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Scott Tennant

09/16/18

@ tonebase Guitar

In my approach to playing harpsichord music on guitar, I try to avoid cross-string trills unless the piece was originally written for instruments like the lute or theorbo.

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S1E1: Scott Tennant - The tonebase Classical Guitar Podcast

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S1E1: Scott Tennant - The tonebase Classical Guitar Podcast

09/16/18

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