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Paleto -> RE: Learning Compas - Resources (Aug. 30 2007 23:07:03)
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Filip,
It's great the you express the desire to work on compás, it is so, so important.
You should think about how you learn best, visually, auditorily, tapping your foot, whatever modes you feel help are fine. In fact, if you can learn using all th eavailable ways, that's probably the best.
You need to spend a little money on the things that have been brought to market, but there are also good free ones to use too:
1) Check out the resource GuxDiBux mentions
2) Consider the Graf-Martinez Metronome
3) Consider the new Metrónomo Flamenco Óscar HerreroMetrónomo Flamenco Óscar Herrero
4) Buy several of the Solo Compas, Escuela de Flamenco, or Ritmo Flamenco Rhythm cds, especially the basics, Soleá, Alegrías, Tangos, Fandangos, Seguiriya, and Bulerías, others are helpful too, but I'd say those are the basic ones you want to have. Learn what is played and be able to count the compás all the way through them, without your guitar to distract you.
5) Download Flamenco Master from here on the Foro and learn to use it and play against it.
As for partituras, if you are beginning, buy the Merengue de Córdoba book by Encuentro Here
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Traité de guitarre flamenca by Oscar Herrero and Claude Worms Volume 1 Here
Oscar Herrero's 21 and 24 Estudios para guitarra flamenca are also good starters
With pencil and ruler in hand, on every falseta or partitura, write in the compas so you know where the beat is and which beat number you're on. You'll need to read the introductory information so you know whether to start on 12 or 1 and then mark in the rest of the beats, writing the beat number (1 - 12) in every measure.
Here
The Gerahard Graf-Martinez Method Here is also excellent.
These would be good starters.
-Anthony
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