Posted in June 12, 2009 ¬ 12:50 pmh.
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Hi,
Now you can buy my CD’s in MP3 format directly from my website.
Click on the link to listen to all the tracks and download the ones you want or the complete album for $9.99.
Le Chant d’Ossanha
Summer … Sea et Nature are omnipresent in my work. This chant (song) tells us an early morning walk, the [...]
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CD's, MP3's and DVD's
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Posted in June 12, 2009 ¬ 12:47 pmh.
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There is another run, in the Yngwie Malsteem’s fashion, at the very end of Smells Like Teen Spirit. Because I play the top string, I will use a thumb, ring finger, middle and pointer to play it. If you did not practice your tremolo exercises, and this technique is based on it, well, you better [...]
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Tricks and Tips on Guitar
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Posted in June 12, 2009 ¬ 12:45 pmh.
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Hi there!
Today, the subject is:
How to play fast with no hassle. I do not believe in a 3 hours warm-up to be able to play. Neither in a 10 hours daily practice. You have many things to do to enjoy your life, why staying in your bedroom practicing the guitar for hours and hours when, [...]
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Tricks and Tips on Guitar
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Posted in June 12, 2009 ¬ 12:44 pmh.
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Villa Lobos: From Rio to Hollywood, history of a passionate.
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 [...]
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Biography, Business, CD's, MP3's and DVD's, Tricks and Tips on Guitar
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Posted in June 12, 2009 ¬ 12:41 pmh.
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Howdy,
with the help of Nick Kinkade – great bluesman and Panda savior – I wrote:
Everything You Want to Know About the Blues.
It is very intricate to write a blues, I mean A BLUES, a good, a real one and a lot of people are asking me about “how to write a blues”:
3 chords [...]
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Posted in June 12, 2009 ¬ 12:39 pmh.
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Spruce
Its high stiffness combined with the lightweight characteristics of most softwoods, makes it a natural for high velocity of sound.
A strong fundamental-to-overtone ratio gives Sitka spruce a powerful direct tone capable of retaining its clarity when played forcefully.
Sitka Spruce from North West Canada and Alaska -
Its high stiffness combined with the lightweight characteristics of most [...]
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Posted in June 12, 2009 ¬ 12:38 pmh.
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Alhambra is a well known palace in Spain and, for the guitarists, it’s also what inspired Tarrega to compose one of the most beautiful tremolo piece.
But did you know it’s also a Spanish Guitar Brand? It is actually one of the most famous in Europe. Can you dream of any better than a Spanish guitar? [...]
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Biography, Endorsement, Links
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Posted in June 12, 2009 ¬ 12:36 pmh.
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Choosing a Metronome
I use a very advanced Metronome allowing all the beats combination. It’s also a very precise tuner and is sturdy. The only metal enclosure that I know of:
Click to buy it!
The Planet Waves Full Function Tuner & Metronome is the ultimate all-in one musicians practice tool. An intuitive, patent-pending rotary LED interface is [...]
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Endorsement, Tricks and Tips on Guitar
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Posted in June 11, 2009 ¬ 11:54 pmh.
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The key in a good tremolo is evenness and articulation.You need to focus on regularity and each note should have the same volume and duration.
First of all you’ll need a metronome.
Then, practice the first speed burst exercise on all the open string. I start at 60 but you can start slower. Always use a speed [...]
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Tricks and Tips on Guitar
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Posted in June 11, 2009 ¬ 11:53 pmh.
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For a long time I thought my life will start soon.
But there always were obstacles to surmount, problems to solve first, moments to spend, bills to pay… And then: THE REAL LIFE WILL START!
Till I realize these obstacles were precisely my life…
This point of view helped me to understand there is no way leading [...]
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