In the song “Hungaria” there is a clear G major arpeggio and I discovered a interesting thing with the diminished scales over this chord.
First, take note of the G major arpeggio, played at the 10th postion, seen in this first segment below. Right next to this I show the three note 1,3,5 triad. Notice how well this triad pattern fits with the diminished scales below.

————-10-|———|-
———-12—-|———|-
——-12——-|———|-
—-12———-|—-9-12-|-
-10————-|-10——|-
—————-|———|-
Now, if you examine this G diminished pattern you can see the 1,3,5 triad pattern in the first 3 notes of it, which implies that this diminished pattern will fit pretty well over the major arpeggio above.

——————10-13-|-
—————12——-|-
———10-13———-|-
—-9-12—————-|-
-10———————|-
————————|-
Then finally, the G diminished inversion played 3 frets down, as usual, which shows more possibilities as an “approach” pattern to this G major arpeggio at the top.

————-7-10-|-
———–8——|-
——7-10——–|-
-6-9————–|-
——————|-
——————|-
This is just something I noticed. You may or may not get anything out of it. The key here is to run the G major arpeggio (with its approach notes) into the diminished pattern and then back, creating tension and release and a flowing feel in your solo.

I have been practicing as much as I can but I only have been managing about 20 hours a week in the last week or two.
I can now play “la Gitane” through ” AABA’ ” by memory. I am working on the C part now and its getting tough. This means I am half way done with memorizing it. The second half is “CA’A”. It’s the C followed by the second ” A’ ” that is the really tough part of this song evidently. I will get it but its going to take work. When I am done I am planning to record myself and post the MP3.
Other than that, I have been practicing by jamming along to jam tracks. I have noticed that when I solo I repeat things a lot and so I am starting to try to work out new ideas and trying to play licks in different order and things like that. I am also trying to play some melody in my solos, which I think is the biggest challenge, but seems to be almost the most important aspect in order to keep the audience interested.
When I first started into playing this style of music I thought that it was going to be virtually impossible for me to think about the chord changes to tunes while I am soloing. At the time it seemed very daunting to me to somehow be able to play with the chord changes pictured in my mind. Recently I have magically begun to be able to concentrate on chord changes while I am playing and, as some of you might guess, soloing is now becoming much more fun and more like a work of art. I look forward to developing more ability and maybe someday actually soloing in front of an audience. I think it was just plain hard work that got me over this hurdle and I want to let everyone else know that it is in reach for anyone who really tries. You’ll see.
Reminder: need to practice rhythm. 20 days til Djangofest NW.

For those of you who may need to explain to others where in the world Samois, France is, here are some screenshots from mapquest that explain everything.



I guess just saying that it is near Fontainbleau/Paris might work. I have noticed that people from Paris often do not know where this place is.