Nuages attempts

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Especially for you Steve :grinning:. After a few takes I managed to get something together. I find timing in this song the hardest part, especially bar 21 to 23. Don’t know if I can give you tips though, but feel free to ask. Cheers.

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Ah, that is fantastic! You got that together pretty quickly :grinning:
You asked for critical feedback but I honestly have none to offer, not at this stage. I notice you’ve chosen Alex’s ā€œsimplerā€ options for certain parts, and so have I. I think once you’ve worked it up a bit more you’ll be able to go for the more interesting ones, but you’ve already made it a complete thing. I’m still working on the C section and I’ll post my attempt as soon I’ve finished it. I don’t know about you, but I work on these pieces for so long that I lose interest before I’ve finished them and turn to something new - that’s something I need to work on. When I started on Nuages I asked Alex for a backing track to help me hold it all together. It seems I can’t upload it here, but you’ll find it under Nuages in the chord melody collection. I really hope you’ll work on this a bit more and post it again when it’s a bit smoother! I got through Here, There and Everywhere by slowing it right down and playing it with a metronome and building up the speed. That’s hardly an original tip, but I think one you’ve got Nuages completely in your fingers and up to speed it’ll be a great part of your repertoire. You’ve defnitely inspired me to return to it, so watch this space. I’m a bit too work-busy at the moment but I’ll get there :grinning:

Thanks man! Yes this is after a day or three of some mixed practise sessions, pretty pleased with how fast I got round it. It needs some work. One thing I might give you as a tip, or at least how I see it… once I’ve worked on a piece thoroughly (and I mean really starting with analysing the harmony and getting the piece memorised), I practice it until I notice that I’m not making any progress anymore, or as you say it ā€˜get sick/bored of itā€ I put it aside and start something else. When I then pick it up again a few weeks or months later, I usually notice a significant improvement rather fast. So yeah, variation and repetition are key I guess…
I don’t exactly see what you mean with the ā€˜easy version’, maybe I missed that?
I saw the backing track, maybe I should give that a try as well, though I rather see it as a kinda free floating piece to some degree ofcourse.
There is reverb on there though, to each it’s own taste ofcourse :smile:. It might not come across the same in the recording as how I hear it in the room…
Looking forward to see your attempt!

No worries! What I meant by ā€˜simple’ version is that Alex gives some alternatives to the tab version that are a bit more challenging. I stuck to the tab version, haha. I’ll be trying out Abelton soon, so I’ll let you know how I get on. It’s all new to me!

Man, you’re doing some great work on these and bravo for posting these videos, I’m sure others will find it to be very encouraging and inspiring!
A lot of my students have found ā€œNuagesā€ to be a hard one timing wise, and my advice is always the same; you’re right in that this should be played a little ā€œrubato/freeā€, but first off do get it locked in on grid with a metronome or against a backing track. Then start to relax it and let it breathe over time.

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