Minuet by James Hook (1746-1827) – Duet Play-Along Video for beginner guitar from my Free Classical Guitar Method Volume 1. This is originally for piano so the student is playing the right hand part (treble clef) and the teacher is playing the left hand part (bass clef). I’ll play the duet with Natasha and then play the student part with counting, then the teacher part with counting, and finally the teacher part without counting so you can play along. Using the YouTube Link might be easier for skipping back for retries.
Big thanks to Natasha Pashchenko for helping with the duets. Natasha is an excellent guitarist, teacher, and friend from Victoria, BC.
Times for each Section
Duet with Natasha (0:45)
Student Part with Counting (2:00)
Teacher Part with Counting (3:40)
Teacher Part without Counting (2:16)
Below is the old video of just the performance duet.
Say Bradford, didn’t you say we should always be trying to play legato? What’s this about playing legato in the phrase marks? Does that mean we have to play even more legato in phrase marks?
Thanks,
-Joe
Okay, for clarification, legato is a smooth and connected articulation. Phrasing overall is a gesture so also includes directional momentum and more (kind of like sentence structure or punctuation in language). Sometimes, we will want to play legato through the phrase from start to finish but often combine that with a sense of push or pull toward the phrasing end.