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Started working on this a week ago. I will probably replace the Llobet piece with this one by Tarrega.

Displeased with the left hand sounds (squeaky).

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This is the fifth and sixth variations from Luis Milan by Joaquin Nin-Culmell. Wanted to redo the sixth one, because I was super tired when I made the recording last night.

Starting practice after you’ve already been up and doing things for 10-12 hours is hard and taxing on even hoping for decent practice.

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I did three takes and I’m sharing the better of the two today. Milan Pavan 3.

Just trying pay through the piece without stopping, without fixing buzz notes and other things. As long as it sounds halfway decent. Only focusing on the order and sections of the piece. If it’s all pretty much in order, that is the goal.

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After posting a video, and mentioning how frustrated and displeased I was with the recording, I decided to make another recording of the same Pavan. I’m slightly more pleased here.

Back to other pieces now.

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I have been very busy and tired lately. I really hate that it is hard to find time to practice. This is extremely frustrating. It worries me.

I am learning Luis Milan’s six Pavans. I am getting this one (no 2) under memory here. Now that I know all the notes, I’m trying to decide what to do with repeated material. In the first example I played it all in my standard default tone color. When I restarted the piece, I went more ponticello on the repeated material. I believe that less-extreme color change with more dynamic changes may be what I need. I’ll try that in a later post. Probably tomorrow.

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Another challenging variation. Need to be more clear with what voice I’m bringing out. Also clicking. It’s a hard variation.

Day 9

Very short video today. I’m very tired from having to run around doing Hurricane-Michael-related work. However, I am pleased that my right hand angle of attack is beginning to stay towards the left side of the nail.

Today I’m playing with a lap guitar support which allows me to sit with both of my feet touching the floor (instead of having the left leg raised with a footstool). I noticed a lot more squeaking with this position, as well as my left hand landing too hard, which results in a slapbass-like sound.

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This is the Danza from Julian Orbon’s Preludio y Danza. I like that my ‘a’ finger stays at the back of the design for much of the clip.

I’m participating in the 4th Florida Guitar Festival and Competition this weekend. I’m playing in the recreational round. I’ve never heard of a recreational round before this. I LOVE the idea.

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Meant to post this one last night. Still been a little too busy to mane a decent video. In the moving-back-to-school process. Stressed.

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Patching this minuetto by Francisco Tárrega. Says to play the entire piece with pizz. It’s so tempting to play normally.