devilhand -> RE: Which scales? (Feb. 25 2020 13:08:14)
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por medio means in the middle and por arriba means above. These terms refer literally to the placement of hands/fingers on the fretboard. When you play a basic "cowboy chord" of A major in the first position on the guitar, however you finger it, you press strings 2, 3 and 4 at the second fret. Thus your fingers look like they are in the middle of the fingerboard (relative to the floor or ground) to a singer, dancer or other guitarist who may have no knowledge of western classical music theory, but a huge flamenco repertoire and a high level of skill in executing it. When you play a basic "cowboy chord" of E major in the first position on the guitar, however you finger it, you press string 3 at the first fret and strings 4 and 5 at the second fret. Thus your fingers look like they are up or at the top of the fingerboard (relative to the floor or ground) to a singer, dancer or other guitarist who may have no knowledge of western classical music theory, but a huge flamenco repertoire and a high level of skill in executing it. I believe this is how the terminology developed. Usually it refers to the respective phrygian key (por medio - A chord - A phrygian, por arriba - E chord - E phrygian) but, as in my example, it can occasionally be used to refer to the major key associated with those chords. Por abajo means low. All makes sense. Thanks. I've expected the term cowboy chord from Mr. Jernigan rather than someone from UK. I had to google what it is. Never heard it before. I always say open chords. quote:
I started listening to flamenco just under 30 years ago, pretty soon I took some lessons, and then started sitting in on dance classes. I have been playing in dance classes ever since. I have barely let up on the "great attention, desire and motivation". I think after about 10-15 years I was starting to get good enough to realise how bad I was.... Your post makes me want to learn and practice more even though I do believe one can't compare pre-internet era with today. Learning flamenco has become easier than ever nowadays. But I think how good you have become at a certain activity can be subjective especially if you have to judge yourself. Therefore, I'm always open to critics or praise from a third person as an expert.
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