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RE: How anyone can become a good guitarist
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PacoPaella
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RE: How anyone can become a good gui... (in reply to Kate)
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this is a very interesting thread for the amateur, reading you pro guys' thoughts. Few things i cannot agree with - the "politically correct" idea of "sky's the limit" directly contradicts my experience. And theres one thing thats hard to describe for me that i noticed on my last visit to spain where i was lucky enough to see and hear some excellent flamencos. It was a different level of music, different from everything i've seen so far, and taht includes the cd's i have heard. Before taht i admired the guitar heroes and hoped to be able to play intermediate stuff one day at decent speed cleanly. The more you listen to pure guitar flamenco though the more it becomes frustrating if you have average talent, and limited time resources. You hear the stuff - you hear yourself - you are constantly reminded of how limited you are and will be. Then tehres these guys in spain. The guitar solos were not - technically - impressive. Yet the musical feeling that these guys showed while accompanying the cantaores ... the perfect synchronisation without any effort. This is what i want to reach now. And, different from my handicaps of pure mechanical/motorical abilities in solo guitar, i think that the main skill here is the ear, and the musical feeling, something you can work on without even having a guitar in hand! What i want to say is that to become a good guitarist, it can be a mistake to focus on technique only, and to watch others and compare yourself to them. After all this is music, not sport. Sorry for being incoherent
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Date Jan. 3 2006 16:19:14
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Francisco
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From: SW USA
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RE: How anyone can become a good gui... (in reply to Kate)
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No, i think theres many drives combined that are different for everyone Well said, Flo. Let me add to the list: Some do it because the melodies/rhythms have a nostalgic effect, and remind us of music we heard earlier in life. quote:
More examples were shown of creative visualisation being used to prepare in your mind what you wished to acheive physically I have read about this technique. One of the examples given to describe it explained how a photographer would mentally 'work out' the sequence of a photo session. Mentally visualizes each setting, angle, lighting etc. All done mentally, no notes, eyes closed, etc. When the time came for the shoot, each setting received only one or two takes as opposed to the numerous rolls of film normally taken during a session. So, what I've taken most from this thread: 1. "when you play, listen as though you were transcribing yourself" 2. "use more creative visualization in preparation for a piece" ...I wonder if the latter would have helped avoid a recent injury i had? quote:
Miguel I think the study of people who are really good at something is fascinating. Certainly there are such things as natural advantages or even perhaps natural skills or instincts, but I'm that doesn't interest me that much because it can't be changed. What can be changed is your mental state and your approach. Anyone here seriously tried meditation? I couldn't agree more. I have never meditated, that I'm aware of anyway. Is it something you do often, Miguel?
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Date Jan. 3 2006 18:27:36
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