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Miguel de Maria
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To Henrik and Jerzy
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This question is also for anyone else, but specifically for Henrik and Jerzy and any other speedsters here. Now, as far as picado, I had reached a pretty nice facility, being able to play sixteenth notes at around 175-180 for well-rehearsed, easy scales. I noticed a horrible thing the last few weeks, of having lost this ability, and struggling to pull off a big picado run at even 115 or so! I have been practicing a lot lately, about 3-6 hours a day, but hardly any picado (i am doing classical guitar exercises from Ricardo Iznaola's Kitharalogus, a regimen that lasts about an hour and a half). Tonight, much to my relief, after a half hour or so or scales I got them back up to speed. I was wondering if anyone has had the experience of having their picado deteriorate badly after not practicing it awhile. Is picado something that must be kept up, or like riding a bike?
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Date Jun. 6 2004 3:11:00
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Miguel de Maria
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RE: To Henrik and Jerzy (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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Your English is fine. It is reassuring to me that this happens to you, too! Interestingly, though, I don't get back my picado from playing slowly. It usually takes me working up the scales from 80 bpm all the way up, using 20 bpm jumps, playing quarters, eighths, triplets, then sixteenths in each one. The whole process takes 15 minutes or so. I have noticed that my fast arpeggios deteriorate too, if I don't work on them. I wonder if I should incorporate a fast scales and arpeggios section in my daily morning routine so that I never lose them... Incidentally, in Paco's biography, he claims that he doesn't practice anymore, that "I have played a lot of guitar and when you play that much you don't have to practice." I wonder if this can be believed.
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Date Jun. 6 2004 15:39:21
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Miguel de Maria
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RE: To Henrik and Jerzy (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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Henrik, according to the study I am citing, 6 hours is not sustainable, but 4 is. Therefore it will take 10 years. When I say 4, I don't mean 2 hours of scales and 2 hours of messing around or gigging. Practice. Scales, arpeggios, theory study, perfecting pieces, working on rhythm. The rest doesn't count! :) I think knowing classical is an advantage, technique-wise for flamenco. They are very similiar and such things as independence of the RH fingers would certainly be advanced. Also the chords and positions in classical are more similiar to flamenco than other styles (I believe). And of course the classical guitar is very similiar to the flamenco guitar. On the other hand, the sense of rhythm would be very much more developed in other styles such as jazz and even rock. The way of playing aggressively, so important in flamenco, is not encouraged among classicals. But I must confess that my years of playing classical were never very devoted, that is a recent thing for me about 3-4 years. Before that it was almost all "playign around," not really practicing.
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Date Jun. 7 2004 15:57:15
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