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RE: should i keep practicing one son... (in reply to blinkknilb)
Ive been practicing bits and pieces from everything I like, not really playing any "full songs".
I do this because this way I get to play the bits that stuck in my mind (which makes things fun) and also to make sure that Iam practicing all the techniques.
RE: should i keep practicing one son... (in reply to blinkknilb)
Best is to play material that fits your level of playing and on top study material that is a challenge but "within reach" (if you give it some effort). There is no reason to stick to 1 song. Depending on your personality and needs you can work on a couple of songs/techniques simultaneously, favoring the more easy to play parts (leaving out the parts and techniques that are still out of reach to much) and then slowly build your way up by adding increasingly more difficult material (techniques, exercises, falsetas, compas variations, songs). Best is not to mind playing complete songs but selected parts and bits that you like/need for your development and can play, developing your skills bit by bit. Over time you can return to/switch between various things you work on, improving and extending your repertoire and skills in the process .The more comes "within reach" the more easy it will be to construct and add (complete) pieces.
RE: should i keep practicing one son... (in reply to blinkknilb)
My little things:
Practice many things, and revisit stuff periodically. Many things that you cannot play properly today you will find in a few years you can play properly. Practice stuff beyond your ability as well, not just at your level.
Practice stuff that you can also listen to somebody else play. Work on little bits trying very carefully to play it properly.
Move on when you get bored with something, and revisit it later. I can always play something I learned yesterday better than what I learned today ... It needs to absorb into the subconscious to work. Some times that yesterday is 5 years ago ...
Always move your foot. A metronome is good, but teaching your foot to be your metronome is very important.
Better to miss a few notes, and stay in time, than play all the notes and getting out of time ...
If practicing begins to suck, your playing will begin to suck. That's my experience. So work on different stuff to keep practicing from sucking.
Always try to play properly, it's not just memorizing the notes. Does is sound like Pepe really played it? At least a little bit?
RE: should i keep practicing one son... (in reply to blinkknilb)
my little experience :
with pieces caracterized by a specific tecnique, than you can work on more than one piece. If instead you go with pieces having inside different tecnique, then you should play the next one when you have well executed the piece before.
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RE: should i keep practicing one son... (in reply to blinkknilb)
if the techniques you are trying to learn are basic rasgueado arpegio and pulgar, basic time keeping compas, I would stick with the one form until you can comfortably play through the little parts you know with no error. Once you have some basic rhythm skills under your belt, picking up the detail of the different palos will go MUCH smoother as each form is the same basic concept....get some compas patterns down then a couple of nice falsetas that use different techniques and you just keep adding to the bag....forever.
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