Hi, Simon, this has been a wonderful video. We have been producing generations of "music machines" who are great technicians but lack the humanity and warmth of human musical expression. And, it is apparent in both the Classical and Jazz worlds. We can only play notes when we are unaware or ignore concepts such as crescendo/decrescendo and expansion/resolution as you covered so clearly in your video. Highly recommended for "students" of all levels of musicianship.
Don't forget the rests in the melody. The phrasing seems to fall into two bar phrases with the final quarter note of the melody in every second bar being rested. I imagine it acts as a sort of anacrusis for the melody to breath before the next phrase. Btw I too took to playing this piece as you've fingered it. I hadn't played it for a long time so it's like visiting an old friend. Thanks.
I want you to know that I may well have missed you holding the notes as written. I reread my comment and it fairly reeked of hubris. I didn't mean it that way at all. Thank you, and my apologies for any misunderstanding from my first comment.
Hi, Simon, this has been a wonderful video. We have been producing generations of "music machines" who are great technicians but lack the humanity and warmth of human musical expression. And, it is apparent in both the Classical and Jazz worlds. We can only play notes when we are unaware or ignore concepts such as crescendo/decrescendo and expansion/resolution as you covered so clearly in your video. Highly recommended for "students" of all levels of musicianship.
Thanks for the comment, Ron. -Dave
Brilliant lesson to blow open all the options on any piece of music you are currently learning many thanks for sharing!
Amazing guitar lesson! I learned... I'm still learning a lot with this video as happened with the lágrima classical guitar lesson!
Don't forget the rests in the melody. The phrasing seems to fall into two bar phrases with the final quarter note of the melody in every second bar being rested. I imagine it acts as a sort of anacrusis for the melody to breath before the next phrase. Btw I too took to playing this piece as you've fingered it. I hadn't played it for a long time so it's like visiting an old friend. Thanks.
Good points, Mark. Thanks for your input!
I want you to know that I may well have missed you holding the notes as written. I reread my comment and it fairly reeked of hubris. I didn't mean it that way at all. Thank you, and my apologies for any misunderstanding from my first comment.
excuse me ! can you please tell me the name of the song that you play in polyphonic demonstration.... I want to learn so much.. pls tell me...
Sure, that is the famous "Bouree" by J.S. Bach BWV 996
Classical Guitar Corner thank you so much sir.. you did help. me. alot
Did not realize your question was already answered.. Could swear there was no response when I wrote my comment 2 weeks ago o_O
PunyM0rtal it's alright.. now bcoz of your answer m going to learn new piece from now
PunyM0rtal I would be very happy. if you can do a lesson for how to play solo/lead on acoustic guitar