Ricardo -> RE: PIP falsetas are obsolete (Sep. 28 2008 21:43:40)
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ORIGINAL: Ricardo The reviewer is just saying, there is a lot more to learn than the material being demonstrated in that book. "Obsolete" is refering to the fact that if you only play those rhythm patterns, you are missing out on the current methods of accompaniment, and will be pegged by aficionados, or whoever you might be playing for that is up on the current trends, as a staunch traditionalist. I'm a little confused by this. How have compas patterns changed? I thought that flamenco compas was the one thing that was supposed to be inviolable unless it was libre, and even then too much straying was frowned upon...? Compas patterns refers to how you strum, the rhythms you make, not the basic beat. They have "changed" over the years, become more sophisticated and "funky", but honestly the different rhythms of flamenco guitar are very personal when you get to specifics. The evolution of flamenco rhythms can be seen by following the work of just one player's style, but that does not mean that other older players, or players who play the same as they did fifty years ago, that their way is "obsolete". There are just different ways to make compas, and it is the creative beauty of flamenco guitar, especially in regards to accompaniment. Old school flamenco is legit side by side with modern flamenco rhythms, whether an aficionado "likes" it or not. It is a shame when the old patterns get looked at as "boring", because they are the base. Likewise it is not fair when more synchopated rhythms are not understood, and looked at, unfairly, as "not flamenco" just because they are more sophisticated and challenging. It all comes down to taste again. Ricardo
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