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Jamey -> RE: Sometimes... (Aug. 31 2004 4:51:13)
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They don't actually count, they feel the rhythm of it without a beginning and end. They simply jump in and play with the pattern (this would explain why more often than not, bulerias starts on count 12 and not 1). So long as they still keep the internal pattern, they're still on. Hard to describe and I know it sounds like I'm speaking utter nonesense but I asked a few guitarists in Sevilla and Cadíz that very question. Everybody I asked said the same thing, they don't count. I suppose at some point when first learning, they counted but I suspect by and large, it's a rhythmic pattern thing and not a numeric thing.
I dunno, it's not very clear to me either. I don't count by the way, I tend to screw up and get too distracted when I do. I was told to just feel the pattern and follow it. So, that's what I try to do.......though it really doesn't make actual playing any easier, it just keeps me from falling out of compas (unless I hit something technically that I suck at, then the whole thing goes down the tubes).
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