Gavotte 1 & 2 - J.S. Bach (from Cello Suite #6)
Reviewing part of this cello suite no. 6 “Gavotte 1 & 2” by Bach. For a private recital...
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Featured Music Articles
Explore some featured selections of my music work below and some of my cover songs playthrough.
Alvin O. Salenga
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13th December 2021
Pure warm up Improvisation on D minor Key
Warming up before my classes starts…. Improvising on D minor backing track. Its just anything goes….
Alvin O. Salenga
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15th November 2021
The Island of Broken Promises (2021) by Jeff Dimatulac
Re trying it again to see if I can remember after not playing it for a year or so... I have permission from the composer himself to record and perform 4 songs that we did before including this one.
Alvin O. Salenga
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22nd October 2021
“Make me wanna die” acoustic snippet cover by Pretty Reckless
Acoustic snippet of the song “Make me wanna die”, by The Pretty Reckless with one of my best friend and colleague, Milića Petronijević
Alvin O. Salenga
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15th September 2019
"YYZ" by Rush (Cover Playthrough) 2019
For Band rehearsal: 2nd piece to prepped... This instrumental piece, "YYZ" by Rush... Maintaining what I have in this piece. For me still a powerful piece to play.
No Copyright Intended just reveiwing/practicing these awesome piece.
No Copyright Intended just reveiwing/practicing these awesome piece.
Alvin O. Salenga
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15th September 2019
"Earthshine by Rush (Cover Playthrough) 2019
"Earthshine" by Rush. Checking the Odd time feel & the effects that I wanna use on specific section.
no Copyright intended here just practicing one of my favorite Rush Songs.
no Copyright intended here just practicing one of my favorite Rush Songs.
Alvin O. Salenga
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10th July 2019
"Finally Free", Guitar Playthrough
No Copyright intended.. just practicing one of my favorite pieces, within Scenes from a memory Album by #Dream Theater. Though I needed to fix some parts of my playing. Need to review more time of it and get used to the sequencee
Alvin O. Salenga
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3rd July 2019
"State of Grace" Guitar Playthrough
No Copyright Intended, just practicing my own way of playing this beautiful duet piece by John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess ....
Alvin O. Salenga
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23rd June 2019
"Fri Thy Slaves" | 4 Original Songs Guitar Playthrough
This is for Documentation Only and my references for each song I rendered, in it's very RAW recording with an iPhone only and what you hear is exactly the way I played it.
In it's Order:
1. It's You vs You...
2. Humans
3. Island of Broken Promises
4. Gahaman
All Compositions by Jeff Dimatulac.
Equipments Used for my Sound:
1. Mesa Boogie Throttle Box (Mark V in a Box)
2. EQ
3. Modulation: Chorus
4. Blackstar IDCore10 v2
5. EBMM JPX6 BFR model
Thanks...
In it's Order:
1. It's You vs You...
2. Humans
3. Island of Broken Promises
4. Gahaman
All Compositions by Jeff Dimatulac.
Equipments Used for my Sound:
1. Mesa Boogie Throttle Box (Mark V in a Box)
2. EQ
3. Modulation: Chorus
4. Blackstar IDCore10 v2
5. EBMM JPX6 BFR model
Thanks...
Alvin O. Salenga
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11th May 2019
"Hearts Burst into Fire" , Playthrough
No Copyright Intention just Practicing this cool song by Bullet from my Valentine... But this is in Drop D tuning instead of Drop C... Hope you enjoy. This band is just introduced to me by my band mates just recently... To cover the song... And I like it because it's heavy music...
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14th July 2022
CD Sampler Audio Tracks 2009
Recorded classical guitar music for my Fundraising concert for postgraduate studies at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff, Wales. In the year 2009.
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14th July 2022
Tracks from Clarion Chamber Music Ensemble
This is taken from the live concert performance series of Clarion Chamber Music Ensemble. Music by Luigi Boccherini and Peter Maxwell Davies...
Alvin O. Salenga
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19th December 2019
Andrew York Works
Practicing works by A. York
“Why” & “Sunday Morning Overcast”
Preparing this pieces and others for an private event happening soon.
“Why” & “Sunday Morning Overcast”
Preparing this pieces and others for an private event happening soon.
Alvin O. Salenga
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24th September 2019
My Entry to #kieselsolocontest2019
This is my first online contest experience since International Classical Guitar Festivals. This is new for me and just followed the rules, so I hope I'm on the right track here. Sorry for the sound, I don't have recording equipments. I just record the very basic I can, which is thru my Phone's Camera and Tri-pod.
Gear's Used:
Guitar: Musicman JPX-6
Effects: Throttle Box, EQ, Boost, Chorus & Delay
Amplifier: Blackstar ID Core
Video: iPhone SE
Thank You...
#kieselsolocontest2019
Gear's Used:
Guitar: Musicman JPX-6
Effects: Throttle Box, EQ, Boost, Chorus & Delay
Amplifier: Blackstar ID Core
Video: iPhone SE
Thank You...
#kieselsolocontest2019
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20th December 2018
”When I’m With You” (final demo)
This song Composition of mine is written way back 1997 and just finished it 2018. Vocals rendered by Mr. Fernando Marcos, a friend of mine from highschool at Notre Dame Manila. This song is influenced by Steve Vai album Sex and Religion with the song, in my dreams with you... It is written and composed for someone i knew, a girl of course, way back then... this is for her.
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19th December 2018
A New Day (Demo 2)
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15th December 2018
“Island of broken promises” 7 guitar tracks rendering (Balanced)
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Alvin O. Salenga
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14th December 2018
My Original Composition
My Composition entitles “When I’m with You”, written since 1997 finish rendering 2018. Acoustic tracks. Accompaniment only no vocals yet. Very happy that it turns out as I wanted to be.
Alvin O. Salenga
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6th December 2018
Disney Tune “A Whole New World”
My personal arrangement for My students studying finger - style guitar course.
Alvin O. Salenga
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23rd October 2017
“El Colibri”, practice at 130 bpm.
Maintaining my finger dexterity thru this piece. And this is one of my favourite pieces to play.
Alvin O. Salenga
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6th May 2015
Jackson JS22 - Dinky - 7 String
Getting use to this newly acquired Beast, the JS22-7 string... Very nice guitar.
The Beast: Jackson JS22-7 string Dinky.
Effects: DS-1X pedal
Equalisation: Level=10 o'clock | Low=1 o'clock | High=12 o'clock | Gain=Full
The Beast: Jackson JS22-7 string Dinky.
Effects: DS-1X pedal
Equalisation: Level=10 o'clock | Low=1 o'clock | High=12 o'clock | Gain=Full
Alvin O. Salenga
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27th April 2015
My Complete Combination Daily Exercises
This is my first attempt to play the whole ideas of each exercises that I'm doing , now rolled into one continuos flow of such exercises. For my finger dexterity maintenance thing. to keep my fingers on both hands in shape all the time.
Alvin O. Salenga
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21st April 2015
Combination Exercises (Part 2)
Second set of my Maintenance routine techniques that I do everyday. for my convenience, I just put them all in one piece. rather than playing them on each set of exercises and repetitions. just to save time on practicing techniques after having my warm ups.
Alvin O. Salenga
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13th April 2015
Combination Exercises (Part 1)
Just combining my routine guitar exercises into one single piece of workout for my technique. Quite interesting here is tonality change.
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About Me
I am a Classical and Electric Guitarist and a Pedagogue. I graduated at UST Conservatory of Music as a Classical Guitarist in Performing Arts, and that's my forte. But mostly I like Rock, Progressive, Power Metal Music and off course Classical Music in general. Now I loved and mixed the genres both in my playing and making music.