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A question about picado
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sonikete
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From: Sweden
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 RE: A question about picado (in reply to mrMagenta)
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Sorry, i mean first practice three finger picado for say ten minutes - then ragueados ten minutes - then back to three finger picado etc.
You can feel if you need more strength outwards or inwards in that you will be get more fatigued by one of them. So then you know what to do more of.
Then when you play picado then do that normally with i,m
Thats what i do at least, but look for grishas thread ..
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do you mean doing im, then some ia and am, or alternating all three doing imami?
and just generally doing rasgeados using the three fingers, like amii (last i upstroke).
You can do all those picado combinations when you have time, but i do it like that in a compressed warmup.
And amii rasg, yes or just ami
(i actually do; iai, imi, mam rasgeados when i also have time to do i,a and ma picado)
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Date Dec. 20 2006 19:39:39
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Florian
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Joined: Jul. 14 2003
From: Adelaide/Australia
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RE: A question about picado (in reply to sonikete)
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I agree with everything thats been said but noone ever told you why u should practice the 3rd fingher also.
I mean we only play picado with 2 fingers so to someone new it might not make sence so they might neglect it as i did for so long when i started out. Funny enough many of the beginner books dont explain why either, they just say that u should do it (but never why), but i think thats not enough, someone like me likes reasons.
Just assumed that it didnt apply to me because i only needed 2 fingers for picado and it was a waiste of time when i should be practicing the fingers that i do use.
It was my mistake.
when you practice picado with your 3rd finger u make it strongher, therefore balances you hand out making I and M work togheder better for some reason, i dont know detailed biological explonations, but after doing it a while u just start too feel the difference. it works.
if you are like i was and ignored the 3rd finger in picado exercises thinking it dosent make sence, do an experiment for yourself.
practice a scale with M A for about 5 minutes at whatever speed u can, then do the same scale with I M, u will get all the proof u need to satisfie your stubborn mind 
this is just my own experiences, and just part of what u should be doing.
ps. i am not a picado junkie , i focus alot of attention on it because is one of the hardest technique to develop. 
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Date Dec. 20 2006 20:05:09
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