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odinz -> RE: A good time playing music (May 4 2012 0:29:15)
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Seems like such an awesome experience, playing in orchestra is very cool and you learn alot about music.
I think if you learn many styles of music, you will almost instantly start to look at how they are different in construction, and also notice similarities, dynamics and all.
Broadening the musical landscape within yourself gives not only a bigger landscape but also a greater understanding of it.
All in all, music is music and a style is just a classification of one area in the universe of music.
When I went to school, I got to know first hand how awesome cello in flamenco can be, even if my toque is not the greatest I played together with a classically trained cellist who was the schools cello virtuosi, she started improvising a bit at first but then found a melodic theme to both a fandango and a solea.
And really, the most awesome part was when I stopped playing and she even kept compas and the melodic theme and the compas started to evolve when she experimented, then I came back into playing and it got boring again[:D]
But both as I was surprized and in awe, I had learned so much from that.
Mainly is that if you live in a world of music, you can do music, and comparing styles of music to see what style is superior or inferior is just stupid.
Also that people who are classically trained in music since they were 4 years old is not to be taken lightly in any way![:D]
Personally though, the thing that has taught me most about flamenco and music except for flamenco itself is playing alot of the music of Chopin on the piano.
It may sound really strange, but it is not about the flamenco compas or anything, it is about finding out new ways of using your isntrument to gain a different sound and new sound effects that can help you get the intended emotion into the piece of music.
As a guitarist I am very glad that I noticed this, even if it is outside the style of music I focus on, because it lets me unfold myself in new ways.
I think it is just like all those who say flamenco guitar versus classical guitar: the ones who say this is so focused on saying and showing that their style is better that they forget that both has good and bad sides, and that it is music and they would probably be better of learning both for an even greater competance and mastery.
Youre great Stephen, looks like you had a good time and it is awesome what you have learned![:)]
Sorry for being the one that adds a wall of text here full of boring stuff![:D]
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