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Miguel de Maria
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Joined: Oct. 20 2003
From: Phoenix, AZ
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RE: Couple of beginner questions... (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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Gecko, wrong country, around here we find evidence that you practice witchcraft, make a big pile of kindling, and...you know the rest! Seriously, everyone is entitled to their opinion, and we all put it out there, didn't we? I'm sure people will consider Grisha's advice different from mine, different from Todd's different from someone who is just starting out...
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Date Jul. 19 2006 14:55:09
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Francisco
Posts: 879
Joined: Jun. 13 2005
From: SW USA
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RE: Couple of beginner questions... (in reply to Miguel de Maria)
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned Oscar Herrero. Me too. I thought his material was boring at first, but after learning some of the techniques a little better things just started to 'click'. Adam del Monte, who lives in your area (i think), has some excellent online lessons. I have only taken the Alegrias lesson, but I have been told the beginner package he offers is excellent as well. Here's an excerpt: quote:
Flamenco lessons by Adam del Monte added. These include a 2 hour long Beginner Package that covers basic guitar techniques; right hand and left hand techniques, scales, theories and more. You will also find falsetas in Solea, Alegria and Tangos for beginners in this package, . Additional falsetas in Solea for beginner and intermediate students as well as falsetas in Tangos and Alegria are also available. Adam's webpage Ricardo, a member of this forum, and an ecellent guitarist has a few lessons on the flamenco-teacher website. His rumba lesson was the first online lesson I took, and I highly recommend it. As far as compas being fundamental to a beginner is obviously debatable. My approach was to learn a few strumming techniques first, then compas second. This was because I started with rumba, and was more clueless about the strumming technique as opposed to the rhythm itself. Although compas are fundamental to 'playing' a rumba, I felt it was more important to learn the strumming techniqe first, then to apply it to compas. I don't think there is necessarily a 'right' or a 'wrong' way here, but you have to find what is compatible with your learning style. I have found that the more flamenco I listen to, the better I'm getting the handle on compas. anyway, just my .02, which has an exchange rate here of about .000000000000000000000000000000002. Good luck
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Date Jul. 19 2006 21:25:02
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