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Miguel de Maria -> Ritmo for Ron (Aug. 12 2004 19:38:13)
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Ron,
I have been working on my rhythm lately, since my acquaintance Gaetano told me to work on my rumba strum. it's amazing how one can play such a simple, repetitive strum and still not get it right. I'm starting to think that at least part of it is in precision. So if you think of the rumba strum as da da da DA _ da da da, repeat, what that is really is 8 "da"s, with the fourth accented, the fifth absent. These should all be played with rhythmic precision. Add that to a good solid accent on the DA, then it should sound pretty good. It goes further than this, I think, but this is a good start.
I think that lead lines (licks) and falsetas need to hold to this internal precision, too. You play a lick in improv or a falseta, and it's not so much about where it ends or starts, but also how the notes fall inbetween. It seems to me that they ALL have to be perfect, not just the big hit on the 10. Maybe that's what seperates the good ball-strikers from the duffers, that internal consistency. That could be how even a melodic line can make you dance, if it is done with perfect rhythm. It would seem that in bulerias, unless you have complete internal understanding of "where you are" at all times, it would be impossible to make the falseta sound good. What do you think?
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