Free Classical Guitar Lessons at Delcamp

Costs are rising and times are tough.
Please consider a donation to keep this
place going.

Welcome to one of the most active flamenco sites on the Internet. Guests can read most posts but if you want to participate click here to register.

This site is dedicated to the memory of Paco de Lucía, Ron Mitchell, Guy Williams, Linda Elvira, Philip John Lee, Craig Eros, Ben Woods, David Serva and Tom Blackshear who went ahead of us.

We receive 12,200 visitors a month from 200 countries and 1.7 million page impressions a year. To advertise on this site please contact us.

You are logged in as Guest

Users viewing this topic: none

Printable Version

All Forums >>Discussions >>General >>

Page: [1]

Message

<< Newer Topic Older Topic >>

billder99

Posts: 3
Joined: Jan. 3 2010

Free Classical Guitar Lessons at Delcamp

Foroflamenco is THE place for flamenco players and beginners who wish to learn flamenco.

If you have an interest in classical guitar, or if you wish to learn to read standard notation, there is a FREE series of classes being offered by Jean-Francois Delcamp himself. Lessons from a world class player... what serious guitar player can pass this up?

Go to: www.delcamp.us

Bill Doyle

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 9 2010 22:27:38

cathulu

Posts: 950
Joined: Dec. 15 2006
From: Vancouver, Canukistan

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to billder99)

What the heck is going on over there? My very first impression is that they are copyright nazis, nothing can get done imho. A bunch of old guys with their panties in a knot, my god what a bunch of prudes and fools. They go more than one step beyond. Bwahahahahahaha!

Thank god for Flamenco!

Hopefully there is some good info there, I will have to spend more time to check it out.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 9 2010 23:43:31

Stu

Posts: 2537
Joined: Jan. 30 2007
From: London (the South of it), England

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to billder99)

quote:

what serious guitar player can pass this up?

a flamenco guitar player

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 10 2010 0:09:52

Elie

Posts: 1837
Joined: Apr. 10 2010

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to billder99)

hmmmm

_____________________________

http://www.youtube.com/user/GuitarristaAD

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 10 2010 15:35:06

apak

Posts: 57
Joined: May 23 2010

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to billder99)

I do not mean any disrespect to the original poster, but this is my rant on delcamp:

The delcamp forum is a bit of funny place. Often it re-enforces the stereotype of classical guitar players.

But this post is also rather ironic.... because although this forum tolerates this sort of advertisement, Delcamp does NOT. I once tried to make a thread there about Martin Taylor's Jazz Guitar on-line lessons, and my good experience with it, and mr. Francois Delcamp himself informed me that my post was not "approved" because it was a shameless advertising campaign.

Right, I'm Mr. Taylor's marketing manager.

For those who are not aware: Apparently in order to be admitted as a student in Delcamp's online clases, one of your obligations is to spread the news on other forums, post ads in local coffee shops, etc. I believe that was intent of this thread. Nothing wrong with that. Just ironic, given Delcamp's guitar-neck-stuck-up-in-the-ass attitude.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 10 2010 17:32:21

chester

Posts: 891
Joined: Oct. 29 2010

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to billder99)

I can't believe this is my first post here, I was hoping for a better opportunity but I can't resist this:

Oh PLEASE, Delcamp is NOT a world-class player. Judging from his videos he's competent at best. I have no personal issues with him but even calling him a 'great' player will give many foro members who are not acquainted with classical guitar the wrong impressions. There are many world class players - Julian Bream, Kazuhito Yamashita, Jorge Caballero, Pepe Romero, etc, that would give a much better picture of the classical guitar world.

If you want to learn classical guitar (which I recommend) do yourself a favor and don't listen to anything Delcamp says, and take anything you read on the forums there with a grain of salt. There's so many half-truths circling around there and not enough 'real players'...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 10 2010 22:43:44

Chiste de Gales

Posts: 298
Joined: Jan. 13 2009

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to billder99)

IMO this thread was started as spam and should be removed.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 11 2010 2:12:53

kovachian

Posts: 506
Joined: Jan. 30 2008
From: Americanistan

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to billder99)

Ah yes, good ol' Delcamp. They've "boycotted" URLs to 2/3rds of the internet yet they've no hangups whatsoever in plugging their site everywhere from here to the next planetary system.

Uh huh.

_____________________________

Don't look at me in that tone of voice.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 11 2010 3:23:17

Elie

Posts: 1837
Joined: Apr. 10 2010

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to billder99)

you guys have no Mercy !!

give the dude a break

_____________________________

http://www.youtube.com/user/GuitarristaAD

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 11 2010 4:50:01

stealthanugrah

Posts: 12
Joined: Dec. 4 2010
From: NYC Queens, to be exact

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to billder99)

I want to play the DA (devil's advocate)

If you guys really paid attention to the site and when you were over there, the reason they're so tight on copyright and other rules which I think are absolutely retarded, is because of the French Government.

Apparently the French government has very tight laws on copyright and all this stuff so they wanted to have low profile on all this stuff. Better to have a forum with strict rules than no forum at all.

But I also disagree because I'm sure there are tons of other French sites that I'm sure, actually do harbor "illegal" things on their sit that aren't taken down for instance.

Maybe he is really tight on everything because they are old men.

But really guys, I have a few things to say, stop hating, calm your titties,
and like DarkElieDraven said, give the dude a break.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 6 2010 17:11:46

Ramon Amira

Posts: 1025
Joined: Oct. 14 2009
From: New York City

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to billder99)

Notwithstanding all the imbecility and stuffiness on Delcamp, let's be reasonable. For any guitarist who is interested in classical guitar, whether or not he is also a flamenco guitarist, Delcamp is the best classical guitar forum, and really is to classical guitar what ForoFlamenco is to flamenco guitar.

It is a great resource for information on classical guitar music, performers, technique, and on instruments, head and shoulders above several other classical guitar forums. You just have to use it to your own advantage, and ignore the haughty moderators.

Just yesterday, someone asked for a recommendation on a good classical guitar for under $2500, so I recommended the Jose Ramirez 125 Anos, which is a great classical guitar, and I included several links to reviews, all of which were highly favorable. They deleted my post because some of the links showed ads. So yes, they can be a pain in the ass, but you just have to take the best of it, and scrap the rest of it.

_____________________________

Classical and flamenco guitars from Spain Ramon Amira Guitars

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 6 2010 18:34:24

Pgh_flamenco

Posts: 1506
Joined: Dec. 5 2007
From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to billder99)

quote:

Foroflamenco is THE place for flamenco players and beginners who wish to learn flamenco.

So FF can post a similar thread on the Delcamp site?

_____________________________

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 6 2010 19:00:40

prd1

Posts: 206
Joined: Jul. 11 2007

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to stealthanugrah)

promotor fidei - 2 days after joining the foro - nice one!!!!!

_____________________________

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the music - Angela Monet

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 6 2010 19:08:56

Ramon Amira

Posts: 1025
Joined: Oct. 14 2009
From: New York City

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to Pgh_flamenco)

quote:

quote:

Foroflamenco is THE place for flamenco players and beginners who wish to learn flamenco.

So FF can post a similar thread on the Delcamp site?

I just posted the following on Delcamp. Let's see what happens!

SUBJECT - ForoFlamenco

Post by Prominent Critic » Mon Dec 06, 2010 3:15 pm

For any classical guitarists who would like to learn - and learn about - flamenco, take a look at ForoFlamenco.com

_____________________________

Classical and flamenco guitars from Spain Ramon Amira Guitars

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 6 2010 19:19:18

Pgh_flamenco

Posts: 1506
Joined: Dec. 5 2007
From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to Ramon Amira)

quote:

I just posted the following on Delcamp. Let's see what happens!

Lol--should be interesting...

_____________________________

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 6 2010 20:14:04

beno

Posts: 881
Joined: Nov. 3 2006
From: Hungary

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to billder99)

quote:

because although this forum tolerates this sort of advertisement, Delcamp does NOT

The same for me, when I wanted to sell a blanca...
...not approved...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 6 2010 20:31:12

Ramon Amira

Posts: 1025
Joined: Oct. 14 2009
From: New York City

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to beno)

quote:

The same for me, when I wanted to sell a blanca...
...not approved...

Beno –

You should try again. I have advertised a blanca on Delcamp with no problems. So have many others.

What probably happened was typical Delcamp BS – you have to write the ad according to their format – list certain things, and in a certain order. As I said, they're a pain in the ass, but if you want to list your guitar, all you can do is throw your hands up and follow their stupid rules.

It's probably worth the effort, because they do have a big membership, but sometimes I want to tell them to shove it, but they'll just delete that post also – they're world-class post deleters.

_____________________________

Classical and flamenco guitars from Spain Ramon Amira Guitars

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 6 2010 21:10:02

cathulu

Posts: 950
Joined: Dec. 15 2006
From: Vancouver, Canukistan

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to stealthanugrah)

OK, just to be clear, I think there is a universal right to fair use, for the purposes of study and research etc.

I get the feeling from spending about 1/2 hour on the site is that Delcamp would delete many fair use uploads that we are able to share and enjoy and learn from here.

So that site sucks imho

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 7 2010 3:09:04

stealthanugrah

Posts: 12
Joined: Dec. 4 2010
From: NYC Queens, to be exact

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to cathulu)

I totally agree to you. I guess it is old men that are just over serious and you know, but what can you do, ils sont francais non? haha jkjk French people shudn't be like that, I speak French.

But there are tons of great resources like the dude above said, so yeah, but they are sooooo strict on youtube, frikkin how are you supposed to show people what you're doing? even more so, no competitions are allowed, which IMO really suckss

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 7 2010 16:21:41

Ramon Amira

Posts: 1025
Joined: Oct. 14 2009
From: New York City

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to stealthanugrah)

quote:

I guess it is old men that are just over serious

I'll say it again – they are a pain in the ass, but – this business about them being a "bunch of old men" is silly. They have over three thousand members, and judging from the photos, profiles, and occupations, etc., it seems a fairly representative mix of ages that you would find on most forums, including this one.

And it is, and has been, my experience that far more young people are taking up classical guitar than flamenco. So it doesn't strike me that the general membership is a bunch of old men. However, it's probably the case that the moderators do fit that description.

On another note – they actually have not deleted my post touting ForoFlamenco, and even stated to someone who expressed surprise at that (I suspect a member of the Foro) that there was no reason for them to delete it. Score one for the Foro.

_____________________________

Classical and flamenco guitars from Spain Ramon Amira Guitars

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 7 2010 23:47:26

stealthanugrah

Posts: 12
Joined: Dec. 4 2010
From: NYC Queens, to be exact

RE: Free Classical Guitar Lessons at... (in reply to Ramon Amira)

Haha, I know I've been a member on Delcamp for quite awhile actually, I've just never posted. Anyways I saw your post, it's funny how they responded.

Well I think what it is, is that we feel like the Moderators are old men, because they're strict, like you said.

And yes Score one for the foro, I find it absolutely hilarious that they didn't delete it.

I also find it amusing that they let some guys fight for 3 pages straight about how Classical guitarists shouldn't do this, which turned into an "I'm better than you" contest, instead of bloody deleting posts that concern copyright.

Something's wrong there.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Dec. 8 2010 0:00:48