick, though. Just keep on pickin' and keep on playing. Practice is the only way to improve! You will always hit points where you just know you've finally mastered a particular song or musical concept, and that is often the driving force that catapults you head-first into practicing and playing even more. Learning music comes quickly to me, since I devoted most of my life to "learning" music. I started playing the organ at age 8, and it all cascaded from there. I learned the guitar and jazz piano, and then picked up brass in high school. I just started playing tin whistle earlier this year. I spent my entire high school "career" focused on music. In fact, my senior schedule was Band, Choir, AP English, Jazz Improv Lab, Music Tech, History of Rock. Yep... only one "real" class. But it was definitely fun. Played trombone in jazz band, euphonium in concert band, accompanied the choir, sang in district and regional choirs, etc. So the concept of learning music is second nature at this point, regardless of the instrument. However, I'm actually not "proficient" on any of the instruments I play. I've never been satisfied with my performance on any single instrument, and I could never reach that proficiency because I simply can't resist the urge to learn a new instrument before I've mastered the last instrument! It's a major fault, but it's irrelevant because I'm having fun with it. Oh, and thanks to those who kindly donated the fishies to my fishie-bank! 6 days is impressive to learn such a complex piece. How many hours did it take to get it down? Since you can play all those instruments you could record an album by yourself. You're a one-man band! What microphone are you using in that video? And what kind of guitar? I'm a gear nut, I can't help asking. Also do you use multitrack software? I use Adobe Audition. |
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« Reply #21 on: November 17, 2009, 07:24:PM » |
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6 days is impressive to learn such a complex piece. How many hours did it take to get it down?
Thanks. I'd say all-in it took between 16 & 20 hours somewhere. I should have kept better track, but I'd just sit down for a couple hours a day and drill it out. Since you can play all those instruments you could record an album by yourself. You're a one-man band! I've done several multi-instrument recordings. It's tough. Funny thing is, I can sing or play in tune with anyone else... but I have trouble singing/playing in tune with myself!  What microphone are you using in that video? And what kind of guitar? I'm a gear nut, I can't help asking. Also do you use multitrack software? I use Adobe Audition. Mics are Behringer condensors. I don't remember what model. The guitar is actually my dad's Sekova (a Martin "copy" from the 70's). I use that guitar when I want the punchy bass that the solid Rosewood offers. For recording, I use Cubase LE4. I have a Lexicon USB audio interface. |
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« Reply #22 on: November 17, 2009, 08:07:PM » |
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I begin to lose interest if I practice more than 45 minutes in one sitting.This practice-when-I-feel-like-it-approach holds me back. I've been playing for more than 10 years and improving at a snail's pace. It took me about two months to learn a very simple arrangement of Sleeper's Awake, which I should have learned in 2-3 weeks if I had sound practice habits. You have high quality equipment! I used to have a Seagull guitar that was real spiffy (this one: http://www.seagullguitars.com/products6+folk.htm), but the neck warped after a couple years of not treating it well and I bought a used Washburn acoustic/electric. I have a G-Track usb mic. I hear these usb mics are not good for professional recording, but the G-track suits my purposes fine. I can plug my Washburn into it and sing into it at the same time, which is a plus because I can't sing in tune without guitar accompaniment. I'm going to get a swivel mount, because I have to lean forward when I sing and the awkward posture really takes a toll on the vocals. I make my own recordings. I'll sing and strum on one track. Then I'll play lead guitar on 1-2 tracks. And occasionally I'll put a beat to it. But without any other instrumentation the recordings tend to be colorless, though they're fun to construct. This guy is a very good guitarist. Per-Olov Kindgren. I bet you could play Cavatina as well as he does if you set your mind to it: |
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« Reply #23 on: November 17, 2009, 08:30:PM » |
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Um... if people are asking for songs for you to learn, how about Tarrega's Recuerdo de la Alhambros. Fantastic guitar piece.  I started playing when I was 6 or 7, buit stopped when i was 18 or 19 cos i never really wanted to in the first place. probably couldn't play anything anymore lol. |
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Unless the Lord God had been present in your spirits, all of you would not have uttered the same cry. For, although the cry issued from numerous mouths, yet the origin of the cry was one. Therefore I say to you that God, who implanted this in your breasts, has drawn it forth from you. Let this then be your war-cry in combats, because this word is given to you by God. When an armed attack is made upon the enemy, let this one cry be raised by all the soldiers of God: It is the will of God! It is the will of God! Genesis XXVII:iii-iv Take thy arms, thy quiver and bow, and go abroad:and when thou hast taken something by hunting, make me savoury meat thereof, as thou knowest I like, and bring it, that I may eat: and my soul may bless thee before I die. Si hoc signum legere potes, operis boni in rebus Latinis alacribus et fructuosis potiri potes! "You are the ones who are happy; you who remain within the Church by your Faith, who hold firmly to the foundations of the Faith which has come down to you from Apostolic Tradition. And if an execrable jealousy has tried to shake it on a number of occasions, it has not succeeded. They are the ones who have broken away from it in the present crisis. No one, ever, will prevail against your Faith, beloved Brothers. And we believe that God will give us our churches back some day. " - St Athanasius BEST ART INSTRUCTIONAL EVER: http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail58.html˙sǝɔıʇslos ʎolǝʌɐs puɐ ɹǝɥʇɐǝʍ ǝƃuɐɹo ǝɥʇ ʇnoqɐ llɐ s,ʇı *Pray for the canonisation of Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre* |
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« Reply #24 on: November 17, 2009, 09:30:PM » |
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Great piece!
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Pray always!
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« Reply #25 on: November 17, 2009, 11:11:PM » |
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Um... if people are asking for songs for you to learn, how about Tarrega's Recuerdo de la Alhambros. Fantastic guitar piece. I started playing when I was 6 or 7, buit stopped when i was 18 or 19 cos i never really wanted to in the first place. probably couldn't play anything anymore lol. Oh my gooooooooosh, YES, learn Recuerdos de la Alhambra... and all the other Spanish music you can... nothing like flamenco... |
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Verbis defectis, musica incipit.
"Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven." -- Walter Savage Landor
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« Reply #26 on: November 17, 2009, 11:13:PM » |
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Um... if people are asking for songs for you to learn, how about Tarrega's Recuerdo de la Alhambros. Fantastic guitar piece. I started playing when I was 6 or 7, buit stopped when i was 18 or 19 cos i never really wanted to in the first place. probably couldn't play anything anymore lol. Oh my gooooooooosh, YES, learn Recuerdos de la Alhambra... and all the other Spanish music you can... nothing like flamenco... I was just playing that! On my music player, not on my guitar, though. |
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