Ron.M -> RE: Amazing Classical Fingerstyle on a Chapman Stick (Jun. 29 2012 12:26:28)
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Hi Fingerstyle, Hey don't worry man! We were just goofing around. [:D] Thing is, this site is about genuine Flamenco and not "flamencoish" sounding or Spanishy sounding stuff. Since there are heaps and heaps of "fakemencos"out there, playing "flamingo" music (some of them even offering lessons!) then it sort of touches a raw nerve for the folks around here. (Try to imagine "noodling" around on a Sitar in front of an audience of dedicated Indian Classical music scholars!) Flamenco is very highly disciplined with regard to structure and rhythm and like Indian music, allows for complete freedom for improvisation or composition within certain boundaries. Also, the rhythms tend to be "cyclic" (again like Indian music) and not generally 4/4 3/4 etc. First thing to do is to try to understand the basics and listen a lot to Traditional, basic Flamenco (especially with a singer) and see how it all fits in. You will probably have a very hard time trying to follow a lot of the very modern stuff as it tends to be highly synchopated with pretty complex phrasing. There is a good CD out called "Understanding Flamenco" by Faustino Nuñez which covers a lot of the basic rhythms and styles. Also Flamenco Guitar technique is quite different to Classical, especially for the right hand. (Listen to that Malagueña I posted and listen to the tone and attack compared to a Classical guitarist playing the same thing.) So welcome to Foroflamenco! There is a wealth of excellent information in the database, so just search around. Oh...and don't bother about Florian...he's just an idiot. [:D][:D][:D] (Plays very well though!!) cheers, Ron
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