Comments on: Fernando Sor: Le Premier Pas Vers Moi (guitar duo) http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/fernando-sor-le-premier-pas-vers-moi-guitar-duo/ Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:56:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Eduardo de Cruz http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/fernando-sor-le-premier-pas-vers-moi-guitar-duo/#comment-249 Eduardo de Cruz Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:02:02 +0000 http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=542#comment-249 Great stuff! Remember to keep a cool head about it! I wishing you good luck. Great stuff!
Remember to keep a cool head about it!

I wishing you good luck.

]]> By: Christopher http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/fernando-sor-le-premier-pas-vers-moi-guitar-duo/#comment-248 Christopher Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:20:47 +0000 http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=542#comment-248 I agree. Which is why you'll find me doing a few competitions in May and June this summer! I agree. Which is why you’ll find me doing a few competitions in May and June this summer!

]]> By: Eduardo de Cruz http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/fernando-sor-le-premier-pas-vers-moi-guitar-duo/#comment-247 Eduardo de Cruz Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:58:38 +0000 http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=542#comment-247 I can highly recommend doing some competitions: It's not only about winning. There is great benefit in preparing works and learning to handle nerves. In trying to do the best that you can. Plus it's interesting to meet other guitarists and hear their interpretations. I can highly recommend doing some competitions: It’s not only about winning. There is great benefit in preparing works and learning to handle nerves. In trying to do the best that you can. Plus it’s interesting to meet other guitarists and hear their interpretations.

]]> By: Eduardo de Cruz http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/fernando-sor-le-premier-pas-vers-moi-guitar-duo/#comment-246 Eduardo de Cruz Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:51:38 +0000 http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=542#comment-246 Dear Christopher! Considering your definition of professional, I have to agree with you to a certain extent. But many people consider professional to mean a certain kind of excellence. Considering your age (which I didn't know, by the way), makes it understandable that you haven't yet done most things on that list. But I wish you the very best of success! -Ed PS: Why would you not release a recording with a label? What if you get an offer from Deutsche Grammophon, or Sony Classical? Dear Christopher!

Considering your definition of professional, I have to agree with you to a certain extent.
But many people consider professional to mean a certain kind of excellence.

Considering your age (which I didn’t know, by the way), makes it understandable that you haven’t yet done most things on that list.

But I wish you the very best of success!

-Ed

PS: Why would you not release a recording with a label? What if you get an offer from Deutsche Grammophon, or Sony Classical?

]]> By: Christopher http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/fernando-sor-le-premier-pas-vers-moi-guitar-duo/#comment-245 Christopher Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:46:06 +0000 http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=542#comment-245 Professional: engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood. What do any of the things on your list have to do with being a professional? Is that your definition of success? It's not really mine, but I'm sure I'll do some things on that list. Others I won't do (like releasing a CD with a label). I'm only 23, after all, and I've only been playing guitar for 9 years (5.5 classical guitar). The fact that you know who I am, even if you don't like me, is a small (very small, considering who you are: an imaginary person too afraid to leave his own name or email!) success. Have a nice day. -CD Professional: engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood.

What do any of the things on your list have to do with being a professional? Is that your definition of success? It’s not really mine, but I’m sure I’ll do some things on that list. Others I won’t do (like releasing a CD with a label). I’m only 23, after all, and I’ve only been playing guitar for 9 years (5.5 classical guitar). The fact that you know who I am, even if you don’t like me, is a small (very small, considering who you are: an imaginary person too afraid to leave his own name or email!) success.

Have a nice day.

-CD

]]> By: Eduardo de Cruz http://www.christopherguitar.net/blog/fernando-sor-le-premier-pas-vers-moi-guitar-duo/#comment-244 Eduardo de Cruz Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:41:06 +0000 http://www.christopherguitar.net/?p=542#comment-244 Hi Christopher! I see your calling yourself a professional (!) guitarist now. ... so ... you've been invited to perform in which guitar festivals? you've performed Concierto de Aranjuez under the baton of ... with which orchestra? you've given lectures about which topics? your academic university thesis was on which topic? you've edited which guitar editions? you've won how many guitar competitions? you've had how many articles published in "Classical guitar magazine" or "Soundboard"? you've performed your American debut at Carnegie Hall when exactly? your latest CD was released on which label? you've been invited to give masterclass courses at which institutions? Just something to think about! -Ed Hi Christopher!

I see your calling yourself a professional (!) guitarist now.

… so …
you’ve been invited to perform in which guitar festivals?
you’ve performed Concierto de Aranjuez under the baton of … with which orchestra?
you’ve given lectures about which topics?
your academic university thesis was on which topic?
you’ve edited which guitar editions?
you’ve won how many guitar competitions?
you’ve had how many articles published in “Classical guitar magazine” or “Soundboard”?
you’ve performed your American debut at Carnegie Hall when exactly?
your latest CD was released on which label?
you’ve been invited to give masterclass courses at which institutions?

Just something to think about!

-Ed

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