Thatguy v2.0 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 This post was recognized by PeterthePapercomPoser! "Congrats on getting upwards of 5k views in just the first few days of publicizing this piece! I now hereby forthwith honor you with the newly minted "Lavender Hands Effect" badge to be awarded to all those who by some fluke of internet nature get thousands of views in a short time. Congrats again!" Thatguy v2.0 was awarded the badge 'Lavender Hands Effect' and 5 points. When we would take walks at night, she would always run her hands through the lavender bushes and inhale them deeply. Her face always lit up with bliss from the aroma. I don't see her anymore, but it's a memory I'll never forget. Hope you enjoy! MP3 Play / pause JavaScript is required. 0:00 0:00 volume > next menu Lavender Hands > next PDF Lavender Hands - Full Score 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mason M Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 This is a beautiful piece. What a journey! I especially love the a tempo at measure 20 and the resolution in the last measure. Are you playing in the recording? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatguy v2.0 Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 15 hours ago, Mason M said: Are you playing in the recording? Hey thanks! Yeah, but I cut my nails off recently and it was kinda hard to fingerpick an electric without them lol Thanks for listening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Ng Tsz Kiu Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Hey Vince, I really enjoy the bittersweet and nostalgic mood here, it’s beautiful with slight sadness but it’s the sadness and imperfection which makes the memory more beautiful, just like te smell of lavender will be more fragrant than a real lavender. I really love the much more positive mood throughout the piece which focuses on the good and beauty of a past love rather than the sadness of it, which for sure reflects your attitude towards love. Weirdly even though this piece has a more rubato tempo, it reminds me of your prelude no.4 with the rhythmic pattern and very smooth voice leading. I love your playing very much, that’s obviously much better than a computer rendition! 17 hours ago, Thatguy v2.0 said: Yeah, but I cut my nails off recently and it was kinda hard to fingerpick an electric without them lol Looks like it’s mutually exclusive to be a guitarist and a pianist LoL! Henry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatguy v2.0 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 10 hours ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said: I really love the much more positive mood throughout the piece which focuses on the good and beauty of a past love rather than the sadness of it, which for sure reflects your attitude towards love. ❤️ 10 hours ago, Henry Ng Tsz Kiu said: Looks like it’s mutually exclusive to be a guitarist and a pianist LoL! It's my fallacy as a musician. I grow my nails a bit for fingerpicking, but then I don't have the feel at piano anymore. Plus, most of the time I play guitar with a pick, and if my nails are a bit longer I'm constantly breaking the index nail since I'm a bit rough with a pick. So it goes. Thanks for the listen buddy, I always love to hear your thoughts on my music. P.S. Thanks for viewing my piece 5.2k times, I didn't know it would have that much of an impact on you 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Ng Tsz Kiu Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 6 hours ago, Thatguy v2.0 said: P.S. Thanks for viewing my piece 5.2k times, I didn't know it would have that much of an impact on you 🤣 Your impact on me is ENORMOUS. I am sure I will view your piece ntk times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterthePapercomPoser Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Very cool guitar instrumental! I think this piece typifies a certain union between melody and accompaniment that's common in this genre. Like... you almost can't just isolate the melody and have it make sense without the accompaniment. It's a very beautiful performance and the sheet music is great... maybe I should try to learn this piece to perform for my guitar group instead of the standard fare pop songs and Bach lute pieces? My only complaint is that the sheet doesn't seem to specify when to barre on a certain fret which seems like a technique that might make this easier to play at certain spots. Idk... did you barre certain chords when you played this? Thanks for sharing this bittersweet piece! Now if only the people searching for lavender hand soap stopped bombarding this topic! LoL (then again who else in the history of Young Composers Forum can say that their topic got 5.2k views in just 11 days!?) Haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatguy v2.0 Posted February 1 Author Share Posted February 1 39 minutes ago, PeterthePapercomPoser said: maybe I should try to learn this piece to perform for my guitar group instead of the standard fare pop songs and Bach lute pieces? YES! But... 39 minutes ago, PeterthePapercomPoser said: My only complaint is that the sheet doesn't seem to specify when to barre on a certain fret which seems like a technique that might make this easier to play at certain spots. Idk... did you barre certain chords when you played this? There are barre chords, can you play them? Measure 3 has a C chord that might be tricky unless you bar with the ring finger like I do. The sheet music will sometimes have fingering, I don't know about showing which chord shape to use however. A lot of it is standard and easy though. Barre chords are extremely important anyways, so I'd play as much as I can with them if I were you regardless. I also thumb some of the shapes, as it would be hard to play without doing so (like measure 15) Thanks for the listen Peter, I'm always hopeful you share a few words about anything I post. I'm glad you enjoyed this, L did too. 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Boyd Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I really enjoyed this, and least expected to hear an electric guitar on this forum! I can imagine parts of this in a film, following a protagonist bumbling along (maybe a kid at school walking home to his family) - You know, a feel good time of film? I’m a guitarist myself, and I found the comments regarding finger nails especially relatable!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thatguy v2.0 Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 @Markus Boyd thanks Markus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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