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Philippe Bertaud on the Music of Villa Lobos

This is the very first performance and instructional DVD about How to Play Villa Lobos’ Preludes and Choros #1. Using the split screen and close ups, I show you in details all the possible fingerings for you to develop your own interpretation. Detailed exercises to play fast scales (like in Prelude #2), what is a Choros and how to play the rhythmic pattern, control the voicing and emphasize the inner voices (like in Prelude #5).

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:

• fast scales
• arpeggios speed and evenness
• voice control
• playing around the beat
• stretching
  and much more…

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Heitor Villa Lobos: Choros #1	Lesson: How to Play Fast Scales