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Issue 74 - Nov 14th, 2015 |
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I would like to invite you to be part of this Weekly Magazine by raising questions and giving me suggestions through e-mail so this magazine can become a good material for all flamenco lovers, researchers and musicians. Enjoy it! |
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| Contents | |||
A.- The major resonances of a Martin guitar (Picture) B.-Comments, Questions and Answers: QUESTION 2: I feel that I have a very thin ``nail sound``, how can I improve that? QUESTION 3: I want to play guitar, from where should I start? D.- Video Recommendations of the Week: 1) 1986 Paco giving concert with his original sextet 2) Student update by Hadi playing Solo quiero caminar-Falseta 1 |
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| A.- The major resonances of a Martin guitar (Picture) | |||
| The major resonances of a Martin guitar, as studied by Rossing et. all (see Fletcher/Rossing, The Physics of Musical Instruments) | |||
| The top two rows show front and back plate resonances, the lower row the air resonances. Note how many different resonant frequencies a space as simple as the inside of a guitar can have. | |||
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| B.- Comments, Questions and Answers | |||
| QUESTION 1: In the past many teachers told me that if I just kept practicing, I will get somewhere, but because of many things missing (like proficiency in rhythm etc) I can sense that there is something wrong with that kind of belief, what’s your opinion regarding that? | |||
| QUESTION 2: I feel that I have a very thin ``nail sound``, how can I improve that? | |||
| QUESTION 3: I want to play guitar, from where should I start? | |||
| C.-Lesson of the Week | |||
| 1) Picado exercise 1 | |||
| 1) Picado exercise 2 | |||
| D.-Video Recommendation of the Week | |||
| 1) The ways of the cajón | |||
| This is a video about the percussion instrument (Cajon) played currently to accompany flamenco music thanks to Paco de lucia. It's a documentary about history of the cajón and its spreading across the world. Enjoy! | |||
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