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Ailsa -> RE: pushing oneself? (Nov. 4 2007 17:38:48)
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Hi Henry, complete noobie noob Ailsa here. It's an interesting question and one I've wondered about as sometimes am unsure how to progress. Because I'm at a much earlier stage than you, and for me almost anything is a development, and I could go in lots of different directions! I'd learn something by all of them, but which to choose?
The route my teacher has taken me down is to teach me three short pieces in different palos, Solea, Bulerias and Tangos (which I've just finished today). Each of those has introduced some new technique so I'm sort of learning about the palos as well as technique. However now he says he wants to spend some time concentrating on exercises, which will improve the way I play the pieces I know, and then we will move on to some more short pieces in different palos.
I'm pretty happy with this approach because it means I have got some 'party pieces', so it sounds as if I'm achieving something, even to my relatives! But I can see that I need some technique in there too. But I know that other teachers take it a different route, and I guess it's all a question of personal preference.
Inevitably what I play is a paltry attempt at copying my teacher - but then that's why I pay him!! I freely admit that when I played in front of my in-laws last weekend, I just left out the falseta that I don't play so well. Hell probably everyone does that! [:D][:D]
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