guitbox -> RE: The middle joint in picado (Apr. 26 2017 19:13:30)
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Guitbox, FYI as far as my playing goes, I'm probably dead average around here, and maybe even less. Guys like Ricardo, Grisha, Juan... these guys can all play circles around me. So, no my video really doesn't carry any weight around here. It wasn't meant to be authoritative, but just a document of my own exploration and also something that could spawn discussion. I know I'm not the only one with this problem. It's been my observation that flamenco players in general have less technical hang-ups than classical players. I feel that's precisely because they are given less dogmatic quasi-scientific strictures by their teachers. The teaching method is basically "here, learn this lick," keep playing it until it's easy, rinse and repeat. There is also an obsession with rhythm, which ultimately helps them play things very fast and tight; another huge contrast with classical players whose rhythm tends to be, shall we say, personally oriented. It's always struck me as unusual that flamenco teachers are traditionally barbers and classical guitar is taught in universities by PhDs. Yes, I agree with you, I'm also working on improving my playing as well and this is part of my process. My point about that is this: 1. I didn't see anyone address your original post and video with nearly the negativity they did towards my posts and basically we are saying the same thing. I think your video is spot on. Maybe they talked about it and I missed it. When I post videos pointing out some of the same things people go to great lengths to discredit it without offering any counter evidence of their own. Like posting their own video that shows how I am wrong. That's all okay, I'm used to it on the other forum. 2. I have great respect for the playing ability of Ricardo, Grisha, etc. and anyone else here who plays at that high of a level, and I've already said that. However, I've experienced many phenomenal players who know how to play, but they really haven't a clue exactly what their fingers are doing. It works for them, so they assume what they are doing is just exactly what they were taught. They are wrong and the videos show they are wrong. I have yet to see one of these phenomenal players take the time to make a closeup video of their hand from a side view so we could slow it down and they could analyze it with us and point out why seeing is not believing. Seeing is believing...it always has been and always will be.
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