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mark indigo -> RE: Picado: Difference in Finger Length (Jan. 28 2009 13:20:17)
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he states that....
HOWEVER, when you watch..... you'll clearly see..... so even he gets fooled by the optical illusion.
this is really really common, and not just with picado, flamenco, or guitarists, but often with anyone who does something well.
They have found a way to do it, often at a young age, but often they don't know exactly how they do it, at least not so they can put it into words and tell someone else.
often they use a kind of "poetry" that describes how they feel about it, or how they think of it, but does not actually describe exactly what they are doing.
This is not to disrespect great musicians or sportspeople or artists or craftspeople or anyone skilled at something (but is maybe why often top maestros don't teach), but is a word of warning to anyone trying to learn from them.... listen to what they say, but watch what they do too, and check it matches up!
there's also an example on one of the Oscar Herrero Paso Y Paso DVD's where he tells you NOT to do a technique a certain way, but to do it somehow different, and then does EXACTLY what he says not to do! (i think it is PAI abanico) i think they're good vids anyway....
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