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RE: Some how I lost my way in practi... (in reply to Haithamflamenco)
Always compas.
As far as palos, I divide the priority like this:
Top priority: new material that you are trying to memorize High priority: major palos that count in 12: Bulerias, Solea, Alegrias, Seguiriyas (I dont apply the Ida de Vuelta palos to this priority) Medium priority: common palos that count in 3 or 4 Low priority: lesser, rare palos or ones that you play an easy version of.
I make an excel spreadsheet to document my progress. Every time I practice a palo, I note the time spent (usually just 15 min for me since Ive aggrivated my tendonitis)
I color code the different palos to signify how long I think the benefits of that practice will last. The goal is- Try not to let any white spots show on the spreadsheet.
As far as technique, I only practice specific techniques that I want to use in a particular palo. When I do that, I just mark that Ive practiced the palo.
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RE: Some how I lost my way in practi... (in reply to Chiste de Gales)
I think i am the exact opposite of that. When i hear something i wanna play, i look up for tabs. If theres none i hear it out. Then i practice that segment for 2 weeks. After that im usually exhausted and move on to the next thing that strikes my way. I do NOT recommend this method
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RE: Some how I lost my way in practi... (in reply to Haithamflamenco)
Sometime you feel like you reached to steps where you say...hemmm what shall I do next, I think these steps are good to reach, beacuse it tell that you have achieved something witch is good mate
then to answer the question (what shall you do next?), if you focus you will find the answer by your self, because there is something messing you must feel it then you will know what is the next step and what stuff you should learn... I almost follow my feeling to figure out what is messing
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RE: Some how I lost my way in practi... (in reply to Haithamflamenco)
Just my two cents worth...but I find it helpful to focus on a different technique within the compass of the different palos. For instance arpeggio practice within Solea, alzapua practice within solea por bulerias etc.
I also isolate the techniques from compass and practice very slowly
This is my ideal way...but of course I often get distracted and just goof around
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RE: Some how I lost my way in practi... (in reply to Haithamflamenco)
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still didnot understand what Ricardo wrote " Compas " !!!
Compas will guide you, your direction, the order, what to start, what to repeat, both hands, how long, etc etc. Do it all in compas with some rhythmic expression, or don't do it at all. You never feel lost if you are letting the compas dictate your practice.
RE: Some how I lost my way in practi... (in reply to Haithamflamenco)
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Compas will guide you, your direction, the order, what to start, what to repeat, both hands, how long, etc etc. Do it all in compas with some rhythmic expression, or don't do it at all. You never feel lost if you are letting the compas dictate your practice.
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