Ricardo -> RE: table of contents-theory book (Jul. 3 2007 22:19:02)
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Sorry I can't go and quote everything, but just some general ideas off the top of my head. For a theory book, yeah it is "intellectual" so it is fine to have your boring scales and chords charts and stuff. For flamenco "theory" you need to have a history of flamenco and glossary of terms, talk about oral tradition, etc etc. When presenting modes, do both by parent major scale (as you did ) AND also based off of one tonic (your choice, how about A?) so the idea of modes and relations is more clear. I would avoid the "like major with raised 4th" or "like minor with b2 and b5" etc, and instead use the circle of keys, so modes are presented Lydian Ionian mixo dorian, aeolian, phrygian, locrian. Etc. Same goes for modes of harmonic and or melodic minor. Hope you get my point. quote:
I hadn't thought of Phrygian and Bebop mixture but cool thanks. Niether did Sabicas! LOL! Regarding your tritone sub, I only ask Why Viejin? As if he is the only guy or best example? But you have your reasons. Hopefully you will show any dom7#11, or lydian dominant melody, in the FLAMENCO mind, is borrowing from yet another beloved Andalusian cadence, (Gm-F-Eb7-D in your Viejin example) where as the JAZZ mind thinks tritone sub. I mean I hope that is what you are going for. Oh yeah the example of your Spanish phrygian scale is good spelling wise, but for READING I would prefer to SEE Ab-G alternating. At least in melodies where you are emphasizing those two notes so much. You COULD technically relate it to E super locrian if you want. That is modern jazz idea you see in flamenco sometimes (Nunez has ONE lick he does a lot, like you are doing FmM7 and it is F melodic minor ie E super loc in E). But only if you want to get real nerdy. One more thing, and this is just my opinion. Most "theory" books skimp on rhythm. YOu have Chapter V where you have the toques with rhythm and harmony mixed. For me, a theory book on Flamenco, THAT Chapter, with special emphasis on ONLY rhythm, would be more than HALF the size of the entire book, and best broken into many smaller chapters. (Tempo meter subdivision swing/feel compas remates contra tiempo odd and mixed meter phrasings in compas etc ever more complex and flamenco specific headed toward the most modern trends). But that is just me. Maybe I should make my own book. Yeah, forget everything I just said actually![;)][:D][:D][:D] Ricardo
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