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Comment on Chansons Françaises by Mark Ashford

Mark Ashford — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:18:44 +0000

Hi,
No I haven’t played either but I shall certainly look them up.
Thanks for letting me know
Regards
Mark

Comment on Warm-up exercises by liberty reserve

liberty reserve — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:23:15 +0000

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Comment on Chansons Françaises by Viet

Viet — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:21:17 +0000

Would you play “la Boheme” by Charles Aznavour. This was arranged by Jean-Marie Raymond.
Also there is “Mourir d’aimer” by Aznavour of which I have not seen an arrangement for classical guitar yet.

Comment on Teaching by Mark Ashford

Mark Ashford — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:38:20 +0000

Hi. No the tuning of the six strings of a classical guitar and electric guitar are exactly the same. Happy Learning! Mark

Comment on Teaching by S. Hunkin

S. Hunkin — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 08:01:36 +0000

Hi mark, is electric guitar same with playing a wooden guitar? I love music and i learned playing guitars but i wanted to play an electric guitar. Is it different or not?

Comment on USA Tour by Watson

Watson — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:53:35 +0000

Wow…sounds like a music party. The Marlow Guitar Series is an effective series for guitar lesson. Thanks dude for allocation such a post.

Comment on Chichester Festival for Music, Dance & Speech. by >This Blogging Lark « Sniff & Snort

>This Blogging Lark « Sniff & Snort — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:36:11 +0000

[...] Whippy. Sigh. So many other landmarks too. My 2nd son winning 3rd place for Classical Guitar at the Chichester Music Festival. My 4th daughter doing her 1st ballet exam. My 3rd daughter passing yet another diving assessment. [...]

Comment on Teaching by Mark Ashford

Mark Ashford — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:41:55 +0000

Hi Robert,
Thanks for your message. I can honestly say that I won’t go back to using a footstool again. It did take a bit of getting used to (not surprising after 20 odd years of using a footstool), but after a little tinkering around feels incredibly natural. I now feel really hunched over the instrument if I try a footstool and very uncomfortable. I also have no back pain whatsoever as with both feet on the floor there is no pressure on the lower spine. Well worth a go!
Mark

Comment on Teaching by Robert

Robert — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:55:28 +0000

Hello Mark

In July last year you commented that you were using the ‘ergoplay’ to relieve back pain. Are you still using it, did it work or was yet one more of those things we try in out search to overcome discomfort?

Super playing!

Robert

Comment on Teaching by Mark Ashford

Mark Ashford — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:05:22 +0000

Hi Marco. Thanks for your message. Yes these are a couple of tricky bars in this piece. The problem is that you need to improve the stretch between the 3rd and 4th fingers. Why not start by some exercises to improve this.
Exercise I.
Simply play the 6th string in 7th position. 3rd finger on B then play C with the 4th. Then B with the 3rd followed by C sharp with the 4th. If this feels comfortable try B with the 3rd followed by D with the 4th (but don’t strain the finger). Now move down the fretboard in a similar way but don’t strain the hand, just go as far as feels comfortable.
Exercise II.
Staring in 7th position again put down the fingers needed for bar 5 in the Study. Play as a block chord then move the 4th finger up one fret and strike the chord. If this is still uncomfortable move further up the fretboard. If this feels very comfortable then slowly move down the fretboard repeating the exercise but please remember that you shouldn’t feel any pain at any stage.

Hopefully over a period of time this will improve your stretch within this passage but it will take time so be patient.

Hope this helps