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Preparing a piece for performance

You can practice a set piece for a long time at home only to have things get weird during performance or recording. Sometimes it feels like it’s a totally foreign piece! Here are some things to try – and these are notes just as much for me as they are for anybody else!

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Lute v3 dev delays

The last commit on Lute’s development branch was on May 3, 2025. This is due to vision problems I have developed, which has had a big impact on me mentally.

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Practicing triads

There are various posts and videos about practicing triads for the guitar. I’ve been working on this recently, so here are some thoughts for me, and maybe for you.

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Creative Rerun guidelines

I’ve done a few “creative reruns” – like pre-composed solos, but alive with the feel of improv during composition – following the outline given by Christiaan Van Hemert on his Discord. I’ve published them to a YouTube playlist. Here are a few guidelines I’m writing to myself for future creative reruns.

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How I learn gypsy jazz tunes

Learning gypsy jazz guitar repertoire can be daunting when you first start out. I’ve started learning tunes, and have an approach that seems to work for me.

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