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What to know before accompanying dance
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xirdneH_imiJ
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From: Budapest, now in Southampton
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RE: What to know before accompanying... (in reply to shaun)
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you'll need to study the typical structure for dance in different palos, learn the typical variations, llamadas, remates - recognizing remates before they happen is essential...dance accompaniment typically involves cante accompaniment as well, when the singing happens you have to accompany both so it's important that you don't overplay... it's also important to learn and invent falsetas that suit the dance, no matter how good you are, technical and complicated falsetas are rarely useful for dance...also, depending on the dancer you accompany, some prefer that you give a solid base for them to dance on, some like it when you follow their variations on your guitar... of course it won't hurt to sit through hundreds of dance classes and find a dancer who doesn't only do a choreography but improvises as well...there are many aspects here...especially as some dancers have a tendency to not show much respect to guitarists, you may have to put up with lots of things...learn to speak when necessary and nod often :)
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Date Sep. 30 2012 19:39:59
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mark indigo
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RE: What to know before accompanying... (in reply to shaun)
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I've been performing solo for a couple years now. I'm considering going to one of the dance classes around here to see about accompanying. Can anybody offer any pointers about making the transition from playing solo to accompanying dance or just anything about accompanying dance in general? The first three points are obviously: 1. Compás. 2. Compás. 3. Compás. Anything else would be helpful. same as anything else, if you want to learn something listen to/watch someone good doing it. watch dance performances - live shows, youtube, I haven't seen the rito y geografia de baile DVD's (anyone got a review?). You need to get to know typical forms of falsetas, llamadas, remates, letras, escobillas etc. etc. (eg. most guitarists know the typical escobilla music for Alegrías and Soleá cos they are falsetas) Depending on the teacher, they will often have video or audio of dances, either where they learnt from, or previous accompanists or of performances etc. In my experience the really good dance teachers are pretty good at explaining what they want, singing the letras, sometimes singing a particular falseta they want, vocalising the rhythm/syncopation of llamadas or remates or stops or whatever. The less good ones tend to be the ones that (for whatever reason, maybe 'cos they are insecure in their knowledge or abilities) "blame the guitarist"
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