Difference between old-fashioned and Modern guitars http://www.rdiaz.org/rd-art%207.html

How to Practice 1 http://www.rdiaz.org/rdvideo1375.html

Paco Vs Traditional http://www.rdiaz.org/rdvideo1330.html

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5 common misunderstandings
http://youtu.be/nVxKqswn-9g?t=14s

1) That is all about feeling and not technique.
2) That the "Duende" is all a mystery.
3) That there is no need to count (out loud) to learn the rhythm.
4) That it takes a lot of hours to get things done.
5) That using the metronome is a "classical" thing and not for flamenco.

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Paco's interview http://www.rdiaz.org/rdmagazine48-08may14.html#specialsectionpaco5

1) “I leave Spain because the atmosphere is unbreathable for me… The prejudices, the flamenco orthodox people, the tradition… I don’t like all that. I need fresh air. I need to work freely, without static purism that ties me up. The orthodox have messed with me non stop since I started to have success…”

2) “Here (in Spain) I’m always tense, thinking if I’m doing good or wrong, if I’m bothering someone, if I will have to beg forgiveness because I’m a successful person…”

3) “I want to work fulltime in jazz. I think that is a decisive musical movement and I’m interested in all that. My flamenco roots will never be lost but I have so much to see and learn regarding techniques, sound and rhythms.”

4) “The purists want me to play the same things as always. They want me to play obsolete music without experimentation or improvisation.”

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5 popular notions which are erroneous
http://youtu.be/4opNU8bDNoA?t=1s


1) That technique is boring to practice.
2) That is the amount of time of practice that counts.
3) That learning a bit of many things is better than leaning one deeply.
4) That playing as a hobby is less than playing "professionally"
5) That one can not achieve.

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On Feb.25/2015 is already one year of Paco´s disappearance
(and I create 4 videos to remember him as a Tribute)

1) My Homage to Paco de Lucia (memorable teacher
http://youtu.be/Z2T0N1IPHEw?t=14s

2) Paco advocate improvisation as THE path to be followed
http://youtu.be/hDuvmUWZGWE?t=14s

3) Paco and his vital conflict with boring + obsolete "tradition" http://youtu.be/PKuVyWQJvls?t=14s

4) Paco´s advise to use an standard metronome for practice http://youtu.be/M8oGQAlJsKc?t=14s


"Difference between old-fashioned and Modern guitars" http://www.rdiaz.org/rd-art%207.html

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Observe Your Playing in Video https://youtu.be/A9q7tZvsVHk?t=14s

Do you practice in front of a mirror...? https://youtu.be/qBcGPZcDtQk?t=14s

My success is to make YOU play better https://youtu.be/9e7ku3x9Oyc?t=14s

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My success is to make YOU play better
https://youtu.be/9e7ku3x9Oyc?t=6m48s