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65. Minuetto by Tarrega

This is my first time recording this minuetto in its entirety. It feels similar to playing the piece in front of someone for the first time.

I think my phrasing of the first theme sounded better in the opening than it did in the recapitulation.

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Gonna try to make better recording of this variation tomorrow.

It’s been a year since I my home was severely damaged by Hurricane Michael. I have been completely moved out of my home for five months not. It took six months for work to begin on the house.

Anyway, two weeks before I was completely moved out of my home, I had tried to begin the “100 days of practice” challenge that some people have done on the Internet. They post a video of what they’re working for 100 days. I’ve seen some people skip a day or two and pick it back up , but not near as long a break as I had after I moved completely out of my home. So, I’m going to try something similar now that I am practicing more. I have a concert in 83 days. I hope to find time to post a video most everyday between now and then. If I make a goal of 100 days, this will keep me inspired to work hard even the day after my recital and so on. I hope to do better with it this time.

In this video, I am playing an excerpt from a caprice by Luigi Legnani.

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In this video I am addressing a left hand problem I have been having. I have to play a three note slur, followed by three plucked notes, all while holding down a note a in the lower voice in the fourth position (c#). This passage is impossible without applying a barre. The problem was: when do I put the barre down?

In order to prevent ringing while playing the slurred notes, I decided that I should wait until the slurred notes have been played, then put the barre down when I play the three plucked notes.

Now, I am playing the slurred notes too fast, but I was focusing on when to put the barre down in this mini practice session. I will play them all evenly now that I know where I should place the barre.

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Starting this variation has been one of the hardest things. P and I on the same string is the hardest thing about, so I’ve experimented with just playing with P alone, and sometimes just P and I, with no A finger.

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The pizzicato variation that comes after this one gave me a lot of trouble today. Gotta fix that.

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Working on an unusual right hand pattern. Thumb, ring finger, pinky.

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This the beginning of Tarrega’s ¡Sueño! tremolo. It’s very hard to play up to tempo, and make sure the first chords are clean. These things I wish to V improve upon. I’m not Halen with tempo or clarity of chords here.

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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.