Miguel de Maria -> RE: For the teachers... (Nov. 13 2003 14:31:00)
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Let me post an alternative view. Of course, compas is the lifeblood of this music, and must be mastered. Also, I have not yet mastered it! But as far as mastering technique, I think that playing things to compas tends to slow your technique and add tension. I think you should break down the basic techniques, arpeggios, picado patterns, rasgeous, thumb, etc. and practice those very slowly. If you go slow you can figure out how to do it, but if you go fast you rely on your body, under stress, to make it happen. Stress makes most people tense up, and speed makes you tense too. Tension is a waste of strength and endurance, tends to make you miss, severely curtails your power. On the other hand, when going slow, it's hard to get the motions just right. They're a bit too complex to be consciously controlled at first. Z, I recommend to you that you do about 3/4 slow practice, 1/4 compas practice for basic techniques. You gotta get that tension out of your hands as soon as possible. The sooner the better. Once you have reached a reasonable technical level, then switch over and do mostly compas. Some people seem to be able to learn technique easily and overcome the tension thing eventually. Or, you can make up your mind to attack it immediately. I suggest the latter. Good luck my man!
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