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tonebase Guitar Course

Brouwer

Etude No. 1

Taught by renowned guitarist 

Rene Izquierdo

Rene Izquierdo performs and teaches all ten of Leo Brouwer’s Estudios Sencillos.<br><br>In this lesson, Izquierdo covers the multitude of technical and musical challenges one encounters in this “simple” study. Some of the topics include using a combination of rest and free stroke in the thumb, bringing out the dynamic shape, and stretching in the left hand.

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    Duration: 
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Etude No. 1

Rene Izquierdo performs and teaches all ten of Leo Brouwer’s Estudios Sencillos.

In this lesson, Izquierdo covers the multitude of technical and musical challenges one encounters in this “simple” study. Some of the topics include using a combination of rest and free stroke in the thumb, bringing out the dynamic shape, and stretching in the left hand.

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Rene Izquierdo

Rene Izquierdo is a recipient of numerous awards including the JoAnn Falletta, and Schadt String competitions. He is currently a professor at the Wisconsin State University in Milwaukee.

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