RE: following compas with the foot

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Ricardo

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Joined: Dec. 14 2004
From: Washington DC

RE: following compas with the foot (in reply to Exitao)

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Let me try to say back what I think you mean. If I'm wrong you can smack me.
A full count of the compas is 3 measures, so you tap your foot three times for each measure, coming to the resolution of the compas. You like to think of it(or feel it?) as two measures of 6 beats, which are the compas accents. This is your medio compas?

About the crazy dance part, is that because they think more in contra tiempo?

"smack". 12 count =12 eighth notes. One measure is 6 eighth notes. So TWO measures.
I tap my foot THREE times per measure, every other eighth note or count. I describe the measure as having THREE beats.

Dancers are crazy because they are not musicians, but have a lot of strange ways to describe and communicate the music they hear. Counting all the way to 12 for example.

As far as feeling it without the foot. Of course you can do it. The foot is just a way to lock into the groove better, and it is part of feeling. Just moving a little to the music is part of it to. Like I said, if you have to think about it you might not be feeling it. If you can't feel it YOU ARE NOT DOING IT. Paco is always just feeling it. When you watch him play bulerias though, his foot is ALWAYS going at some beat. There is a reason for using the foot and it does have to do with feeling the beat, not counting.

Ricardo

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 18 2006 16:06:56

Exitao

Posts: 907
Joined: Mar. 13 2006
From: Vancouver, Canada

RE: following compas with the foot (in reply to Ricardo)

Ouch!

I keep thinking I understand you but I'm wrong. Now my head hurts on inside and outside.

Maybe I'm not ready for this yet. If you see this thread pop back up to top in a month or two, don't be surprised.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 18 2006 18:19:14

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RE: following compas with the foot (in reply to Ricardo)

Bulerias is not polka

and that´s what makes it difficult to understand, especially with the head

Bulerias is full of sincopations, of beats and polyrythm, so you need something to glue it together.

I saw a small group the other day. Cante, 2 guitars, cajon, two palmeros (handclaps)
While they were doing a complicated bulerias, the palmero to the extreme left side was doing two counting (12-2 4-6-8-10) with his right foot lifting it at least 20 cm everytime. He was conducting the group and everyone was looking at him while doing some kind of polyrytmic variation.

It´s the same when you play a complicated falseta or compás, the foot is "gluing" it all together

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 19 2006 6:58:07