staccato picado

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johnnefastis

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staccato picado

Sorry to bring up such an old topic but I have checked the archives and can't find a simple answer to this question.

I am trying to raise my lame picado from about 104 to 120/130 bpm (sixteenth notes). Practicing staccato seems to be really recommended here. So I am wondering those of you that do this, do you do it all the time ? Everytime you practice a scale etc.

At the moment I try this sometimes but then also play scales non staccato.

Thanks
Simon

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Ricardo

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RE: staccato picado (in reply to johnnefastis)

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ORIGINAL: johnnefastis

Sorry to bring up such an old topic but I have checked the archives and can't find a simple answer to this question.

I am trying to raise my lame picado from about 104 to 120/130 bpm (sixteenth notes). Practicing staccato seems to be really recommended here. So I am wondering those of you that do this, do you do it all the time ? Everytime you practice a scale etc.

At the moment I try this sometimes but then also play scales non staccato.

Thanks
Simon

Pretty much yes, and not just scales, any apoyando melody with i-m alternation. Now, please don't extend this to each note of say Concierto de Aranjuez movement II. But not held notes, yes.

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johnnefastis

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RE: staccato picado (in reply to johnnefastis)

Thanks Ricardo I will try and take it more seriously and see if it improves things.

But say on Gerardo's Encuentro DVD, it sounds to me that when he plays a slow scale he lets each note sound out.

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Ricardo

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RE: staccato picado (in reply to johnnefastis)

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ORIGINAL: johnnefastis

Thanks Ricardo I will try and take it more seriously and see if it improves things.

But say on Gerardo's Encuentro DVD, it sounds to me that when he plays a slow scale he lets each note sound out.

He was not demonstrating stacato, nor discussing it. When going slow he is showing you the notes of left hand...wouldn't make sense to detach them. Perhaps not even aware of it's practical benefits, I don't know. It seemed something obvious to me when I first heard PDL with Al dimeola. But in gerardo's actual music at tempo he is doing it quite often. Could be flamencos only see it as a musical effect, but I believe it to be a bit of a trade secret, like using grease for RH finger tips as well.

Many students I have think they are doing it but are not. The best practice is open strings. See Scott Tennant pumping nylon for good examples. Was not surprised to read years later how PDL did open strings in groups of 3 to warm up his picado.

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