xirdneH_imiJ -> RE: !!!John Walsh Solea Falseta Challenge, Rules, Entries, and Judging!!! (May 4 2015 11:14:34)
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First of all congratulations to all! I've entered most of the challenges here and I know how much it can improve my playing, it inspires me to push myself to my limits. This time I didn't have as much time to prepare as I would've liked to and again I felt the pain of trying to record - it's very difficult to replicate what you can really do when the red button is pushed. Regarding judging, in all cases I appreciate someone being realistic about their abilities - if you play slower, but in compás and with a fairly good technique, it scores you more than trying to rush it. Let's not forget, that we're trying to create music that is pleasant to our ears, and if it's cleaner and has a steady tempo, it will sound better for the listener as well. The falseta itself is deceptively difficult. It doesn't leave a lot of room for interpretation and playing with the dynamics like a slower soleá would. There are tricks in the compás that weren't very easy to play at first, and there are technical challenges for both hands. For most of us the second part of the falseta was more difficult, lots of things happening at once, and especially the final bit of the falseta was tough. Big kudos to everyone who entered! Eusebia Jetson 7 + 7 = 14 The compás is good throughout. Too bad you're a little bit out of tune. You find most of the notes and they're clean enough. But it sounds to me that you're applying too much force on the strings, which in fact decreases accuracy and it's also pretty bad for dynamics. Nonetheless, I enjoyed your entry. Immaculada Picard - me Inmaculada Shagwell 8 + 7 = 15 Nice clean playing here maybe a bit too much reverb ;) There are two unfortunate minor blips in the compás in the second part but it's obvious you've been practicing this one. I would've been curious how you finish it, it's too bad you left off the final part, which is of course fairly difficult, especially moving the left hand up to position quickly and precisely. Now let's clean this up, there's lots of potential here. Maria McFly 6 + 7 = 13 I like the fact that you chose a tempo which you can handle. This made sure that the playing is clean enough. Despite your obvious attention to detail, you've still managed to make a couple mistakes in the compás. You however maintained the level throughout, the second part didn't sound less rehearsed like in most recordings. I enjoyed this one, keep up the good work. Maria Vader 4 + 4 = 8 Unfortunately being out of tune is a big turn off in this one. Also you're playing it much faster than you should've. The ligados sound fine, but where it gets busier it would've been beneficial to choose a slower speed to record at. This way there are just too many fluffed notes and confusion in the compás. The key to playing good at higher speeds is making sure you can play the same stuff clearly with a steady rhythm at a (much) slower tempo. Sara Connor 6 + 6 = 12 The first part sounded much more convincing than the second part of the falseta. It's better in technique and compás, the second part was more difficult for you (and I suspect for most of us). Apart from the occasional fluffed note, I found the first part to be very pleasant playing, then it fell apart. The difficult thing there is that there is so much to do for the mind and the hands, position changes, playing arpeggios with a bass note, hammer ons, pull offs...Difficult stuff :) Yazmin Saruman 5 + 7 = 12 The compás is a bit shaky as well as the technique. But you do seem to understand the compás, which can be tricky in this falseta. Now what you need is some slower practice to a metronome, if you had recorded like that it would've been smoother. What's the hissing in the background? At first I thought they were birds singing out of compás...or a lonely puppy...:)
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