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Ricardo -> RE: Solea Analysis(Page 1 of 5) (Aug. 29 2007 19:39:10)
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It is my understanding that Alegrias follows the same count. I'm finishing work on Barrio La Vina right now, and I'm trying to count through it, it's not coming together for some reason, especially here in the beginning. I'll attach Barrio , below. How do you count there? I'm interested in the first 12-16 measures.
Very astute. Understand that Romerito is starting you off with easy cuadrao examples, and now you are jumping to Paco's advanced compositions. I replied in general to this, but you keep jumping around so here again. The 5th and 6th measures are a HALF COMPAS. You would impose the feeling of counts 7,8,9 10, (11 12) to those two measures. But understand by imposing the count, be it 12 counts or 6 counts, you are doing something from outside to the music. To get INSIDE paco's mind, understand he is not thinking 12's or half compases at all. It is just the phrasing of the music.
I don't teach counting to 12 until the student can actually PLAY in rhythm that simple phrase like Romerito described. The 12 is and after thought, a way to analyze AFTER the fact. first you must beable to play in tempo, and simply play in time with the right accents and feeling. Later you can understand counting , if you must, ONLY to interact with a dancer or play for a dance class, where the numbers are not just mathematics, but a map to say "we are HERE, so where are YOU?".
My advice is to work with a metronome, and just start srumming in rhythm, 3 beats, 4 chords, until you get the feeling inside. Over and over. Then a simple base line melody, ABD, CEG, FEF, E arpegio.
You can adhere to the score of Paco as written and use your ears to guide you. But get away from the "law of 12" if you can, because it is not really in the minds of the artists that created the music.
Ricardo
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