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rombsix
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From: Beirut, Lebanon
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RE: Question (in reply to KMMI77)
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It would seem logical but from what i see around this is often not the case. So what does this mean? People usually play a falseta / learn it at a certain tempo, and their brain gets used to the configuration with their fingers moving at that speed, etc. It gets to a point when you STOP thinking about it, and your "muscle memory" is doing the work for you. It becomes automatic. That is why, if they are told to break it down, or go slow, they find they need to THINK about what they're doing to figure it out, and an active process needs to take place to recall what is being played, rather than have the unconscious tell the fingers what to do. If you've learned the falseta sloppily to begin with, it will be even worse to try and play it slow.
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Date May 17 2011 9:28:21
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tmock
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From: New York, New York
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RE: Question (in reply to Ricardo)
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I think this works differently for different players, and you can approach this question from a lot of angles, so it's hard to state an absolute rule. A few things seem true across the board to me, though. I think romsix is right that it's a matter of the mind. Your mind learns notes and movements in relation to the surrounding notes and movements. If you learn something at a fast pace and then try to slow it down, the new space between the notes and movements can really throw you for a loop. At the same time, though, speed through the strings (i.e., attack) is completely differently than tempo and rhythm. You don't have to lose the rhythm just because you slow the tempo, and each stroke through the strings should be the same even if there is more space between each stroke. The key for me is to slow the brain as well as the hands. Don't hear separate notes just because you slowed the tempo. You can still think in phrases. You just have to feel the phrase develop over a longer period of time. This has its limits, though. At a certain point (a point I can't really define) I agree with Ricardo that things don't truly come into focus until you hear them at their intended speed. It's not because the rhythm isn't there. I think it's just that our brains aren't flexible enough to hear it.
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Date May 19 2011 3:19:21
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