Foot tapping in Solea por Bulerias (Full Version)

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Pawo -> Foot tapping in Solea por Bulerias (Apr. 7 2011 0:16:13)

Newb question here I'm afraid...if any one could spare a mo.... I've been practising solea por bulerais recently and not sure of best way to tap the foot. I've tried two different ways: one where I group the 12 beats into four groups of three and tap on the first beat of each group 1, 4, 7, 10 and feel the 3 6 8....12 accents as kind of upbeats. The other way I've tried is to just tap on the accents 3, 6, 8, 10, 12.

Interestingly each method seems to give the music a different feel ...the first method I think has the danger of making it feel more like a waltz. The second method of tapping the accents is a bit harder and probably better to practice

Thoughts anyone?

Cheers
Dave



xirdneH_imiJ -> RE: Foot tapping in Solea por Bulerias (Apr. 7 2011 0:37:45)

12-3-6-8-10 is the way to go...i don't think it's a good idea to flirt with anything else unless you're really confident of the compás...of course your first variation is valid also, but mostly in certain dance situations...



kudo -> RE: Foot tapping in Solea por Bulerias (Apr. 7 2011 1:29:35)

the best for Solea por Bulerias is 12-3-7-8-10 rather than the traditional 12-3-6-8-10

but 12 beat palos can sometimes be simplified to: especially in Escobilla
12-3-6-9



Pawo -> RE: Foot tapping in Solea por Bulerias (Apr. 7 2011 11:54:15)

Thanks for the replies. Interesting that both of you wrote the accents counting from 12, the same as modern bulerias as I understand it. When playing bulerias compass I tap my foot on 12, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10....and kind of feel/ think of the compass patterns starting from 12, but with solea por bulerias I feel/think of the compass patterns starting from 1. Anyway,suppose I just need to play lots and internalise the rhythm...

Cheers



xirdneH_imiJ -> RE: Foot tapping in Solea por Bulerias (Apr. 7 2011 12:05:08)

i think the 7-8 accents are for more advanced players, plus they don't work in every situation...
12 is a pivot point, thinking from 1 is not a good idea imo...for example if anything i play starts from 1, i still mark the 12 with a golpe or at least with my foot...



chester -> RE: Foot tapping in Solea por Bulerias (Apr. 9 2011 4:06:10)

I don't want to get into why I think tapping on the accents is wrong (but I will if you ask) but here's my method of counting all those hemiola rhythms -

Tap your foot on the numbers but accent the emboldened parts:

1 2 + 3 4 5 6

Hope it helps, hit me up for a rant....



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