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jonasp
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Hey guys! I'm new around here, so sorry if this is the wrong place for this or something. This seems like a really awesome and useful forum! I've just started trying to learn flamenco, after having played guitar on and off for a few years and kind of dabbling in various types of finger-style but never really committing to anything or developing any kind of musical identity. I really love the sound of flamenco and have been spending a lot of time on it, but my problem is that I really have no idea where to start. I'm really an absolute beginner at this point, I just bought a cheap nylon guitar which I will hopefully upgrade when I can. Also there isn't much prospect of me taking actual lessons, due to living in the middle of nowhere. I know next to nothing about how flamenco actually works other than that it seems quite different from typical musical forms. I've been trying to listen to it a lot, but I still don't really know where to start, and Youtube can only help so much. I've seen a lot of references to different "forms" and things, like bulerias and tango, but I don't quite understand it. So far I have been spending time practicing what seem like basic mechanical skills that I will need. I've worked on and feel comfortable with- -Some basic rumba strumming patterns (I don't know if this is actually flamenco) -Thumb rest strokes/free strokes -The Phrygian dominant scale, which I feel pretty confident about all over the neck -Spanish triplets and flamenco tremolo -a decent three finger Rasguedo -"Palmas", and the 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12 rhythm pattern (this seems important?) -and some sort of Golpe thing I've also learned the 2 basic Andalusian Cadence chord progressions, (Am G F E; Dm C Bb A?) The problem is, I have no idea what to do with any of that stuff. What do I do next? What form should I learn, and how do I go about that? Are there any vital basic techniques that I'm missing? Thanks so much, and sorry if I seem helpless!
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Date Mar. 23 2015 16:11:07
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Leñador
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From: Los Angeles
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RE: Beginner Advice (in reply to jonasp)
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Here's what I wish someone had told me. The forms or "palos" that are the most popular. (there are many many more but this is the ones you'll most hear) Solea, Alegrias, Tangos, Bulerias, Tientos, Seguiriyas, Tarantos Basic techniques you'll need: Arpeggio, picado, rasgueado(all types, 3/4 finger, abanico, various patterns), pulgar, alzapua, 5 note tremolo, and golpes Tip 1 I'd say start with Solea, it's sort of "mother palo" and if you master that 12 beat compas it will make alegrias and bulerias make more sense, much of flamenco evolved from the solea so I feel like it's a good starting point. Tip 2 Learn how to strum the chords of a letra or two. Number one, strumming is easier than complex falsetas, number two, it will give you a better idea of how to "feel" the compas. Many of the "learn flamenco books" just spit falseta after falseta at you and I'm not sure why, i feel like it's kind of teaching you to run before you walk..... Tips 3 Get a skype teacher, you've gotta do it, at least for a little while to get you set up. Ricardo and some others here give them, it's very crucial to get you pointed in the right direction early on otherwise your just aimlessly playing spanishy stuff rather then palying falmenco. Enjoy the road!
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Date Mar. 23 2015 19:41:00
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