Foot tapping in Solea por Bulerias

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Pawo

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Joined: Mar. 15 2010

Foot tapping in Solea por Bulerias

Newb question here I'm afraid...if any one could spare a mo.... I've been practising solea por bulerais recently and not sure of best way to tap the foot. I've tried two different ways: one where I group the 12 beats into four groups of three and tap on the first beat of each group 1, 4, 7, 10 and feel the 3 6 8....12 accents as kind of upbeats. The other way I've tried is to just tap on the accents 3, 6, 8, 10, 12.

Interestingly each method seems to give the music a different feel ...the first method I think has the danger of making it feel more like a waltz. The second method of tapping the accents is a bit harder and probably better to practice

Thoughts anyone?

Cheers
Dave

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 7 2011 0:16:13

xirdneH_imiJ

Posts: 1957
Joined: Dec. 2 2006
From: Budapest, now in Southampton

RE: Foot tapping in Solea por Bulerias (in reply to Pawo)

12-3-6-8-10 is the way to go...i don't think it's a good idea to flirt with anything else unless you're really confident of the compás...of course your first variation is valid also, but mostly in certain dance situations...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 7 2011 0:37:45

kudo

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RE: Foot tapping in Solea por Bulerias (in reply to Pawo)

the best for Solea por Bulerias is 12-3-7-8-10 rather than the traditional 12-3-6-8-10

but 12 beat palos can sometimes be simplified to: especially in Escobilla
12-3-6-9

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 7 2011 1:29:35

Pawo

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RE: Foot tapping in Solea por Bulerias (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

Thanks for the replies. Interesting that both of you wrote the accents counting from 12, the same as modern bulerias as I understand it. When playing bulerias compass I tap my foot on 12, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10....and kind of feel/ think of the compass patterns starting from 12, but with solea por bulerias I feel/think of the compass patterns starting from 1. Anyway,suppose I just need to play lots and internalise the rhythm...

Cheers

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 7 2011 11:54:15

xirdneH_imiJ

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Joined: Dec. 2 2006
From: Budapest, now in Southampton

RE: Foot tapping in Solea por Bulerias (in reply to Pawo)

i think the 7-8 accents are for more advanced players, plus they don't work in every situation...
12 is a pivot point, thinking from 1 is not a good idea imo...for example if anything i play starts from 1, i still mark the 12 with a golpe or at least with my foot...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 7 2011 12:05:08

chester

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RE: Foot tapping in Solea por Bulerias (in reply to Pawo)

I don't want to get into why I think tapping on the accents is wrong (but I will if you ask) but here's my method of counting all those hemiola rhythms -

Tap your foot on the numbers but accent the emboldened parts:

1 2 + 3 4 5 6

Hope it helps, hit me up for a rant....

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 9 2011 4:06:10