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wiking
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Joined: Apr. 11 2014
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Hello from Newfoundland!
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Hello guys, I'm a 25 year old engineering student who has decided to take the plunge into learning flamenco. I've been playing guitar since I was about 8 years old or so, and I've always admired flamenco. My first time hearing it, I remember, was when I was about 8 years old and my mum bought the 1996 War Child concert VHS. I remember she had it on while we had some family round for dinner and when Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola and John McLoughlan started playing "Mediterranean Sundance" I was instantly hooked. It's one of my favourite memories from my childhood, and that sentimentality compounds with my love of the music to the point where I can't hold out any longer, I must learn to play it! A few years ago, I made my first attempt at starting out with flamenco, but it was a largely misguided exercise in frustration. I purchased a gorgeous Ramirez R1 classical guitar, totally ignorant of the fact that for even a seasoned guitarist, trying to learn flamenco on a classical is like trying to learn Irish fiddle on a cello. I purchased an online video lesson from Adam Del Monte on rasgueado and alzapua, but ended up just giving up on it because it sounded horrible (the classical's long sustain and mellow tone made even little falseta licks sound dreadful) and also because the action and feel of the neck was just not suited to what I was trying to get that guitar to do. I sold it, and forgot about flamenco. So, here I am now, with my Telecaster up for sale on a bunch of other sites, praying that it sells soon so that I can finally get my hands on a proper flamenco guitar. I've seen a lot of recommendations around the internet that a good way to start is to buy a cheap classical and drill rasgueado exercises to get started. My experience has really shown me otherwise, and now I'm committed to obtaining the right tool for the job! In the meantime I've been practicing rasgueado and alzapua on my steel string Taylor, and hilariously, I'm actually making progress with consistent attack and timing. But it hurts like hell and I really can't wait to get my first flamenco. Once my Tele sells I'm going to pick up a Francisco Navarro blanca with pegs. There are no flamenco guitars to be had anywhere in the province where I reside, so the instrument will have to be purchased online. I was talking to Ron from Memorial Music, Navarro's USA distributor, and he said that he'll set it up and have it ready to play for me right away when I'm ready to make the purchase. He's even sent me photos of that guitar plus a playing sample, so I'm pretty dead set on that one. Despite there being no flamenco guitars for sale in my province, there is a flamenco teacher here who studied in Spain for 15 years at one of our more respected music schools so I'll be taking personal tutoring from him right away so I can learn properly. Anyway, long first post, but I'm just excited to be here. Looking forwards to some great music making ahead.
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