My videos on youtube

[qqguit]

Hello everyone! It is my first thread on this site.
I want to show you my videos on youtube:
Farruca: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kkUShuJVV0
Alegrias: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn6rQl5u1OE&feature=channel
Any comments, critics etc would be great!

[Y-2-H]

Nice playing!! What guitar do you play?

So I wanna tell you that I have made a huge effort to find anything to criticize really! I found two very silly things:

The first is that you should change the mic’s position I think coz the sound is not clear enough but I can see it neither your nor your guitar’s fault.

The second is the sound of your golpe. You might just wanna hit the guitar with the flesh a bit more not just with the fingernails. Again these are two silly remarks that you can overlook.

Bravo

[qqguit]

Nice playing!! What guitar do you play?

Thanks! My guitar is Madrigal, one of flamenco model (~350$)

The first is that you should change the mic’s position I think coz the sound is not clear enough but I can see it neither your nor your guitar’s fault.

I''ve recorded both videos on my camera, so mic really isn't good.

The second is the sound of your golpe. You might just wanna hit the guitar with the flesh a bit more not just with the fingernails.

I have long nail's so I hit the guitar only with nail's, but I want to make nail on a-finger shorter so golpe will sound better.
Thank for comment:)

[Y-2-H]

I ahd the same a-finger problem too. Anyway it’s nothing major.
By the way your guitar has the same style as Paco de Lucía’s. It’s not sweet and lyrical like Vicente Amigo’s, Tomatito’s...etc. I hate those sweet guitars for flamenco really! So let me just say you were very very smart in picking your guitar!!

[ssante]

I ahd the same a-finger problem too. Anyway it’s nothing major.
By the way your guitar has the same style as Paco de Lucía’s. It’s not sweet and lyrical like Vicente Amigo’s, Tomatito’s...etc. I hate those sweet guitars for flamenco really! So let me just say you were very very smart in picking your guitar!!

Respectfully I could not disagree more. Vicente is playing a Reyes. Simply one of the best players and one of the best flamenco guitars. Its all a matter of taste.

[jtucker]

Good job with the playing. I think the only thing technically I see that I would change would be your resting a finger on the soundboard while you play with your thumb. I noticed it more in the Alegrias video.
I think there's different ways of playing thumb strokes, some having fingers put on the treble strings for stability, and Oscar Herrero (as well as many others) just have the hand floating. However, I don't think there are many schools of flamenco though that encourage resting fingers on the soundboard for stability. It can be a super-hard habit to break, so don't expect a big change overnight. Keep up the good work!

[Jubilee Valence]

On the farruca---muy spanish y tambien very "blues'y"!! And in my opinion the golpes themselves were superior and perfectly suited the accents and syncopation---¡¡BRAVO!!

On the alegrias---very nice and perhaps only work on relaxing your left hand & using more force with the right hand...
(that will come naturally at "¡¡la juerga!!" with some vino y cigars!!!)

On the guitar---not much saddle left yet it appears to have some "headroom" on the action (even with the capo--yeeechhh! get a cejilla!!! :mrgreen: Are you using regular tension?) and perhaps some relief there will loosen up your left hand!?

I didn't see your blanca on the Madrigal site, but "this one" (http://www.madrigal-guitars.com/frameset_d40/mainframe_d40.htm) looked great! (it's a fine looking dread! WINK!)

Everybody "anchors" from time to time...when I'm lazy my pinky seems to be welded to the top!!

Thanks for sharing your videos with us & welcome to the forum!

[Sandra]

Is anchoring your thumb on one of the bass strings while you're plucking the trebles something people do in flamenco?

[qqguit]

Thanks all of you!
Resting a-finger on a soundboard one of my Not-good habit. I am going to record a granadina this week

[Y-2-H]

Respectfully I could not disagree more. Vicente is playing a Reyes. Simply one of the best players and one of the best flamenco guitars. Its all a matter of taste.

Of course! It is nothing but a matter of taste!

[qqguit]

Hello! I decide to record a simple rumba of Juan Martin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnCjDOgFpvA
Want to see your comments!

[gitarplyar]

qqguit,

You have a nice technique. Thanks for sharing!
Sherman

[Jubilee Valence]

Is anchoring your thumb on one of the bass strings while you're plucking the trebles something people do in flamenco?

Yeah & the obverse is also common
(anchor fingers & rip with thumb)
;)

[Y-2-H]

Just wanna say after watching your vids another time I just loved them even more!

[qqguit]

This is my new video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL-7Ic97opo
It is "Tsyganochka", traditional russian folk song. You can also hear that song on this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf858edUI94
It is from old soviet film.