Etude VI, Leo Brouwer

Such a beautiful and therapeutic piece!
I wish it was longer!!

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[SenoraFabregas]

you guitar sounds so niiiice TT_TT

[chocolixous]

@SenoraFabregas Yes, I love my guitar and it sounds beautiful but so difficult to play!

[SenoraFabregas]

you play it so emotionally and smoothly it sounds like a flowing river <3

[chocolixous]

@SenoraFabregas What a great compliment. THank you :)

[tzatzers]

great piece, i never noticed it but randy rhoads used pretty much the same chords in diary of madman for the intro

[3cft]

I am just starting the Brouwer studies and wanted to thank you for your posts of them. (Your discussion with rexicano will be very helpful). Also saw your video of Lauro's Valse No. 4. Lauro is a favorite of mine. Have you tried Virgilio? It is a lot of fun.

[Rexicano]

@chocolixous

Brower does not mind altering it; I met him and asked.

It's too short as is so it needs the repeat. Forget Classical purity; it's a trap.

Take the vibrato slowly; trying too hard is as bad as not practicing enough.

Make sure your thumb pressure is light and keep it opposite the 2nd finger most of the time (on other side of neck). you cannot always do vibrato everywhere like on the first chord but there are many places it helps this piece. I like Bream and Parkening's vibrato a lot.

[chocolixous]

@Rexicano Yes, I have tried playing this several ways, repeating some sections. But I wanted to stay true to the score for recording purposes. I have been working on the vibrato though, and it is still very hard. Especially on the first string. And trying to play them at different speeds is hard. I mean, the higher the notes (especially by the soundhole) the faster you have to move and the lower notes by the nut has to be wider and slower. And it also depends on the piece too. :(

[Rexicano]

@chocolixous

eliminating excess tension is hard.

the single note playing slowly is probably the best solution.

I see vibrato as essential to most guitar music, especially Spanish music.

Patience is the only way...it takes time.

BTW; you can easily extend the Brower piece by just repeating it and also there are many ways to articulate the music besides the common arpeggio pattern.

Most can be played with tremolo or even as a samba or mixing all these. It's a perfect piece to improvise on.

[chocolixous]

@Rexicano I have been trying so hard to play vibrato but every time I try, my hand tenses up when. I've watched and studied cellists and violinists as well as guitarists, and tried to incorporate their techniques but it is not working for me. I will try my best to "be drunk" ;)