Bogdan1980 -> RE: Tio Sabas Technique (Oct. 9 2007 19:40:21)
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Lionel, I think I mentioned before, that I look at Paco's stuff (and Amigo's pieces) as coherent compositions and I select them based on their musical qualities...I don't necessarily see them simply as "flamenco" falsetas. Since classical music is what I always played, I pick some of these pieces just like I would a classical piece. This may be a wrong approach. Don't get me wrong I want to get all flamenco technique under my belt, but I also want to work toward completing a stand alone interesting musical piece. Sabicas and especially Juan Martin often seem like collection of falsetas to me, exercises. There is nothing wrong with those but it's one thing to play them and practice and another thing to learn them, memorize them. I think there is no need to memorize an exercise because you can read it (if you read a sheet, or if you have a tab). On the other hand Tio Sabas or Barrio gives you a benchmark, a goal. It will take a while to get there but it's much more interesting to work on them than on JM's alegrias. And then when you encounter something like this picado in Tio Sabas, you get swamped and do some related exercises and practice until you get it right. I do however agree with you that it is important to understand what techniques are involved in these pieces...so you're not getting lost in fingerings and positions. That's why we need to get together and analyze Barrio. As far as Tio Sabas, these picados are tough, but what about that tremolo?
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