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| location | New Jersey | |
| age | 25 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years |
| seen | Oct 3 '12 at 1:36 | |
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I graduated from Williams College (MA) with a degree in physics and music and I've been a die-hard TeXie ever since my math professor introduced me to LaTeX in the fall of 2008, using it for poster, thesis, talks and all my papers. I currently teach at The Pennington School (NJ), where I use beamer and TikZ daily for my algebra lectures.
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Apr 26 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Nov 16 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Apr 26 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Sep 29 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Jun 16 |
answered | Acoustic guitar: How to stop right index finger nail from wearing away? |
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May 27 |
awarded | Commentator |
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May 27 |
awarded | Teacher |
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Feb 8 |
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Acoustic/Electric Guitars @Alex Basson: Oh, of course, I read your answer in its entirety. Mine was only a lighthearted comment! No, it wasn't used; it was a blem, so I got it $100 cheaper. I had to fix up for reinforcements, partly due to poor care over a humid summer and some defects (yeah, it was a blem:)) but, overall, it's still a reasonably decent piece of work. I should also point out that I'm primarily a bassist, then a classical guitarist. When the right time comes, I hope to get one of those $1000 Taylors or the like. I seriously envy those people but one has to make the best of what one has. |
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Feb 8 |
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Acoustic/Electric Guitars @Alex Basson: $1000? Not everyone has that kind of dough to shell out :) I got a middle-of-the-range acousto-electric Alvarez for about $400. Spent another $250 at the shop fixing it up and now it plays like a dream. |
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Feb 8 |
answered | Varying rhythms on bass |
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Jan 26 |
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Are there some classical pieces that lend themselves well to guitar? Yeah, I second the community wiki suggestion. |
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Jan 23 |
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What is the 1-6-2-5 Chord Progression? Because it's idiomatic in the diatonic major scale and that's its foundation. Used in any other scale, some modifications would have to be made. In the diatonic natural minor, for instance, it would be i - VI - ii° - v at the most basic level. Of course, you'd still call it 1-6-2-5 but, really, the 1-6-2-5 everyone recognizes is the major diatonic. |
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Jan 23 |
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What are some chord substitutions for a I-IV-V blues progression? Wow! Solid and thorough answer! |
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Jan 23 |
answered | What is the 1-6-2-5 Chord Progression? |
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Jan 22 |
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What is the 1-6-2-5 Chord Progression? Yeah, it definitely seems like a chord to me—a major 7th. |
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Jan 21 |
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Free exercise books For left-hand dexterity, and right-hand fluidity, I'd recommend Carlevaro and Giuliani. Will post a proper answer, soon. Although these are primarily for nylon, they have excellent all-round fretboard application (even to bass). What sort of instrument do you have? A nylon/acoustic/electric? What are you into? Whichever, Carlevaro/Giuliani have really some of the best methods out there. My teacher used these for all his students in all styles and on all sorts of guitars. |
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Jan 21 |
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Free exercise books Nothing that good comes free :) Go get some books! |
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Jan 21 |
answered | Tips for playing outdoors in cold weather? |
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Jan 21 |
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Where can I find music notes for classical guitar and lute online? If you're seriously into classical guitar music, then you would have to buy actual books! Even then, many of these books are hard to find! |
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Jan 17 |
answered | “one finger per fret” - is it worth following this rule? |
