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GPOTD - Furry Lewis

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 16:58:00 -0500

New Blog Series: GPOTD (Guitar Player of the Day):

Featured Artist: Furry Lewis.

Aside from writing about technical matters, I enjoy writing about music and musicians from time to time. To that end, I want to kick-off a new series GPOTD which features a guitar player that you likely aren’t familiar with. Today at the end of my acoustic guitar lesson, my teacher pulled up some music by this lesser-known player of the American Folk Music Revival. And it sounded amazing! So, I thought I’d take a closer look at the music and the man.

Sagreras Book 2, Lesson 11

Tue, 28 Nov 2017 21:49:07 -0500

Etude Sagreras Lesson 11

Here’s my first cut at recording Sagreras Etude #11. Although the etude feels like it’s easy to play, recording it reveals an altogether unsatisfying experience when played back to the ear.

My goal is to show how the exercise evolves over time when practicing it with the intention of not just playing it as a site-reading piece, but rather practicing it with the intention of recording it with more attention beyond mere site-reading. Wish me luck!

Julio Salvador Sagreras

Tue, 28 Nov 2017 16:22:55 -0500

Études

Someone once asked…

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice! Practice! Practice!

Well, I think the Amtrak is a better way for me to get there at this point in my life!

I’ve decided to spend time recording Sagreras etudes as I’m on a push to finish Book II and start Book III by March of 2018.

Stay tuned for