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Stu

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Joined: Jan. 30 2007
From: London (the South of it), England

Inspirational material

After not playing for so long due to my previously mentioned thumb break... I'm looking to buy a decent transcription book, teaching material etc (inspired by reading the Luzia book thread) to get me motivated to play and practice again.

Anyone recommend any new transcription books ?

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tele

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Joined: Aug. 17 2012

RE: Inspirational material (in reply to Stu)

Transcription books can be boring, why not watch youtube or documentary(such as rito y geografia del cante) videos for example and try copy what the masters are doing, or trying to make own falsetas based on what they are doing? Or just trying to come up with own ideas?

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Stu

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From: London (the South of it), England

RE: Inspirational material (in reply to tele)

Yeah I do that plenty.
Just fancied buying physical thing. You know. I fancy that pleasure of holding a shiny new material object. To add to my collection...Maybe I'll get one of the decent paco books.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 19 2018 20:49:24

Piwin

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RE: Inspirational material (in reply to Stu)

La Sonanta has a DVD/book pack with stuff by Jeronimo Maya. I think it's meant to be more or less like the Encuentro series. I'm not really recommending it because I don't have it myself. I just want it.

It's not new though. A previous description of it, reading through the archives of the foro, said: "not much in the way of pulgar". So it might be ideal for you in your current predicament!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 19 2018 21:04:35

rombsix

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RE: Inspirational material (in reply to Stu)

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 20 2018 4:33:32

JasonM

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From: Baltimore

RE: Inspirational material (in reply to Piwin)

Seems like Youtube has replaced the Encuentro series. I miss the excitement of getting that new Encuentro tape in the mail and then watching it back to back a thousand times. On the flip side, its nice having youtube videos of the guitarist of your picking, but still not the same. Encuentro Presents Antonio Rey will nver come to pass.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 20 2018 14:25:29

Paul Magnussen

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From: London (living in the Bay Area)

RE: Inspirational material (in reply to JasonM)

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I miss the excitement of getting that new Encuentro tape in the mail and then watching it back to back a thousand times.

Too bad you can’t buy the DVDs separately from the sheet music: if you could, I’d consider replacing some of my old tapes.

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Morante

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RE: Inspirational material (in reply to Paul Magnussen)

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Too bad you can’t buy the DVDs separately from the sheet music: if you could, I’d consider replacing some of my old tapes.

Easy to convert. If you do not have the equipment at home, there should be a shop nearby to do it. Here it costs 6 euros.

I converted Merengue, the best of the series if you want to learn flamenco.

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rombsix

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From: Beirut, Lebanon

RE: Inspirational material (in reply to Morante)

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I converted Merengue, the best of the series if you want to learn flamenco.

Madera, madera, golpe. LOL

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 20 2018 22:49:01

Morante

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RE: Inspirational material (in reply to rombsix)

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Madera, madera, golpe.

Are youu referring to your head?

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 21 2018 14:28:14

rombsix

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RE: Inspirational material (in reply to Morante)

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Are youu referring to your head?

No, I'm quoting what Merengue says when he's teaching on the Encuentro series. I think it was fandango or sevillana that he was teaching, and he illustrates the pattern by saying, "Madera, Madera, golpe" or something like that. I found it funny how he says "madera" to reference what I normally call a golpe, but I guess there are different ways of saying things.

When you said "Are youu referring to your head?", were you trying to be passive-aggressive towards me?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 21 2018 18:47:29