El Kiko -> RE: A question that might upset you (Sep. 7 2011 17:55:39)
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You have a point , it reminds me of a jazz type problem I looked at a long time ago . to do with people who play mainly behind the beat or some in front a bit ( of the beat ) this either gives a "laid back feel" or can create some drive and forward movment. all kinds of people use this , its called feel, drummers in particular , the metronome can detract from this "feel' in any kind of music , of course in flamenco , in one tune you may be on , or with the beat but jump slightly in front for the exiting ending. for example. The problem in a studio was if the drummer listened to a click track on headphones he was not free to play well , the solution was to not have the click on every beat , therefore in a swing type music in 4/4 120 BPM you would put the metronome at 60 BPM and these beats would be beat 2 and beat 4 , beats 1 and 3 wouldn't be clicked , its a bit like clicking your fingers to a swing track you would feel comfortable clicking on 2 and 4 and find it unatural to click on 1 and 3 . Anyway if it were 3/4 , as many tunes are in flamenco only the strong beat would be marked , like a Sevillanas would only be clicked on beat 1. the others would be silent, therefore you would play at 120 by setting at 40 and calling each click 1, This is one way to use technology to keep thing right but not be killed by it , leaving a bit of freedom. Also if you see a large orchestra rehearsing you will see the conductor instructing the orchestra and certain players of sections that will be played slightly slower or faster to create the desired atmosphere, so why should flamenco be any different . Technology isn't really changing things it's just the people using it that allow this to happen. Its what you want it to be . And that's my bit finished.
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