Re: Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in F minor - K.386
Dear all,
Thank you so much for the kind words.
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Akin you are amazing.
Do you have any cd's out? You have a great gift.
Thank you
Brett
Dear Brett; no, I still haven't produced material sufficient to fill a CD. However it's definitely in my mind and hope to begin such a project soon
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My question is, roughly how many hours per day did you put in?
I began with an hour a day at first; the problem is that I had to change the arrangement and fingering often, because a particular interpretation sounds good when you play it slow, but becomes impossible to play as you go faster. So I think I spent a bit more than 2 hours a day regularly on this. Especially when you figure things out on slow tempo and work your way up to presto, the piece begins to consume so much time. For about 2 months, it felt like I was making no progress, and I think my classical training worked best here. Some classical pieces can be like deserts; you have to walk through them for a very long time without seeing noticeable difference in your performance. But muscle memory works in mysterious ways and constant practice pays off eventually. I think it depends on how much you love a particular piece so that you're willing to go through its 'desert'.
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To clarify your tuning - is that 'mirrored 4ths' with the lowest pitch string on each side of the Stick in the middle, rising in 4ths towards the outside, and with the Bass played with the Left hand on the Right side of the Stick (as you look at the fingerboard)?
Can you share with us the reasons for choosing this tuning please?
Hello Max,
My tuning is this:
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Accompaniment
A (an octave lower than #7)
E down a 4th (an octave lower then #8)
B down a 4th
F# down a 4th
C# down a 4th
G# down a 4th (lowest string)
Melody
A (highest string)
E down a 4th (open guitar high E)
B down a 4th
F# down a 4th
C# down a 4th
G# down a 4th
I ended up with this tuning after 6 years of playing different tunings. I come from a classical guitar background, so familiarity is probably the main reason why I picked this.
I also have to thank
Greg for his stick setup video and article. It made the most enigmatic aspect of stick maintenance very clear for me, after which I could set the action real low so that I could play this easier. Thanks a million Greg!