Difference between old-fashioned and Modern guitars br br How to Practice 1 br br Paco Vs Traditional br br ........ br 5 common misunderstandings br br br 1) That is all about feeling and not technique. br 2) That the "Duende" is all a mystery. br 3) That there is no need to count (out loud) to learn the rhythm. br 4) That it takes a lot of hours to get things done. br 5) That using the metronome is a "classical" thing and not for flamenco. br br ..... br br Paco's interview br br 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…” br br 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…” br br 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.” br br 4) “The purists want me to play the same things as always. They want me to play obsolete music without experimentation or improvisation.” br br .... br br 5 popular notions which are erroneous br br br br 1) That technique is boring to practice. br 2) That is the amount of time of practice that counts. br 3) That learning a bit of many things is better than leaning one deeply. br 4) That playing as a hobby is less than playing "professionally" br 5) That one can not achieve. br br ........ br br On Feb.252015 is already one year of Paco´s disappearance br (and I create 4 videos to remember him as a Tribute) br br 1) My Homage to Paco de Lucia (memorable teacher br br br 2) Paco advocate improvisation as THE path to be followed br br br 3) Paco and his vital conflict with boring + obsolete "tradition" br br 4) Paco´s advise to use an standard metronome for practice br br br "Difference between old-fashioned and Modern guitars" br br ....... br br br Observe Your Playing in Video br br Do you practice in front of a mirror...? br br My success is to make YOU play better br br ......