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Archive of on-line classical guitar lessons from previous years.
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The classical guitar lessons are free. They are aimed at the isolated amateur who does not have access to a teacher. To join the class, apply for registration into the students group.
Postby Jean-François Delcamp » Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:05 pm
Hello everyone,
Please start by downloading the latest version of volume D01.
If you are new to the course, please read this message to familiarize yourself with the conditions for participating in the lessons. You should also read the first message in lesson 1, where you will find advice on how to make the most of your study time and on the methods of practising that I recommend.
First we will study some technical exercises from volume D01.
Page 55 : Jean-François Delcamp - Gammes en tierces - Scales in third, number 7 and 8.
Finally, we'll look at five tunes, pages 44 to 48.
Page 44 - Anonyme : Chanson italienne
Page 45 - Anonyme : Volt en la majeur (Damp the preceding note with the finger indicated.)
Page 46 - J. A. P. Schulz (1747-1800) Air
Page 47 - Joseph Küffner (1776-1856) Duo opus 168 N°14
Page 48 - Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849) Valse en sol majeur
I ask you first to work on all these exercises and tunes for a week and then to upload your recordings of:
Page 55, number 8 - Jean-François Delcamp - Gammes en tierces - Scales in third
Page 45 - Anonyme : Volt en la majeur (Damp the preceding note with the finger indicated.)
Page 48 - Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849) Valse en sol majeur
Good luck!
I thank Geoff (GeoffB) who has helped in the translation of my lessons into English.
Jean-François
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Exam qualifying submissions:
Gammes en tierces - Scales in third
Volt en la majeur
Valse en sol majeur
I have just recieved word that the title of your exam piece for D01 will be anounced on Tuesday 15 April 2014 on the Spanish forum. You will need to be registered on the Spanish forum as a student to participate. There is an 'english' subforum where you can sign up and request student status.
I wish you all, the very best of success with your studies and with the exam.
Remember to tune your guitar before recording. I have noticed a few 'off' sounding recordings in all of the levels recently.
I have just recieved word that the title of your exam piece for D01 will be anounced on Tuesday 15 April 2014 on the Spanish forum. You will need to be registered on the Spanish forum as a student to participate. There is an 'english' subforum where you can sign up and request student status.
I wish you all, the very best of success with your studies and with the exam.
Remember to tune your guitar before recording. I have noticed a few 'off' sounding recordings in all of the levels recently.
Best regards,
Bob G.
Hi Robert,
I just sent a request in the Spanish forum to join (along with a few others that are taking the exam). I don't know how the others feel, but I don't read Spanish at all and I hope Google translate wasn't leading me astray and screwed me up. In what area of the Spanish forum with the exam be announced?
I'm sure Bob will elaborate in due course, but in the meantime let me reassure you that you don't need to read or write Spanish. You can use the English miniforum for your introductory posts. See this FAQ: viewtopic.php?f=41&t=62687#FAQ7
Geoff
Classical Guitar Forum.
"Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it." - Steven Wright
I have just recieved word that the title of your exam piece for D01 will be anounced on Tuesday 15 April 2014 on the Spanish forum. You will need to be registered on the Spanish forum as a student to participate. There is an 'english' subforum where you can sign up and request student status.
I wish you all, the very best of success with your studies and with the exam.
Remember to tune your guitar before recording. I have noticed a few 'off' sounding recordings in all of the levels recently.
Best regards,
Bob G.
Hi Robert,
I just sent a request in the Spanish forum to join (along with a few others that are taking the exam). I don't know how the others feel, but I don't read Spanish at all and I hope Google translate wasn't leading me astray and screwed me up. In what area of the Spanish forum with the exam be announced?
Thanks,
Scott
As I said above, there is an english language subforum on the Spanish forum for signing up. Anouncements regarding exams will be on the Spanish forum in the student subforum. Each exam announcement will conatain translations in English and Italian as well as Spanish.
When the announcements commence, I will add a thread here in the student forum to alert everyone and to provide a place for Q&A. In the mean time, you should review your submitted posts to make sure you have at least the minimum qualifications to take the exam. You need to fully participate in at least seven of the lessons prior to the exam. You can submit make-up posts at any time up to a few days before the exam starts. The lists are generally updated daily but not always so don't wait to the last minute.
Please find my posts below. I was a bit behind so I kind of rushed my recordings. I also had a string problem on my open 'D' so I swapped it with another guitar to get through until I can restring with a new set. So the 'D' string sounds a bit out of place at times on valse. I have been waiting for the strings to go bad so I could do a full set up properly as the saddle needs to be setup for proper intonation on this guitar.
Thanks for listening and your feedback is much appreciated. ~ Bill
D01 P55 Gammes en tierces - Scales in third number 8
[media]https://youtu.be/PNq3O-e1Rsk[/media]
D01 P45 - Anonyme - Volt en la majeur
[media]https://youtu.be/OJGQKdGTTMY[/media]
D01 P48 Dionisio Aguado - Valse en sol majeur
[media]https://youtu.be/7oayKeymGms[/media]
Hi Scott, It all sounds good. I didn't catch if you muted the open 'D' in Valse. It sounded like it was still ringing. Volt seemed to be a little rushed. All in all it was very good. Bill
Hi Shelby, This all sounded very good. I only noticed a small pause in Volt and in Valse on Bar 10 the second time around something went wrong. It all sounded right though! Bill