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The main challenge in this piece will be to sustain the bass notes as you play the parallel octaves on the melodic line. This is easy in the first phrase on this clip, since the bass note is the open …
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The inner melodic line features the main theme, while the upper melodic line accompanies it with a counter-theme. The bass line supports the harmony, creating a complex texture. …
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In the beginning of the clip, release the 4th finger (on D on 4th string) sooner than the others in order to fret the C on the second string. …
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Since the pitches on guitar decay quickly, create a large cresendo effect by a quick m stroke up and down across the strings. M is a good finger for these types of strums, but, alternatively, you can …
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Set in China, Turandot focuses on its central character, a young princess named Turandot. At first glance, the princess Turandot appears to be the epitome of the black widow, a cold, calculating woman …
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Bach's music--and his thought--transcended those of his peers. At once rational and filled with the wonder of the divine, Bach takes the mannered elements of the era's music and grounds them in logic. …