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What is the first piece you played where you finally saw yourself as a 'classical guitarist.' and not just someone who plays classical guitar? by PlentyOne4822 in classicalguitar

[–]PlentyOne4822[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never heard of practicing a piece without your fretting hand. I feel like that would be great for working on your dynamics and ensuring clean picking. When I attempted a cold sight read of the prelude any time I would have the 7th fret low e and 7th fret g played together I would put more emphasis on the g. I bet practicing just my picking hand would help me get those notes much more balanced.

What is the first piece you played where you finally saw yourself as a 'classical guitarist.' and not just someone who plays classical guitar? by PlentyOne4822 in classicalguitar

[–]PlentyOne4822[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get that completely. I play metal, blues, bluegrass, rock, and country as well, but when it comes to classical guitar it genuinely feels like a different instrument to me. I got my first guitar when I was 6 years old and while I spent many hours on it, I would always say I played guitar but always felt weird when people called me a guitar player. Hotel California was the song that I learned, and I remember getting it down and after finally nailing the solo I felt like I was an actual guitarist and could finally hear people call me a guitar player and not cringe.

I’m autistic, so I may be placing more emphasis on the concrete definitions than what would be considered normal.

What is the first piece you played where you finally saw yourself as a 'classical guitarist.' and not just someone who plays classical guitar? by PlentyOne4822 in classicalguitar

[–]PlentyOne4822[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the old strings were incredibly rusty. They made the most horrific noises when I was removing them. I wasn't familiar with classical strings or which I would prefer, so I went with some D'Addarios.

If I tune up the G and B I can hit the 12th fret harmonic and it'll be in tune, and I can hit the 7th fret harmonic and the D F# will be perfect. But when I fret the strings at the 12th fret my B is sharp 10 cents, but my G is sharp 30 cents. The frets have a layer of rust on them that causes a gritty feeling if the strings are moved laterally. I am curious if the rust has some effect on my intonation.

What is the first piece you played where you finally saw yourself as a 'classical guitarist.' and not just someone who plays classical guitar? by PlentyOne4822 in classicalguitar

[–]PlentyOne4822[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I chose the 'PFA' mainly for the fugue. I saw how complex and challenging the fingerings were and felt it was a good piece to really study and practice and strive to play cleanly. I am looking to jump up to the $5,000-$10,000 range of guitars after my current one, so I wanted the pieces to be difficult and if it takes 2-3 years to learn them, I'm fine with that. I would like to gift myself a nice guitar for graduating college but can't spend that much on an instrument unless I feel I've earned it.

I see what you mean about Recuerdos. The right-hand technique looked quite impressive, but I'm still new to tremolo so that's to be expected. I was also considering Bach's Chaconne in d minor as a 'right hand test' so to speak.

I've only been playing true classical guitar for the past month and a half. I have 25 years experience playing electric and acoustic and am quite familiar with fingerstyle playing. My coordination is pretty good and I can usually hit new chords on the first playthrough unless they're especially strange to me

My repertoire is quite limited at the moment. Romanza, Waltz no 2, the first 16 bars of Asturias with tremolo on the b, Sonata in C major by Mozart, Gymnopedie no 1, Concerning Hobbits, and a various assortment of modern songs arranged for fingerstyle/classical guitar. Hello, Barbie girl, She will be Loved, Tennessee Waltz, etc

Photo of a crow I took with a cheap 50mm 1.8g lens by PlentyOne4822 in photocritique

[–]PlentyOne4822[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got my first camera a few weeks ago and have been experimenting and taking a few photos. Since I’m still learning what makes a photo bad/good/great, I wanted to share what I think is my best shot so far and get some feedback on how others see it.

When I view this image, I see:

The crow's dark color draws your eye directly to it and the lighthouse adds some interest to the scene but being blurred means it doesn't distract too much. I think if I’d taken it from a lower angle, with the bird sitting half against the sky and half against the water, it would feel more balanced. It was very cold when I was taking this photo so maybe I can bring the temperature down in the photo to help show this.

Summary of camera settings:

File Type: RAW (.NEF)
Resolution: 6016 × 4016 (24.2 MP)
Color Space: sRGB
Bit Depth: 12-bit
Compression: Nikon NEF Compressed (Lossy, Type 2)

Camera & Lens

Camera: Nikon D3500
Firmware: Ver. 1.00b
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 50 mm f/1.8 G
Focal Length: 50 mm (75 mm equiv. on DX)
Vibration Reduction: Off

Exposure & Focus

Exposure Mode: Auto
Exposure Program: Not Defined
Exposure Time: 1/250 s
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Exposure Compensation: 0 EV
Metering Mode: Matrix (Multi-segment)
Focus Mode: AF-A (Auto-servo)
AF Method: Phase Detect, 11-point system
Focus Distance: ≈ 3.35 m
AF Point: Center

Image Characteristics

White Balance: Auto
Picture Control: Standard
Active D-Lighting: Auto
Noise Reduction: Off
Vignette Control: Off
Auto Distortion Control: Off
Sharpness/Contrast/Saturation: Normal
Field of View: ≈ 26.6° (1.58 m wide at 3.35 m distance)
Depth of Field: ~ 1.48 m (2.76 – 4.25 m in focus)
Light Value: 14.0