ToddK -> RE: Arpeggio exercise (Mar. 27 2009 20:41:49)
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Play lots and lots of classical/flamenco guitar, This can be a bit of a dangerous suggestion. Now that im playing conventional, im realizing that, in particular, the arpeggio technique for each style is pretty significantly different. The profile of the right hand is lower, and more perpendicular to the strings in flamenco. Classical players use a higher profile, and play more off the left edge of the nail. Classical rest stroke is also very different from flamenco picado. The angle of the thumb is also a big deal. The tone you're shooting for is very different in flamenco than it is in classical. In flamenco, you want the thumb to slide from flesh to string, so the nail smacks(clicks) into the string. That is the traditional sound. It does not sound flamenco with out that sound. In classical, the thumb has to sound very smooth. So if you want to play both styles, you are unavoidably in the situation of "serving 2 masters". In my opinion, you dont want to attempt to learn both simultaneously. These two right hand profiles will be fighting against each other. They are not nearly as; so called "parallel" as many people think. They are actually quite different. So be aware of this. Technique is key to getting the right sound, and flamenco and classical tone are 2 very different things. Mastering a guitar "Style" is virtually the same thing as mastering a guitar "Sound" So decide which one you want to take on, and focus only on that for a good amount of time. The big picture/point im trying to make here is, classical and flamenco are both played on a nylon string, with the fingers, and even mostly have the same sequences (pamimap, pami, pima,) BUT, they are not the same thing.
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