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Speed or momentum?
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ToddK
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Joined: Dec. 6 2004
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 RE: Speed or momentum? (in reply to gshaviv)
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Something that i was thinking about this morning.
When i play a fast picado line, i ALWAYS have a rhythmic pulse
in my head that im playing to, as if its a metronome. Generally,
its usually a pulse every 4 notes.
I NEVER EVER just play the notes as fast as i can, ie, without the inner
pulse, wich comes from intense metronome practice.
This, imo, is especially important in toque libre, when playing free time,
then suddenly entering a fast run. When you hit the run, you begin
that inner metronome pulse or foot tap, and you play with it, as if you are suddenly
playing IN a specific bpm time. Its NOT just sporadic line of notes.
When i hit the run, i typically tap my foot around 200 bpm.
So, the listener may HEAR a line of sporadic fast notes, but im playing
and thinking in relation to a very specific pulse.
(wich confirms Miguel's "there's no speed without rhythm")
So, basically, METRONOME METRONOME METRONOME!
Let me ask you this. Can you tap out a pulse at , say, 160bpm, without
a reference from a metronome first? You should be able to hit it
within 5 bpm over or under.
If you cant, you havent practiced with the metronome enough, nor have
you payed enough attention to the specific feel of specific tempos.
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Date Jan. 23 2006 13:12:57
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Ricardo
Posts: 14822
Joined: Dec. 14 2004
From: Washington DC
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RE: Speed or momentum? (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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quote:
I meant, do you imagine the beat first before a strum or an arpeggio or any other musical concept,
For me, absolutely. I agree with Todd's take on runs, and carry it through all other techniques or musical passages. Even when you play "libre", you have to have phrasing. Even if you speed up and slow down, it is really a tempo beat that is speeding up or slowing down. Controlling this, is controlling the phrasing. Strumming is meant to be rhythmic. Where in the compas a rasgueado starts and ends, and everything in between, defines the rhythm itself. It is SO important to be aware, even if it is intuitive or a feeling.
Ricardo
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Date Jan. 25 2006 15:32:26
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