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Joined: Apr. 17 2007
From: South East England
RE: Beginners' Solea Challenge (in reply to at_leo_87)
Wow thanks! Brilliant suggestions, but now we have to make a decision
I'd like to suggest the first part of number 3. I think is good because it has a lot of variety. But because it is quite long, we could just play the first half - up til 1.07.
Would that be OK with everyone? I think it would be a really useful bit of solea to have mastered.
OK fellow beginners, please let me know because we are going to start this weekend!
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Joined: Aug. 30 2008
From: Boston, MA, U.S.A
RE: Beginners' Solea Challenge (in reply to Ailsa)
quote:
Wow thanks! Brilliant suggestions, but now we have to make a decision
i hope i didn't make things difficult by uploading too many suggestions. it's like being at a restaurant and not knowing what to eat because the menu is the size of a dictionary.
quote:
I'd like to suggest the first part of number 3. I think is good because it has a lot of variety. But because it is quite long, we could just play the first half - up til 1.07.
(in my best waiter posture and voice:) fine choice, madam! will you be having wine this evening?
i'll post the tabs, slowed down version, notes, etc. if we end up using one of my suggestions.
RE: Beginners' Solea Challenge (in reply to Ailsa)
Man, I'm so confused trying to follow which thread has the suggestions for the challenge and which has the uploads (1st beginners' challenge thread, another beginners' challenge thread, or beginners' solea challenge!) OK, so consensus is for the first half of #3? These are from Gerhard G-M, correct? (I think that was mentioned in the other thread). I think the thing I like about G G-M's exercises is that they are good, but don't sound TOO good, so it's not disheartening that you can't manage to sound like the recording (if you have a flamenco-enough sounding guitar).
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Joined: Oct. 24 2008
From: New England, USia
RE: Beginners' Solea Challenge (in reply to Ailsa)
arash, i've found your advice very helpful over the past fifteen minutes. for a week or so now i've felt more like a classical guitarist playing out because my rasgueados lacked that oomph. i feel that i've finally got a grasp on the correct approach to this technique. thank you =]
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