Hi Helen, I absolutely loved this. It sounds very professional and your playing and phrasing is meticulous

I was also very drawn to this piece – probably because my wife is Greek Cypriot (and she also mentioned how Mediterranean it sounded).

I gave it a go myself but yours really takes the cake! (I can link it if interested or it can be found on my profile)

Great Job Helen! I love the Spanish, Sicilain vibe!

Excellent work Hellen. That’s a really fun one to improvise on. When you start getting creative sounds in your head and play them, it’s totally rewarding.

I enjoyed that one Helen, you definitely had that plaintive Ionian feel to the melody.

Richard

Beautiful Helen! Fantastic acoustic playing and ‘Yes’ you’re pouring your heart and soul into this one. I can feel it for sure, oozing with expression. Loved it. 👏👏🌟👏👏 All the best! 😎🎸😎

Wow, Helen! What wonderful acoustic music, played with all your heart and soul!
I’m sitting here in front of our vacation home, enjoying the beautiful Skopelos landscape, and your music matches it perfectly.
Unfortunately, we have to leave your beautiful homeland again tomorrow 🥲
But we will come back, that’s for sure.

Just beautiful Helen.
Very relaxing.

AndréM

Very nice indeed Helen and you know how much I love a Spanish vibe on the guitar. I guess, the only reason I haven’t done that lesson is i don’t have a steel string accoustic 🤔. Very enjoyable listening this morning.

Good to have you back and to see you playing again 😄

Very nice playing Helen. It sounded beautiful!

So Nice Helen. . Your control of the pick attack is really awesome. Brings the tune to life. Loved it 🙂

Fantastic playing, Helen! Your own improv part blended in so nicely. I like that slight melancholic summer mood.
Great phrasing, dynamics and attack.
Bravo!

Wonderfully played and improvised. I really like this “Spanish/Arabic” mystery sound.

Dieter

Really lovely, Helen. I’m not very familiar with the lesson and I couldn’t tell what was original and what was yours, so that says a great deal. I think we have to expand your title to “Queen of the Harmonic Minor”.
We are working on a new “Relics” collaboration. I am working on using some of these concepts in a strict minor progression.
John

Beautifully played, Helen. Love your take on this one with your creative additions.

James

You are mastering that acoustic sound Helen. This is a real treat. I love that Spanish-Arabic vibe. It’s kind of dark and sad but it feels so good. You really perform this with a nice touch. So much fun. Congrats on this and thanks for sharing.

John

Hi Helen,

Impressive work here. Some of those chords and runs looked quite difficult to say the least.

The entire piece looked and sounded like it was an original Brian lesson. Wouldn’t have guessed any of it was an improv.

Liam.

What a sublime piece of music. Bravo, Helen. That was most enjoyable…

WOW, Helen 😲😲 – this is absolutely brilliant 👏👏 Well done to you 👌👌🥰🥰🥰

It may be a Spanish tune, but I could easily picture myself listening to this in a Greek taverna in Chania, Crete, overlooking the bay! Now, there’s a beautiful thought – Mark 👍🎶😎 ♥️♥️

I’m currently learning this piece and out of curiosity I’m checking who else played a rendition of this lesson.

In that period I had been out of the forum for a while, so I missed you rendition, Helen.

And I’ve to say now that it’s just lovely, because you crafted and played your own melody over the chords, and it sounds beautiful, I would say even better than the Brian’s version. And also brilliantly played!

I think now I will learn also your composition, and join the two together.

Wow Helen, it’s amazing how you can pull that out of your sleeve. You seem to have it in your blood. Seriously, this doesn’t sound like an improv. Great job!

Beautiful Helen! Thanks for turning me onto this lesson I had to go back and have a go myself!

Helen,

This is sooooo good. I just returned to the forum today after some health problems and I’m so glad I did. The tone and technique are fantastic. You are a real pro.

Clarke