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Figuring out falsettas (ear training)
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Mark2
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RE: Figuring out falsettas (ear trai... (in reply to XXX)
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That's for sure. It's a matter of practice picking falsetas off recordings. When I was first learning how to scrape guitar parts off recordings, I was trying to figure out pop guitar parts, which were buried in the mix. Sometimes, it was hard to even hear the guitar. The more I did it, the simpler it became. When I started with flamenco, it was almost like starting over even though the guitar was right out front. Different references. After a while, you start to hear the clues that make it possible to figure stuff out. The open strings, the tunings, the positions and sounds of various inversions. Like Ron, I remember putting turntables on half speed, then dubbing that to a cassette, which made the recording play back an octave lower. Compared to that, amazing slow downer makes it a snap. It just doesn't make it any easier to actually play the material and sound good though.............. Having been out of it for a while, sometimes when I hear new stuff with different tunings or stuff in non traditional keys(solea in B or something) it's a lot harder than trying to figure out a buleria falseta por medio. Ramon, just start with some simple sounding stuff, or work out some stuff that you have the music for, and keep going. As time goes by, it will be possible to figure out more complex stuff. quote:
ORIGINAL: Deniz I think it is also a question of how much you play. Pros learn and play new stuff on a daily basis without a loop or computer at hand. And they are more versed in picking up new stuff so i really think its not comparable to a hobby player.
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