Continous Rasqeado Help...

[Mikey]

I am currently working on the Concierto del Sur by Ponce and in the Cadenza of the first movement there is a section where I need to play a sustained continuos rasqeado. Right now I am using the combo: p,c,a,m,i,i,i,. Anyone, maybe you flamenco guys, have any hints on acheiving a consistent continuos rasq? Any tips would be nice.

Mikey

[Shroomy726]

It's very hard to do a continuous rasgueado with that pattern. For a nice continous flow of sound I would use either i c a m (index has to come back as soon as little finger 'c' is going down) or c a m i i ( c, a and m have to come back as soon as index goes down). I find those to be my best continous rasgueados. Use these two with a slow tempo with a metronome. Gradually go up until you achieve a nice even sound.