Miguel de Maria -> RE: Some thoughts about playing guitar (Jul. 5 2005 19:45:57)
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The attitude of trying to impress people is understandable, although immature. This instrument, no matter what genre, requires immense devotion in order to succeed as a solo instrument. That goes even for falsetas, I think (as opposed to a solo guitar concert). Many of the techniques, such as picado, rasgueados, tremolos take a lot of time to master. It is understandable we want to show off. I think you get to a point, where you stop playing techniques in order to show off and start using them as tools when they are called for. I think you start thinking ore about effect; that is, the effect of great music and how to make it. Phrasing and rhythm become more important at this point. I think the 2nd stage is the superior stage, as "music" beats display in the end. But certainly there is a place for showing off and it's a natural thing to want to do.
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