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dionysius
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Joined: Sep. 13 2008
From: Eugene, Oregon
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RE: flamenco schools in Spain (in reply to doublek)
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doublek, I spent a few months at Carmen de las Cuevas in Granada, learned a lot, and enjoyed it. I also researched extensively, and couldn't find any intermediate cursos or rent cheaper. I remember Madrid y Barcelona being pretty expensive. That said, I also found local flamencos who taught community / local classes in Prado del Rey (near Jerez), and they only charged me something like 20 euros for a month of classes, which was palos, cajon, and guitar. So there are always local options if you know where to look:) I had studied on my own for a while via books, but felt as though I hit a wall and needed a teacher (which I did). I would recommend getting basic technique and compas down before spending the $$$ on classes. I think you'll get a lot more out of guitar courses if you have a basic working knowledge of flamenco and palos going in. I knew an older gent who started from scratch like you describe, and he spent all his time developing basic picado, arpeggios, rasgueo, etc. I don't recommend growing your nails concurrently with paying for classes:) IMHO starting from scratch like this is a waste of a ton of money, but I'm also a cheap bastard, and didn't have anywhere near enough cash money to spend a year in Spain. Cheers, Jordan
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Date Apr. 20 2011 21:11:28
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Adam
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From: Hamilton, ON
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RE: flamenco schools in Spain (in reply to doublek)
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I did 5 weeks at Carmen de las Cuevas and also enjoyed it a lot. The other big one I know of is Cristina Heeren in Sevilla. I'd prefer Carmen de las Cuevas because I can't get enough of Granada, but that might just be my personal taste. It's more flexible than Cristina Heeren (Carmen de las Cuevas goes per week, while Cristina Heeren does academic year and summer courses), which may or may not matter depending on your schedule. From what I've heard they're both pretty similar in that you're in small group classes learning falsetas, technique, and a bit of accompaniment. As for accomodoation, Cristina Heeren will help you find an apartment but doesn't offer any, while Carmen de las Cuevas has its own apartments you can stay in. The main accomodation is in the Albaicín pretty far up, which is fun (it's very old and authentic Andalucía) but can get old after a couple of weeks of schlepping 15 minutes uphill to get home after long nights on the town They do have a couple of pisos on the Paseo de los Tristes which I think is a great location. My room there had a small balcony looking up to the Alhambra, very nice. Another option, possibly if you're a little more adventurous, would be to skip schools entirely and get an apartment somewhere - Granada, Sevilla, Jerez, Cádiz, whatever - and immerse yourself in the flamenco scene, learning from teachers and on the street. Either way you may well want to spend a couple of weeks in Granada doing the Carmen de las Cuevas beginners course, which as far as I could tell from my friends who did it will give you a decent foundation in the technique and some simple material in palos.
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Date Apr. 21 2011 0:28:22
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