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mark indigo
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RE: accompanying dancers question/le... (in reply to at_leo_87)
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also, are they any rules or tips i should follow when it comes to learning from the class guitarist? he's about the same level as me. is it too much to have two guitars? am i invading his territory? should i stand on my hind legs and pound my chest and roar or try to find another class? this is potentially tricky.... if he is way better than you, paid, and amplified, it's fairly simple, you just humbly sit in (unamplified), play along, and learn what you can. i have learnt a lot from the generosity of a number of guitarists this way over the years, some of them have even given me mini free lessons in the middle of the class (which does annoy the teacher sometimes ). when the guitarist is same level as you, or worse, it's tricky, but he's getting paid for the gig, so maybe you should respect that it's his gig....? i would say just play along with everything he does, and learn the dances in your head, and the accompaniments, and then if and where you think it fits you can play over what he's doing in a way that will complement and not distract the dancer/s what do other people think about this?
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Date Sep. 30 2009 2:19:00
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granjuanillo
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RE: accompanying dancers question (in reply to XXX)
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I spent several years playing for classes in Amor de Dios in Madrid (the old Amor de Dios). I often had guitarists play along with me and never minded, as long as they respected the rules. One guitarist (in this case, me) was getting paid and had the responsibility of supporting the instructor - that means play slow when he wanted it slow, speed up when he wanted it to speed up, play falsetas where appropriate and not where not. In Spain, instructors are not shy about throwing you a dirty look or making a rather curt (to say the least) comment if you mess up. If I messed up, it was my problem. However, when other guitarists came in and stated playing a mile a minute and showing off their falsetas, they were not the ones who'd take the heat. I once messed up my right hand pounding out slow compas trying to keep three eager guitarists in line. On the other hand, if guitarists held back, we ended up working out nice stuff. So, the reason to defer to the lead guitarist is not so much about territory or who is better; rather it is about who has the responsibility.
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Date Nov. 3 2009 11:13:06
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