kitarist -> RE: Avoiding "Economy" Picado (Mar. 28 2017 16:50:41)
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ORIGINAL: mark indigo quote:
Yes, but as a separate technique (an addition to, not a substitution for, alternating i-m picado), it is very interesting. Rafael Cortez seems to have come up with a 2-finger alternative of 3-finger picado for the case of descending runs with 3 notes per string(*). It has the benefit of (the feel of) the lower rate associated with ami picado, but as imi still uses just i and m fingers - so presumably it is easier to learn than the ami setup. (*) Meaning, instead of ami ami ami... it is now imi-imi-imi... where "i-i" is the index finger playing on two adjacent strings without lifting (the dragging bit). You will always be able to find an example of someone who plays really well IN SPITE of doing something generally accepted to be "wrong". Even though one guy can get good results with an idiosyncratic or "wrong" technique doesn't mean they should necessarily be followed or copied. But you are free to experiment with that if you want to.[:)] Sure, fair point. I think I was careful to state that one can explore in addition to, not as a substitution of, alternating i-m technique. Still, I thought he gets points for clever use of imi to replace ami in descending runs - to me ami picado seems a very different beast as my a finger, being shorter than the m finger, necessitates a different setup for i, m compared to the setup for i-m picado. This seems to be because with i-m picado my hand is at a bit of an angle accommodating the longer m finger compared to the i finger. But when you add the a finger, I have to change it (bend the m finger more or change angle, or a bit of both) so the a finger can reach. Feels too different to get a spill-over skill effect, so to speak.
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