Bulerias Explained - Level 1 - Alzapua Falseta Traditional - PERFORMANCE
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This Alzapua falseta is relatively simple but has one new feature, which is that rather than start on beat 12 it starts on beat 11. Thinking of beat 11 as a pickup to a downbeat on beat 12 can help make this feel more natural.
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This Bulerías falseta starts on 11 and then goes on to a phrase that’s one and a half compáses long. The repeat features an extended ending with a very syncopated rhythm, and the falseta ends on 10.
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This Bulerías falseta - which can also be thrown in as a “detalle” (literally a detail, this can be a short flourish or something less than a falseta that you throw in somewhere) - features a great thumb and index technique that’s unique to flamenco, as well as a different kind of 6-beat phrase.
