Mark2 -> RE: Alternative Techniques... (Jan. 22 2018 20:56:35)
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I think it's a very honest explanation of the challenge some pick players have with picado, especially relate able to those of us who started with flamenco after years of pick playing. It's also his solution for making it work in a professional situation. I have been there, in that sometimes I was required to execute a line at a speed that was beyond my ability. That really didn't happen to me as a pick player, but it was extremely frustrating when I ran up against my picado limit. I can remember thinking, you have to be able to play this line, and if you can't, you are out of business. It led to a lot of stress, and lot of straining that probably made my picado technique even worse. Thinking back on my life as an electric guitar player, you were simply expected to play the part. That is the reality for musicians, especially when you are being paid to support someone, and really the standard for playing professionally. If you can't play the part, you are out of there. Given that Ben is a pro guitarist, he's in that boat and had to figure out how to make it happen. I don't care for his solutions in that I'm not going to start practicing them, but I'm also not in a position at this point in my life where I'd lose work if I wasn't able to execute a run at a given speed. Otherwise, I'd be giving his picado work around a try. Kudos to him for figuring out how to cut the gig.
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