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NormanKliman
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RE: A Place To Start (in reply to flamablanca)
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A good question like that deserves a good answer. Here's a list that should keep you busy for a long time. You might be asking for just one or two styles to focus on, so this might be more than you want (in that case, choose the styles that are the easiest for you). The list is based on cante, so other styles could be included for baile and solo guitar. siguiriya soleá bulería por soleá (soleá por bulería) bulería tiento tango fandango de Huelva fandango libre malagueña granaína cantes mineros (cartagenera, taranta, etc.) cantiñas (alegrías, caracoles, mirabrás, romera) You should eventually be able to play bulerías, tangos, soleá, bulerías por soleá, siguiriyas, cantiñas and fandangos in a few different keys: E, C and A major for cantiñas; bulerías and tangos in Phrygian, major and minor in A and E (that's six different ways of playing for each style); and the rest in A and E Phrygian. So the list of 12 items actually involves 30 different ways of playing.
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Date Nov. 15 2010 8:19:03
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NormanKliman
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RE: A Place To Start (in reply to mezzo)
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quote:
I would also suggest to play some Sevillanas Yes, beginner's sevillanas are easy and good for building technique, but it's not a style that you're going to want to spend much time on. quote:
Wow, how many lifes do you need to achieve that??!? Everyone gets a little rusty in some keys, but it's not too hard. I'd say that, with good material and instruction, a bit of discipline and some kind of steady progress, it would take 10-15 years at the most. quote:
what is phrygian minor? Sorry, I should have explained that part of my message more clearly. Por arriba is like E Phrygian and por medio is like A Phrygian. Major and minor are different from Phrygian. Six different ways of playing bulerías and tangos. I've indicated the two most basic chords; there are others, obviously: A Phrygian (por medio): A-B flat A major: A-E7 A minor: A minor-E7 E Phrygian (por arriba): E-F E major: E-B7 E minor: E minor-B7 It's not unusual to play bulerías and tangos in other keys, like F-sharp Phrygian (taranta) or B Phrygian (granaína), and a modern approach would involve altered tunings, C-sharp Phrygian, D-sharp Phrygian... (but that's all advanced stuff).
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