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soulstring69 -> Where did it go?? (Feb. 1 2008 12:01:42)

Hola...

I wonder where my flamenco music went, and why I stopped playing? I'ts confusing to me. I don't know why I stopped playing or practicing! And who says any music should sound like this or that? So confusing...

I still chill and play but I don't really practice or perform much anymore? And that really bothers me. I don't know why? I had such a passion at one time.

There are some cool cats here on this foro that know who I am...and I love them for it. But I need some motivation, some...some, what?

I listen to flamenco, but others anound me don't get it....and that makes me wonder, well why play then! My flamenco sucks or you just cannot understand what flamenco is...? Where did it go? Something is just wrong, and it might be me, who knows?

What should I do to try and get that passion about flamenco that I once thought I had?


Elrem -

Love and Peace...



Stu -> RE: Where did it go?? (Feb. 1 2008 12:05:54)

I sort of understand man.

Where are you from?

Stu



cathulu -> RE: Where did it go?? (Feb. 1 2008 14:29:47)

Don't worry, my interest in things comes and goes also. You will come back to it when you are ready. I love motorcycles and that is coming back to me - I can feel it.

Hey if I keep going I can get my name on every subforum in here. Cathulu everywhere Ha Ha Ha. I think I'll stop now. [:D]



Ricardo -> RE: Where did it go?? (Feb. 1 2008 18:08:41)

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ORIGINAL: soulstring69

Hola...

I wonder where my flamenco music went, and why I stopped playing?
Elrem -

Love and Peace...


El rem....mer LE....

So it was YOU all along....[8D]
Reviewed your uploads from just a while back, 2 years ago I guess...you were doing good things there with the solea. Flamenco didn't go anywhere...YOU did. So just keep at it that is all. How about join the 2008 Challenge?

Ricardo



NormanKliman -> RE: Where did it go?? (Feb. 1 2008 20:18:58)

Hi Elrem, sounds to me like you might benefit from putting down the guitar and listening to singing for a while. This is one of the greatest benefits, IMO, of analyzing singing. Like conversation, appreciation of art should involve input and output. You don't have to memorize the names of obscure substyles. For example, listen to the bulerías of Pastora and Caracol, and then see how they relate to those of Pansequito and Paquera.

If that doesn't motivate you, try changing something in your general approach to playing. If technique's the problem you're facing, I can tell you that I really don't bother anymore with trying to sound like a machine (blinding picados, long sequences of arpeggios, etc.) The only things I care about are (1) minimizing the distance between my right-hand fingers and the strings and (2) feeling and projecting a strong sense of pulsation.

As far as I'm concerned, flamenco guitar has developed such high standards that players can easily become frustrated or discouraged. It's a lot harder today to make an original statement that will impress your contemporaries. The secret, of course, lies in not trying to impress anyone, but, in the case of guitar players, that might be like asking a baby not to cry. [:D]

One day I realized that:

1) I'm not Paco de Lucía.
2) It doesn't matter because there's only one Paco.
3) Paco's not me.

Hope this helps.



gerundino63 -> RE: Where did it go?? (Feb. 1 2008 21:17:24)

hi Elrem,

I had the same experiance about 10 years ago, kind of desepointment feeling.
I had played my butt off for 10 years by than, at home and suddenly I realised that the last 3 years I had played for nobody, ,,,,for who am I doing this?

Well, I stoped for about 6 months, and feeling a bit sorry for myself, than realising, I am doing this for myself, only for myself. Not for public, frends, family,only for myself, at the end, they are not interested ( not the way you want anyway).

Then I thinked everyting over and decided, that what I really want is to be as best as possible at the age of 65.
( A pensionado travelling trough Spain with a guitar ) I know it was a rather far and romantic future few than ( I was 34 by than), but that also made it work for me.

So I start practicing again, only for myself, nobody else, be as good as possible at 65.

I took lessons again, because I felt I could get better, I felt there was room for progress. Because i practiced so long without any goal, and now with a goal I made good progress.
I worked on a repetoire, and still have my same goal.

Because I was eager again, flamenco became even more importand to me,
I started to meet people, getting here on the foro, and now ( who could think of that ) I am playing every week with full of joy solo in a Spanish restaurant.

So, maybe this is a good moment to reflect to yourself, what do you realy want with the guitar.

Sorry for the long post, I am mostly shorter![:D]

Peter



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