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BarkellWH
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 RE: ADVICE PLEASE (in reply to Nav30)
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I'm about to graduate high school and will have some time up my sleeve. I am keen to undergo worthwhile experiences, especially in terms of music , specifically but not limited to guitar. I live in Australia , but am willing to travel. Any suggestions please ? guitar apprenticeships, guitar internship, guitar constructing , spanish guitar studies etc…..
Welcome to the Foro, NAV30. As someone about to graduate high school with "some time" to "undergo worthwhile experiences," I suggest you focus a bit on what you really want to do with your time. You are young and all over the map with "music" "not necessarily limited to guitar." And when you do discuss guitar you cover the ground from learning to play to learning guitar-making (becoming a luthier) to apprenticeships, internships, etc.
No one can offer you advice if you haven't thought out what it is you really want to do yourself. So my "advice," if you can call it that, is to settle down and give some careful thought to how you can best utilize your time, and in order to do that, you have to determine what it is you want to do, and that applies to music as well as anything else.
Cheers,
Bill
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And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here,
Who tried to hustle the East."
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Date Oct. 4 2013 20:06:19
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BarkellWH
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RE: ADVICE PLEASE (in reply to aeolus)
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Your obvious affection for Paul Bowles, Aeolus, has been demonstrated time and again. I have read Bowles from beginning to end, and I agree that he is an interesting character, although not the be all and end all of Western searching for the "meaning of it all" in the deserts of Morocco and Algeria, much less of Europe. Bowles, while interesting, does not offer a template for today's seekers of experience. this young man needs to find his own path, not the path that Bowles walked.
Cheers,
Bill
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And the end of the fight is a tombstone white,
With the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here,
Who tried to hustle the East."
--Rudyard Kipling
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Date Oct. 4 2013 23:32:21
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RE: ADVICE PLEASE (in reply to Nav30)
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Hi
For an ongoing experience
Without travelling abroad Australia does offer some fine luthiers
Jim Redgate comes to mind
Most cities offer flamenco studios with good guitarists to take courses with..
In Adelaide alone there are five active studios
Some Australian teachers are
Aloysius Leeson -Adelaide
Kieran Ray- Melbourne
Antony hadjion-Melbourne
Felipe Kuntz-Sydney
Andrew vievers-Brisbane
Damian wright-Sydney
We also have an international guitar festival which offers workshops during its course
Previous workshops included Jason McGuire, Paulo Bellanti, Elliot Fisk to name a few
Quite a bit going on our doorstep
Where are you in Oz?
Page should be up on google search
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Date Oct. 5 2013 1:39:34
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aeolus
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RE: ADVICE PLEASE (in reply to Nav30)
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Your obvious affection for Paul Bowles, Aeolus, has been demonstrated time and again. I have read Bowles from beginning to end, and I agree that he is an interesting character, although not the be all and end all of Western searching for the "meaning of it all" in the deserts of Morocco and Algeria, much less of Europe. Bowles, while interesting, does not offer a template for today's seekers of experience. this young man needs to find his own path, not the path that Bowles walked.
I only mentioned Bowles because it was a link to the story by the Guardian writer that illustrated what I had in mind in a humorous way. To be more specific see:
http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/lesons-from-the-frugal-grand-tour/
!00 Euros a day seems anything but frugal but I can except that times have changed since I did it armed with the best selling Europe on $5 a day. Well the exchange rate was VERY favorable back then.
The young man may not care anything for art, literature, music, or architecture in which case I advise him to say home.
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Date Oct. 5 2013 10:20:53
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BarkellWH
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RE: ADVICE PLEASE (in reply to tijeretamiel)
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Personally, that would be my pick as Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur in particular is a wonderful place to be based for travelling.
Wholeheartedly agree! Malaysia is a wonderful place in and of itself, not just as a base for traveling. I lived in Kuala Lumpur for four years and loved the whole country. It is a microcosm of Asia, with Malays, Chinese, and Indians. And in my opinion, Malaysia and Singapore have the finest cuisine in the world, as it consists of the above ethnic dishes, plus each has influenced the others to a degree. Not to mention Nonya (Straits Chinese) cuisine, which stands apart on its own.
Cheers,
Bill
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And the end of the fight is a tombstone white,
With the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here,
Who tried to hustle the East."
--Rudyard Kipling
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Date Oct. 5 2013 21:29:40
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BarkellWH
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RE: ADVICE PLEASE (in reply to aeolus)
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I maintain that his further education must surely encompass a exploration of the birthplace of western civilization.
Actually, I still stick with my original advice, that this young man should think through what it is he wants to accomplish and plan his travels and endeavors accordingly.
My comment regarding Malaysia was based on my own experience, and not necessarily as advice that he should travel there. A good share of my professional career has been spent in Maritime Southeast Asia: Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Brunei. I was captured by the history, culture, politics, and languages when I was first assigned to the area, and it has been like draining a golden chalice of a magic potion since.
Nevertheless, Aeolus, I think that anyone born and brought up in Western culture definitely should study and become aware of Western Civilization in all its manifestations: History, politics, art, music, etc. Ancient Greece and Rome bequeathed us a magnificent legacy of rational philosophical inquiry, laws, governance, and art. It has come down to us through the ages, and it is something to be cherished.
Cheers,
Bill
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And the end of the fight is a tombstone white,
With the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here,
Who tried to hustle the East."
--Rudyard Kipling
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