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Nathan

Jun 06, 2019

Natalia

in Classical Guitar

This is quite a bit more difficult to learn than Andreina, I'm on part 7 now.

Fair play to Tavi for producing this tutorial, you can see it wasn't easy to do.

I've finished online Uni at last after 6 long years so will have a lot more time now to learn songs and post videos. I'll post one just after finishing this piece and again in a few months when it's had some practice (and hopefully include Andreina if I can get bar 6 under control).

Has anyone else learned this yet?

18 comments

18 Comments

Nathan

Aug 12, 2019

I've messed up Bar 20 and completely forgotten about Bar 21-22, don't know how that happened but I'm going over the tutorial again to learn it properly!

mullenms1

Jun 30, 2019

Hi Nathan

Great job with Natalia and yes I agree it is much harder than Andreina....I did get through the score but no fluency and have been side-tracked learning other pieces...think that is my biggest problem continually changing what I am working on! I'll get back to it soon and also post Andreina update in the not to distant future.....but again well done!

Regards

Martin

Nathan Deakin

Dec 12, 2019

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@mike pichichero Hi Mike, I'll take a look at the alternative soon. I actually don't mind the stretch too much and think of it as a challenge, I'd like to conquer it! I haven't been practicing as much as I need to lately. Tonight I've been going over the Cavatina tutorials, I'd forgotten quite a bit which isn't good after you put in so much work to learn it in the first place. The weather's awful in Wales so it looks like I'll have to the whole weekend to catch up with everything. It would be good to see you play the piece if you're ready to record?

mike pichichero

Dec 12, 2019

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@Nathan Deakin hi,Nathan....thanks for your response.The stretch is something i may try, it is a challenge and not just for the stretch but it can throw the timing off really quickly. i shyed away form it partly as i had a finger injury in left hand index finger and it was painful, slowly getting better. I am playing it fairly slow at about 66- 76 per 1/4 note ( i think you call quarter notes differently there) and trying to learn it strictly ....something not used to --use of metronome, but good practise for me for sure and already starting to use it more with other pieces that i have been taking liberties with. I think i mentioned i have a teacher who is helping me, particularly with interpreting some of the accents and bringing out some of the voices--particularly some of the bass notes in sections. It is a great learning piece for me; asTavi mentioned is is a gorgeous piece and one of the many South American pieces i love. don't think i am ready to record and not something i have done ( what do you need besides a video capable device) .........is a youtube "thing"; not sure i want to broadcast to youtube. I am in Victoria BC, former Hudson Bay outpost and ex- British Colony off course. And as is normal rainy , but yesterday it was a mild (relative) sunny day. All the Best.

Nathan Deakin

Dec 12, 2019

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@mike pichichero I wouldn't worry about posting to youtube. None of my recordings are without mistakes and I've titled them as works in progress to be clear. I think students on this site should post videos whether faultless or full of mistakes, so that we can get feedback from others, another good way to learn.

I'm also not clued in on musical language such as quarter notes, and wouldn't consider using a metronome. I learn the notes from tutorials first and then try to make it sound as musical as it's meant to be. I find the rhythm that way, getting technical would only complicate it for me I think.

Have a look at Some songs I would love to see tutorials on: page 2, Paisano Errante played by Carlos Roldan. Would love to learn that.

Nathan

Jun 14, 2019

The tricky end bit I struggle with where there's the option of using a bar instead, I might do that. I watched Ana Vidovic play it and that's what she does, good enough for me.

Nathan

Jun 14, 2019

Ok here goes!

Painful in parts but after 1 week have to be fairly happy with it, just have to practice every day and wait patiently for it to improve.

Alex

Jun 20, 2019

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I'm trying to learn the notes for Una Limosna at the moment. I might start Natalia after while I learn how to do a tremolo because I feel like that will take a long time. good luck with cavatina!

Nathan

Jun 24, 2019

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I'd love to learn Una Limosna, all the tremolo pieces here are incredible and that's the one I think I'd start with first. Best of luck with it and I look forward to seeing your progress. I've got Cavatina learned now and will post a video soon, some tough parts, especially the very end trying to keep sustain and play the final notes, not there yet!

Alex

Jul 03, 2019

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here you go!

Alex

Jun 13, 2019

The left hand moves much faster than any piece i've learned. I'll wait for your video for inspiration before I start it then :P good luck!

Nathan

Jun 13, 2019

Hi Alex, after learning Andreina I had to learn this piece as well. When you watch Tavi's performance it does seem very difficult but now I've got over the hard part of remembering all the notes it's actually not that bad.

The first section that repeats I can almost play at the tempo Tavi plays, only obviously not as accurate. The two sections that follow I don't play as fast, still getting used to the chord changes and being able to grab them quicker. I'll give it another go today with a recording as I'm a bit happier with it now.

You play Cavatina very well I have no doubt you'd have no problem with Natalia. It's well worth working through the tutorials and being able to play this after. I agree with you that Tango might be more difficult again, I started on that but decided to leave it for a while, didn't get passed the first few bars!

Alex

Jun 13, 2019

you're pretty brave for taking that on.. to me it seems like the hardest piece on the site repertoire after maybe the Dyens tango. I won't start it for a while I think but how's it going? you could record your progress even if the piece isn't finished - if you make the video private on youtube then only linked viewers can watch it.

Nathan

Jun 08, 2019

Not really worth sharing at the moment. I can play it through now but will have to give it at least a couple of weeks practice before it's anywhere near ready to record. I'm quite pleased with the first section, can play that fairly quick but the rest needs a lot of work to start building some tempo.

Mullenms you said you were working on this piece in your Andreina post, did you finish learning it? I'd also like to see another video update of how you've got on with Andreina. I'll record one as well and the video will show the difficulty I have with bar 6, don't seem to be making any progress with it.

Both tutorials are great additions, I've had a big sense of achievement from learning them and hope one day to be able to play them properly.