Thanks Dieter. Sorry we couldn’t work together on this one.

That part actually took some doing Helen. This piece was not technically difficult at all for me to play but the parts come in on half beats. You will get things like a two beat pause on one bar followed by a half beat on the next bar – I literally had to count the bars in some spots. So, yes, synchronizing the two parts had it’s challenges for sure.

I am always trying to make the videos look good and the photo editing is just fun to do. You will be mastering that kind of thing pretty soon I am sure.

Hi there Mark. I think I take a page out of yours’s and Dieter’s book with the video editing – I just like to produce the best presentation I can when put this stuff up on a public forum and for the rest of the world to see. Like you say, I am getting better all the time at the video recording and editing – progress is slow but it’s fun and frustrating at the same time.

I do sit back and reflect just like you say. When I do that I always see things I could have done better. The acoustics in my room are not that good and my guitar(s) sound kind of flat – I think I am going to need to “cheat” and add in a little reverb to some of my solo performances. Not happy about that because I have always been a purist when it comes to playing classical guitar music.

Thank you so much Joe. I always appreciate your listening and your support – I hope you know that.

Aha. Camera angles. I keep trying to find the best way to frame myself and I still haven’t figured it out. Generally, I like to put the camera quite far back so I can capture everything int he frame – the downside of that is I literally have to walk to the other side of the room to turn the camera on then go back and turn the DAW recording on then sit down, breathe and play. Easier with the camera closer but it doesn’t look as good. I went closer on the solo part.

Thanks Ken. It is certainly not for lack of trying i can tell you that 🙂

Thanks for giving this a listen Mark. Classical guitar is really difficult to do – technically, I find it a lot harder than any other style but I also find it the most satisfying and I love the music.

Thank you David. I hope things are well with you. Sorry I have not got back to you about us doing something together. I keep getting caught up with stuff like this. Working on a Spanish Flamenco / Classical piece called Layenda by Isaac Albeniz – ever heard it ?

The piece is absolute murder to play and it is sucking up all my time. I will put it up on this forum if I can get it good enough but I am not sure – my hands are not what they used to be and the slow section is just killing me to get down.

Thanks Richard. I have actually been going at it so hard on the Flamenco stuff, I have decided to step right back for a bit and focus on “Easy” classical pieces a bit more. I am trying to find the easiest pieces I can get and work those with a strong focus on getting the best sound I can out of them – it’ a great way to reset.

Thank you Jon.