Ricardo -> RE: Is it only a waste of time? (Sep. 13 2007 20:56:55)
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Not totally necessary. If you want to do it that is good, but would not say it will help your playing at all. Metronome fixes rhythm. Accompanying dancers develops your understanding of flamenco rhythm rudiments. But doing steps? In away, you ARE studying the dance just by accompanying the class. But if you WANT to do it, it will certainly help with your communication with dancers when accompanying. But there are dancers that don't have great rhythm. And just taking a class does not necessarily help someones rhythm. Using a metronome helps. In Spain, the teacher does palmas like a metronome to teach the class, not all students understand the point but learn naturally that way. For learning cante accompaniment I think again, it will help to communicate with the singer better if you practice singing yourself. But you dont' have to be a singer to or know how to sing EXACTLY what a singer sings in order to accompany perfectly. So it is really up to you if you WANT to do it. Don't just because you think you need to. Ricardo
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