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Composition Challenge/Game Idea
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at_leo_87
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 Composition Challenge/Game Idea
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So here's my idea...
It's not really a formal challenge, more like a game. Each week, we set some guidelines for everyone to compose something.
For instance, this week, we'll set the palo to tangos, the chord progression to be Dm - C - Bb - A, and the falseta has to include thumb work and rasgueados. It can get harder each week, but we'll keep it simple for now.
They're just general guidelines. You can loosely play around it or stick to it tightly (that's what she said.)
It doesn't even have to be a full blown falseta, it can be just a little short lick. The idea is to just create. It's open to all levels.
As the week progresses and people post up their ideas, we can take it and expand on it, then someones expands on that and so on, and we keep snowballing back and forth. Or we just create our own from scratch.
The goal is to not have any super high expectations. We're just trying to get our creative juices going and have fun and inspire each other. Basically, it's for your own good. 
Who's in?
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Date Apr. 29 2012 21:01:19
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at_leo_87
Posts: 3055
Joined: Aug. 30 2008
From: Boston, MA, U.S.A
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RE: Composition Challenge/Game Idea (in reply to El Kiko)
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quote:
I think that a week is a bit quick for some of us ,,.. two weeks ...?
Bearing in mind that the second time you have to listen to and expand upon the falsettas from the previous week , that are progressivly getting harder...
we can do two weeks if everyone agrees to that.
ok, for example. rombsix posts a tangos falseta tomorrow. i watch it, get ideas, add to it, then post my own video. but i dont HAVE to expand on his ideas. i can just make my own too. it's just an option and it's not considered cheating.
so after a week, a bunch of people have submitted their own stuff. then adam suggests that we do alegrias for the next week. the falseta has to be primarily picado but the chord progression doesn't matter. everyone thinks that's cool and just goes with it.
the following week, somebody suggests we do a solea following Am-G-F-E. It doesn't matter what technique we use.
so basically, if somebody suggests an idea and it's popular, we just go with it.
this week, it's tangos. Dm-C-Bb-A. Try to make it a thumb based falseta.
either make up your own, or wait for someone else to post first and steal his ideas and add your own twist. we'll figure out details of the game as we go along. now GO CREATE! 
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Date Apr. 29 2012 22:31:36
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