Most of the students coming to a master class will play a Villa Lobos' prelude or etude. Sharing with them this passion for the Brazilian composer, I decided to work on an instructional DVD.
First question:
What do I have to say about him?
Classical is known for being conservative but not Villa Lobos!
As a teacher I present several options to the students for the fingerings and the interpretation with one motto:
Be Yourself!
For the DVD I was looking for a lot of different type of fingerings, worked on them and decided to have a series of
exercises that you can access from the menu. And, the top notch feature: a close up of both of my hands on the screen at a very slow pace. The style can be important also - if you choose that option - also but the spirit comes first.
The
menu proposes series of exercises to
overcome all the technical
difficulties such as:
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fast scales
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arpeggios speed and evenness
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voice control
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playing around the beat
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stretching
and much more...
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A
complete performance of the Choros
#1 and the Five Preludes is followed
by very detailed lessons on each
section of each piece.
I show
you in a very detailed way the
different fingerings and teach you
how to solve the technical issues to
reach a full interpretation.
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