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Finished 2nd Piece 2008-08-11 22:56:39
Ahh.. finally finished my 2nd piece for my final exam. Its called "Spanish Romance", as easy as it might sound/look (on the score), its not!

It requires good timing of the tempo and some ridiculous stretching of your fingers to reach some chords. Although i won't say i master the piece, i guess i sub-passed it .

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Passed 1st Piece 2008-07-31 02:17:13
Hi guys, i'm back! After arduous training with my set piece "Silver Bells". I finally manage to pass it (hopefully).

I still remember the 1st time james played it and my jaws nearly dropped. I thought it was impossible for me to play it. Never did i know with enough practice, the piece is not as hard as i thought!

Whats left is my selected piece call "Spanish Romance" which requires me to control my tempo for different finger which is very hard!

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3rd Entry 2008-06-17 22:20:09
Sorry for the late entry as usual, life is practically jammed with my attachment i barely have time to touch my guitar.

The last time i touch my guitar, i realised i still have problem reacting immediately to the notes seen on the score sheet. I know its just an excuse to say i have no time due to attachment but i promise i will get back to practicing once my holidays end!

Until then.

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Late Entry 2008-05-19 22:44:37
Ahh, sorry for the lack of updates guys. Had been too busy with life lately. After the first week, guitar lesson was ok paced i thought until Mr James practically rushed through the whole note during the 2nd to 4th week.

However, after hearing our opinions, Mr James adjusted the pace and its now better for us.

As for my guitar learning journey, i have now gradually gotten better at sight reading; fingers moving naturally at the sight of a note. And i can keep up with the class better.

However, i have to admit that i had not been practising quite often. I will try to curb this problem once my schedule gets better.

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1st Week Gone 2008-04-24 22:34:28
Having gone through my first guitar lesson last week, i realise playing guitar was not as easy as it seemed. We learned about the importance of filing our nails and the 2 different kind of stroke used.

Being told to practice the the "I" & "M" finger daily for 5-10mins sounds easy, but i realise i usually get restless after 2-3mins! I hope to overcome this restlessness in the near future :D

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