Recuerdos de la alhambra

El dominio de Recuerdos de la Alhambra

2007-03-24T13:32:00.003-05:00

From our publication - El dominio de Recuerdos de la AlhambraAdvertenciaEsta publicación no pretende sustituir la enseñanza que un instructor competente es capaz de dar, ni tampoco debe ser entendida como una suerte de “varita mágica” que facilite tocar esta pieza de inmediato, tal cual como ha sido oída en grabaciones. Más bien, hay que pensar esta guía como un compañero de práctica, designada

El dominio de Recuerdos de la Alhambra

2007-03-24T13:32:00.001-05:00

1. Primero, establece los objetivos que te propones con la pieza a largo plazo. Puede ser que sólo quieras tener una idea general de la obra, o que quizás quieras tocarla en público.2. Sin el instrumento, lee la partitura. Intenta oír la música en tu cabeza lo mejor que puedas en la medida en que ves las notas impresas.3. Determina la tonalidad en que está escrita, y toca algunas escalas y

El dominio de Recuerdos de la Alhambra

2007-03-24T13:30:00.000-05:00

6. ¿Puedes dividir la pieza en secciones? Trata de describir cómo difieren las secciones entre sí, usando términos que tengan sentido para ti. Imagina, si te es posible, estados de ánimo.7. Marca las indicaciones de dinámica, articulación (acentos, etc.), y toda otra indicación que aparezca en la obra. Averigua el significado de cualquier término que no te sea familiar.8. Busca una grabación o

Tremolo Recordings

2007-02-11T23:24:00.000-05:00

I plan to add some more tremolo recordings shortly so stay tuned to the blog. I think these recordings will help those learning the tremolo or Recuerdos de la Alhambra. Plus I think it would be great to provide audio progress reports from time to time. When I look back at this tremolo blog, it will be nice to evaluate my playing after the passage of some time. Look for some audio posts in the

Staccato tremolo drill re-evaluated

2007-02-09T23:48:00.000-05:00

Earlier I had posted about the staccato tremolo drill. After discussing it with my instructor, I learned of another purpose for the drill. As I indicated earlier - The idea is to practice p-a-m-i with a metronome at a slow tempo and after each stroke - plant the next finger so that it mutes the sound.Something like this -Play thumb - plant ring - play ring - plant middle - play middle - plant

Secrets to Mastering Recuerdos de la Alhambra and the Tremolo Technique

2007-02-07T11:31:00.000-05:00

Search inside book!Secrets to Mastering Recuerdos de la Alhambra and the Tremolo Techniqueby Karl WohlwendYour Price: $5.98You will receive download link via emailISBN number - 0978899628

Classical Guitar Tremolo drill evaluated

2007-02-06T20:08:00.000-05:00

Learning the tremolo technique through Recuerdos de la AlhambraI've read in a few places where practicing the tremolo technique in a staccato fashion can be beneficial, but I've never seen any explanation of why this is. So I gave it a try. The idea is to practice p-a-m-i with a metronome at a slow tempo and after each stroke - plant the next finger so that it mutes the sound.Something like

Quick update on Recuerdos and the tremolo technique

2007-01-31T22:13:00.000-05:00

My daily posts are on the other blog but I'll continue to update this on a weekly basis. It's been over a month and I'm still taking a gradual approach. Mainly working on right hand tremolo technique focusing on evenness of tremolo over speed. I'm still doing speed bursts. I'm still concentrating on evenness of tremolo by setting metronome to sound on every other stroke. I've added pima

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2007-01-24T10:23:00.001-05:00

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2007-01-23T17:10:00.000-05:00

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Update on Recuerdos/Tremolo Progress

2007-01-22T18:01:00.000-05:00

Right now, I'm working at 120 bpm on metronome and setting metronome to sound on p and m of p-a-m-i or p-i-m-a. I'm also doing speed bursts at 120 bpm. I practice equally on 1st and 2nd string. I've noticed my tremolo improving on the 2nd string which I'm very happy about since playing tremolo on all but 1st string is noticeably more difficult. I'm working about 20 minutes a day on tremolo

Aaron's Shearer's "Reminiscence" as a stepping stone to Recuerdos de la Alhambra

2007-01-20T19:25:00.000-05:00

Tremolo for Classical Guitar through Recuerdos de la AlhambraA nice starter piece before entering the full blown Recuerdos fray is Shearer's Reminiscence - copyright 1965 by Franco Columbo, Inc. Not sure if you will find it in any of Shearer's methods as it is marked as a Guitar Solo. It's a great piece to enter the world of tremolo as it does not require a lot of work for the left hand (you

How aware are you of what you really sound like?

2007-01-19T19:05:00.000-05:00

What separates good players from average ones may be as simple as differences in self awareness. How aware are of you of what you are playing? I bring this up because I'm currently working on Bach's Fugue from BWV 998. At a recent lesson, it became clear that I had been skipping over trouble spots in practice. I had taken the attitude that these trouble spots would work themselves out over

Mixing it up: confusing the right hand

2007-01-18T18:57:00.000-05:00

Learning Tremolo for Classical Guitar through RecuerdosI decided to really mix it up today in working on my right hand tremolo technique. With the metronome set at 120 and playing with the metronome beats to sound on the first and third strokes, I tried every possible combination I could think of for playing the tremolo -pamipaimpiampimapmaipmia(You can also start on other fingers besides p as

Get Secrets to Mastering Recuerdos and the Tremolo Technique

2007-01-16T02:20:00.000-05:00

Tremolo for Classical Guitar through Recuerdos de la AlhambraFor a short time, buy Secrets to Mastering Recuerdos and the Tremolo Technique now on ebay.Don't want to sight read the sheet music? Here it is in tablature.

Recuerdos journey continues

2007-01-15T18:21:00.000-05:00

Tremolo for Classical Guitar through Recuerdos de la AlhambraI continued on with the exercises set forth in January 13 post. Tremolo seems to be evenning out a bit. It's important to listen closely to what you are doing. Don't just do the drills mindlessly.

The Danger of Wanting Too Much Too Soon

2007-01-14T13:23:00.000-05:00

Tremolo for Classical Guitar through Recuerdos de la AlhambraWhen I first was learning Recuerdos, I wanted to learn it as soon as possible so that I could play it. At that time, the piece was probably beyond my level of guitarmanship (is that even a word?). Okay, how about beyond my proficiency level. But I slogged through it and performed it after "learning" it. I never really mastered the

Journey to Recuerdos de la Alhambra

2007-01-13T17:56:00.000-05:00

Learning Tremolo for Classical Guitar through Recuerdos de la AlhambraI read Douglas Niedt's site on learning the tremolo and it reminded me of a point that we bring up in our publication concerning evenness in the tremolo. We suggest setting the metronome to beat on the p and m strokes. I've noticed in my own practice that my tremolo gets uneven between the a and m fingers. Setting the

Recuerdos de la Alhambra - tremolo links

2007-01-12T17:36:00.000-05:00

Learning Tremolo for Classical Guitar through Recuerdos de la AlhambraNothing to exciting today. I'll just reiterate some tremolo basics -1 - Breathe normally when playing2 - Observe, recognize and dissipate tension in left arm, hand and shoulder3 - Once you feel comfortable on first string spend most of your time practicing tremolo on second string4 - Don't overdo it - be prepared to double or

Recuerdos de la Alhambra - find the melody

2007-01-10T23:23:00.000-05:00

Learning Tremolo for Classical Guitar through Recuerdos de la AlhambraI've added our video on recognizing the melody line to start out with future posts on incorporating the left hand. Enjoy!

Speed bursts on the second string

2007-01-09T18:45:00.000-05:00

Learning Tremolo for Classical Guitar through Recuerdos de la AlhambraOnce you feel comfortable with the tremolo technique on the first string, move it to the second string. I employ the speed burst method on the 2nd string as well. I also came across another neat way to practice tremolo on one string or with the thumb on another string. If, for example, you are practicing the tremolo on the

Speed bursts captured on audio

2007-01-09T13:09:00.000-05:00

Learning Tremolo for Classical Guitar through Recuerdos de la AlhambraI recorded myself doing some speed bursts as described in Day 6 just so everyone gets the point. Sometimes, it is difficult to express in words exactly what I am doing. As you listen, you will hear progressively longer and longer speed bursts which is what you should build up to. When I get to the point where I am doing

Day 9 - Recuerdos video

2007-01-07T12:24:00.000-05:00

Learning Tremolo for Classical Guitar through Recuerdos de la AlhambraRecuerdos De La Alhambra - video powered by MetacafeThis player does an admirable job of playing Recuerdos. Listen to him play without watching the video. He has the ability to play the tremolo well, but, gradually, you will hear the thumb and the a-m-i become more and more separate. Especially around the 3 minute mark of

Day 8 - Recuerdos de la Alhambra

2007-01-07T01:34:00.000-05:00

Learning Tremolo for Classical Guitar through Recuerdos de la Alhambra1 - Learn Recuerdos by learning the right hand tremolo technique first - learning the left hand fingerings first will result in attempts to try to integrate both hands to soon.2 - Get in a nice, relaxed frame of mind and body before practicing. Try yoga to loosen up.3 - Speed bursts (see day 6 for more info on speed bursts) -

Day 7 - continued on with speed bursts

2007-01-05T17:27:00.000-05:00

Learning Tremolo for Classical Guitar through Recuerdos de la AlhambraI've become a big fan of the speed burst exercise and have been doing many of the drills on page 7 of our publication with them.

Day 6 - Journey to Recuerdos - speed bursts

2007-01-03T18:19:00.000-05:00

Learning Tremolo for Classical Guitar through Recuerdos de la AlhambraI added a drill to the tremolo practice - speed bursts. I started at 120 bpm with metronome and played a note on each attack (thumb on open 6th string and a-m-i on open 1st string). After awhile, I began alternating p-a-m-i on each beat (one beat per stroke) with p-a-m-i on a single beat (four strokes per beat). After doing

Day 5 on journey to Recuerdos

2007-01-02T23:54:00.001-05:00

Learning Tremolo for Classical Guitar through Recuerdos de la AlhambraI made some recordings of some of the drills and hope to have them up tomorrow!

Day 4 on my journey to Recuerdos de la Alhambra

2007-01-01T20:58:00.000-05:00

I probably should offer a recap of what I'm doing. It's been years since I learned Recuerdos, and, I thought for purposes of our publication, I would relearn the piece using the methods and teachings set forth by Karl Wohlwend in our guide to Mastering Recuerdos de la Alhambra. I've started by focusing on the right hand as I am familiar with the left hand fingerings for the piece as we set

Day 3 towards Recuerdos de la Alhambra

2006-12-31T18:32:00.000-05:00

I started out playing every other attack (p and m instead of p-a-m-i on each beat) at 120 bpm - so twice as fast as normal. It felt fine so I did all the tremolo exercises on page 7 that way.I also added a few more exercises to the drills listed at the bottom of page 7. I played the tremolo on 2nd and then 3rd string in addition to 1st string.I really like the four drills at the bottom of page

Day 2 of the journey

2006-12-30T16:34:00.000-05:00

Pretty much followed day one routine. Still at 120 bpm. I forgot my metronome but found this handy online one at -http://www.metronomeonline.com/I plan to continue on same schedule for the first week. I'll either videotape or audiotape one of my practice sessions and put it online. I did try to focus on my breathing today and did notice some shoulder tension still. I took breaks and tried to

My 60 day journey to recuerdos

2006-12-29T18:23:00.000-05:00

Having not played Recuerdos for quite some time, I thought I'd take my guide book and work my way through it again in order to share my experience with others who are trying to learn the piece. I hope to spend about 20 minutes a day on the piece and see where that takes me.I began with the tremolo drills listed on page 7 of our guidebook as I believe I still have a pretty good working knowledge

Things to consider before starting Recuerdos

2006-12-29T01:40:00.000-05:00

Difficulty of the pieceThis piece is recommended for the advanced intermediate student. It requires a knowledge of the entire fingerboard, careful planning of left-hand movement, and fluency with the specialized right-hand technique known as tremolo. In addition, successful performance of this piece demands a high level of endurance and concentration.Road Map to the PieceThe piece is divided

Recuerdos de la alhambra

El dominio de Recuerdos de la Alhambra

El dominio de Recuerdos de la Alhambra

El dominio de Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Tremolo Recordings

Staccato tremolo drill re-evaluated

Secrets to Mastering Recuerdos de la Alhambra and the Tremolo Technique

Classical Guitar Tremolo drill evaluated

Quick update on Recuerdos and the tremolo technique

Blog is moving to new location

Buy my method on learning the tremolo technique and Recuerdos

Update on Recuerdos/Tremolo Progress

Aaron's Shearer's "Reminiscence" as a stepping stone to Recuerdos de la Alhambra

How aware are you of what you really sound like?

Mixing it up: confusing the right hand

More links discussing Recuerdos and the Tremolo Technique

Get Secrets to Mastering Recuerdos and the Tremolo Technique

Recuerdos journey continues

The Danger of Wanting Too Much Too Soon

Journey to Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Recuerdos de la Alhambra - tremolo links

Recuerdos de la Alhambra - find the melody

Speed bursts on the second string

Speed bursts captured on audio

Day 9 - Recuerdos video

Day 8 - Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Day 7 - continued on with speed bursts

Day 6 - Journey to Recuerdos - speed bursts

Day 5 on journey to Recuerdos

Day 4 on my journey to Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Day 3 towards Recuerdos de la Alhambra

Day 2 of the journey

My 60 day journey to recuerdos

Things to consider before starting Recuerdos