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RE: How long did it take for you to become good?
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1 - 3 years |
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5 - 7 years |
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7 - 9 years |
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Theres no hope for me and I just do this for fun! |
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polishcomedy
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Joined: Feb. 7 2009
From: Orlando
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RE: How long did it take for you to ... (in reply to minordjango)
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I'd say playing other things has definitely helped. Playing songo, tumbao, etc. patterns on drums helps with rhythm, and fingerstyle bass really strengthens the fingers for picado cuz the strings are thicker. However, learning flamenco from day 1 is also good cuz you get all the correct habits right off the bat, but it's probably harder to diversify. I've always played a lot of stuff. I'll never be a true flamenco master because I have my foot in so many doors, so to speak, but I'm okay with that. I've always been a jack of all trades. I do really enjoy learning, playing, and listening to it, though.
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Date May 14 2009 17:21:15
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gato
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RE: How long did it take for you to ... (in reply to at_leo_87)
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I don't even really know.....what is the self perpetuated impression of the self, ability, or even self esteem? But I am with your joke florian, listen to nothing, play it the way you play it then tune it up when you have the capacity, such as playing a cd, studying scores, playing with people, or even just watching, or working with a teacher or other guitarist or a dancer. Go to Juergas. Imagine what it was like before the record player even existed, people got along, and they went out of their silence and tuned it up. That's how it all began, and yet I think that it is the best way. And when you explore your guitar you become one with it. Call it year 1 and do this and then answer the poll, because I think that you need that silence to conquer, and it is the only way to really go about it if you want to carry on the thread and tradition. And I mean that. The rest can ultimately become a self defeating crutch of over exposure and really can be the cause of a lot of confusion. Gary
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Date May 14 2009 19:48:53
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Florian
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From: Adelaide/Australia
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RE: How long did it take for you to ... (in reply to minordjango)
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just $39.95, two pills to be taken every morning theres also the organic way... mushrooms quote:
I'd say playing other things has definitely helped. Playing songo, tumbao, etc. patterns on drums helps with rhythm, and fingerstyle bass really strengthens the fingers for picado cuz the strings are thicker. However, learning flamenco from day 1 is also good cuz you get all the correct habits right off the bat, but it's probably harder to diversify. I've always played a lot of stuff. I'll never be a true flamenco master because I have my foot in so many doors, so to speak, but I'm okay with that. I've always been a jack of all trades. I do really enjoy learning, playing, and listening to it, though. Yes ofcourse its a greate advantage...i cant really think of any great disadvantages..maybe..hard to tell, you would be a better judge of that.. the only thing i could think of that might, be a a slight disadvantage.. if any ..is yeah the more you know the less room there is for new stuff, or are so set in your ways or so confident in your abilities that try to change flamenco to suit you rather than change yourself to suit it.. I know a jazz dancer who is very good at jazz...been dancing about 15 years jazz, he started dating a flamenco dance teacher and they do shows togheder (shes quite a decent dancer but must be so blinded by love that she sees what she wants to see)...now hes been around the scene about 9 years...and he dances...his version of flamenco its AWFUL...embarasing, hes done nothing but trying to adapt some flamenco turns and caricature manarisms to what he does and bad cliques of how he sees when he sees a male dancing and what it means ..the sad thing is that hes been around for 9 years...had he not had all that confidence and bagage from beeing good allready at jazz he might have actually just learned flamenco and gotten decent at it... theres people who were beginners or not even in the scene when he started who now are quite good and perform the real thing..while he will always be seen as a joke to flamenco by those that study it.. and its got nothing to do with his personaliity cause hes a nice enough guy..i am sure the guys in adelaide know who i am speaking off You cant pretend to dance flamenco ..you either dance it or you dont... but i am sure u are not in any of this categories cause as you say you love learning respect to that..(excellent way to be) my story is not in anway related to you.. just a rare example where what should have been an advantage for him turned into his worst disadvantage..but thats just one case..majority of good guitarists i know played other stuff before flamenco and they made it work for them and used the experience to their advantage quote:
I'll never be a true flamenco master because I have my foot in so many doors, so to speak, but I'm okay with that. I've always been a jack of all trades. I do really enjoy learning, playing, and listening to it, though. thats all that counts...and who knows...u might just have the perfect ingidiants
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Date May 15 2009 5:00:36
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