Folk Dance (for Classical Guitar)

kristyjo

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This is the uptempo half of a duo - the first one I posted was 'Melancholy'. This is titled 'Folk Dance. it's kind of a hybrid between software and real instrumental guitar. I couldn't figure out how to do harmonics with software instruments : )
Thanks to everyone who listened to these songs and took time to comment. Posting these pieces and then looking forward to some comments and criticism is a really important part of my weekend. Knowing I have an audience (and being part of an audience for other musicians) really inspires me to keep writing.

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Song Stats

Hits: 1237
Comments: 12
Fans: 4
Plays: 237
Downloads: 137
Votes: 11
Uploaded: Sep 17, 2006 - 09:55:50 PM
Last Updated: Sep 17, 2006 - 09:55:50 PM Last Played: Sep 11, 2009 - 02:39:27 AM

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Keywords:

dance (607), folk music (5), classical guitar (105), guitar (1071), alternate tuning (1)

Hardware:

PB G4

Software:

Finale, GarageBand, JamPack 4

Comments

Roxylee	Roxylee said 1161 days ago (September 17th, 2006)
	Vey Pretty I wish I could play software instruments like you! Very nice sound and pretty melody. :-) Check out my latest song called Sweet Grace

kristyjo	kristyjo said 1161 days ago (September 18th, 2006)
	Thanks for listening I'm glad you enjoyed it. I spend lots of time in the software instruments 'tool box' because there's something really satisfying about getting the sound i like from there. (also because I don't practice the 'real thing' often enough.) Check out my latest song called What a Friend We Have in Jesus

drakonis

drakonis said 1161 days ago (September 17th, 2006)

Simple, like me!
I enjoyed this immensely... it was "simple sounding", but had
delightfully twisty surprises, like the bass guitar upbeats interweaving
with the melody, and the really nice chewy harmonies that are
completely expected, except for a couple of really surprisingly cute
"Ha! You thought I'd play this, but I played THAT!" chords, that were
even better. This has little "smirks" hidden throughout it that made me
giggle. As for faking the "harmonic pluck" of a guitar, you could
probably get close with weird settings of distortion and EQ, but I
thought you tacking on the recording at the end was "cheating by
playing the real thing", which was itself a backwards smirky thing to
do, and thus made me smile even more.
ttfn,
Drakonis

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kristyjo	kristyjo said 1160 days ago (September 18th, 2006)
	Simple, like you! I'm glad you spotted the sly little quirks. I was once a folk dancer, of sorts, and remember all of the practicing to get it right, in rhythm, in unison with the other dancers, yet, try to keep a fresh, exciting lively feeling, too. I may have had some of that in mind when I wrote this piece. Check out my latest song called What a Friend We Have in Jesus

MidiOrleans	MidiOrleans said 1161 days ago (September 18th, 2006)
	Enjoyed! Much enjoyed Check out my latest song called Calle del Maine

kristyjo	kristyjo said 1157 days ago (September 21st, 2006)
	I'm glad you had a chance to listen! And that you enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to hearing some more of your postings soon. Check out my latest song called What a Friend We Have in Jesus

dreadmon

dreadmon said 1160 days ago (September 18th, 2006)

Mmmm, minors....
This is lovely, KJ - I'll have to go back and check the first half of this pair - this is really beautiful, but then, I find great beauty in minor keys all the time. It's very effervescent and waaaay too short - this could've gone on for a while and I would've been quite happy to soak it all in. It reminds me a tad of Ray Lynch and his work on the album "Deep Breakfast". A smiler, this one!

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Feter	Feter said 1160 days ago (September 19th, 2006)
	someday ..!! I ll write like you .... ! this is perfect !! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

	said 1158 days ago (September 20th, 2006)
	Up tempo and fun! Something noble in this one ...feels a bit more upper crust than "folk" per se. I like how you counter the disciplined up beat feel in this to Melancholy. Again this goes into the painting soundtrack! Keep making music.. dont ever stop. The muses would weep.. truly.

j2morrow	j2morrow said 1156 days ago (September 22nd, 2006)
	Well done A real delight. Enjoyed listening to this. Check out my latest song called CAPTURE THE RAPTURE

Denny Borsboom	Denny Borsboom said 1147 days ago (October 2nd, 2006)
	Beautiful composition this. It seems like it's playable on a real guitar, I mean: it's not just a piece which uses classical guitar but a piece that's for classical guitar. So do you write this on guitar and then play it on software instruments? Bye Denny Check out my latest song called Memphisto

kristyjo

kristyjo said 1098 days ago (November 19th, 2006)

Hi Denny
Yes, I actually have played this on classical guitar, but I've been so out of practice that I was a bit embarrassed by how poorly I played it 'live'. The live pass was where I got the final harmonic chord. All of my stuff for classical guitar was actually written on classical guitar, and I have it notated and annotated for the guitar.

Check out my latest song called What a Friend We Have in Jesus

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Name: Kristine Johanek

I've been performing, composing and teaching music for many years. I enjoy arranging traditional and classic pieces, and also enjoy composing original music. I'll write for whomever will perform my music, so I've written for children's choirs, co... [see more]

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