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blanca

Posts: 58
Joined: Mar. 21 2007
From: The Netherlands

hello

Hi to all!
I have been reading this forum for some while now and decided to register not so long ago.
I just wanted to say that I really enjoy this forum, it is very interesting and I learn a lot of it. Now I look at foroflamenco every day and miss it when I can't!
So I also want to thank you all for that information and discussions!

To be honest, I was a bit scared of posting for the first time, but I thought: when I read it so much, it will be good to let people know that I read.
And when I have a question, maybe I can ask it here. There is so much to learn...

Blanca

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 13:12:31

duende

Posts: 3053
Joined: Dec. 15 2003
From: Sweden

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

Welcome Blanca

go ahead and ask. we´re a nice bunch of apples

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Don't give up...
And don't make it a race.
Enjoy the ray of sunshine that comes with every new step in knowledge.

RON

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 13:16:34

Jon Boyes

Posts: 1377
Joined: Jul. 10 2003

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

Welcome Blanca, where are you from?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 13:29:36

Anders Eliasson

Posts: 5780
Joined: Oct. 18 2006

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

Welcome Blanca and dont be afraid of posting. Most of the time we just babble along

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 13:37:00

blanca

Posts: 58
Joined: Mar. 21 2007
From: The Netherlands

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

Thank you for the welcome! I am from Holland.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 14:15:15

el ted

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Joined: Nov. 13 2003

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 14:25:01

Haithamflamenco

Posts: 927
Joined: Mar. 6 2007
From: Bahrain

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

loool,

welcome man,

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 15:58:00

blanca

Posts: 58
Joined: Mar. 21 2007
From: The Netherlands

RE: hello (in reply to Haithamflamenco)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Haithamflamenco

loool,

welcome man,

Thanks,
I am aware of the fact that most of the flamencoplayers are man, but I am a woman playing flamencoguitar (or at least try to...).

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 16:54:00

duende

Posts: 3053
Joined: Dec. 15 2003
From: Sweden

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

hello again woman

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This is hard stuff!
Don't give up...
And don't make it a race.
Enjoy the ray of sunshine that comes with every new step in knowledge.

RON

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 17:59:53

koella

Posts: 2194
Joined: Sep. 10 2005
From: holland

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

Welcome Blanca.
I only know three women here in Holland that play flamenco. Sandrijn, Talima and Caroline.
You're not one of them are you ?

Otherwise I have to behave now.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 20:26:11

blanca

Posts: 58
Joined: Mar. 21 2007
From: The Netherlands

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

Glad to hear there are more women playing in holland... but no, I'm not one of them. But please behave and don't scare me away of this foro....

(just kidding ofcourse

)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 20:51:15

koella

Posts: 2194
Joined: Sep. 10 2005
From: holland

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

Allright Blanca.

You will have a nice time here !

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 21:01:42

Georg

Posts: 405
Joined: Feb. 5 2006
From: Germany

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

Hi blanca,

I'll keep an eye on koella.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 21:27:35

Doitsujin

Posts: 5078
Joined: Apr. 10 2005

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

You come from holland? Maybe you know Paco Pena no? Yes welcome.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 21:27:50

John O.

Posts: 1723
Joined: Dec. 16 2005
From: Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

Welcome Blanca!

Ask anything you want, we'll do our best to help!

Later,
John

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 22:14:07

Haithamflamenco

Posts: 927
Joined: Mar. 6 2007
From: Bahrain

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

opssssssssssss,

sorry i didnt know,

welcome guapa,

i also have a friend (girl) play flamenco,

so amazing ,

haitham

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 22:15:35

Arash

Posts: 4495
Joined: Aug. 9 2006
From: Iran (living in Germany)

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

Welcome Blanca!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 22:20:52

John O.

Posts: 1723
Joined: Dec. 16 2005
From: Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany

RE: hello (in reply to Arash)

Do feel free to post a picture of yourself...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 12 2007 22:25:48

mrMagenta

Posts: 942
Joined: Oct. 25 2006
From: Sweden

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

i don't think there is anything strange about women venturing into flamenco guitar, just as there isn't anything odd about female classical guitarists. i don't think it's awesome that women develop a taste for flamenco, it's quite natural. there are cantaores and cantaoras, bailaores and bailaoras right. so it's about time really..

one of the pioneering flamenco guitarists here in sweden is a woman, a grand lady of flamenco. a really fine guitarist with a lot of personality, i hope to take some lessons from her when i get the oppurtunity. i think being a minority in any field can get tiring if you're being treated as a special case or constantly get viewed upon in terms of gender or whatever it is that sticks out.. i think many people here can relate to that, being neither gypsies nor spanish in the sometimes slightly close-minded world of flamenco.

blanca, i hope you will feel welcome and enjoy the foro as much as i do.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 13 2007 1:00:24

blanca

Posts: 58
Joined: Mar. 21 2007
From: The Netherlands

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

thank you all for the nice words, I do feel welcome!
To answer your question Doitsujin (I didn't succeed in making a quote): no, unfortunately I don't know Paco Pena in the way that I know him personally through lessons. I wish i did, he is a great player and I like his music very much!

mrMagenta: you are so right! But I have to say that so far I never had negative response of people.
For myself being not-Spanish sometimes makes me wonder too 'how can I ever think that I could play like a Spanish person!' But since I know flamenco I just have to, there is no other music for me....

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 13 2007 10:43:39

John O.

Posts: 1723
Joined: Dec. 16 2005
From: Seeheim-Jugenheim, Germany

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

I was playing a granaína at a hotel in Spain once and a Spanish guy came up to me and asked in Spanish "Can you play 'Entre dos Mares'?" NO clue...

The gypsies do have a certain natural sense for rhythm, but I think most of what you're talking about comes less from being Spanish and more from growing up with the music. More Spanish people get this chance - I wish I'd had it

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 13 2007 15:58:47

TANúñez

Posts: 2559
Joined: Jul. 10 2003
From: TEXAS

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

Hi blanca. This is a great site as you know. Don't be afraid to post. How else can you learn something new? There is always many here willing to lend a helping hand.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 13 2007 16:44:11

Guest

RE: hello (in reply to TANúñez)

welcome blanca! yes, youll find lots of useful stuff here and good advice for technique and playing etc.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 13 2007 22:53:12

musicmaker

Posts: 24
Joined: Jan. 23 2007
From: Lincoln,NE

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

Welcome Blanca from a "Dutchman" here in the USA who has been playing 'Latin' music for the last 45 years and only recently been involved with the 'Flamenco' style although I must say that there are many variations in Mexican ,Central American and South American styles that among them approach some of the styles of Flamenco e.g. Huapango etc...
It is true that you will get much good information here with an occassional wise crack, but if your thick-skinned enough it won't bother you.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 14 2007 2:04:57

cubano39

Posts: 2
Joined: Feb. 10 2007

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

I just wanted to thank Tom Nunez for his advice on strings. I have been using Savarez on my Cordoba Solista, and aside from being a beginner I could tell it didn't sound so good, the action was kind of high, and they didn't last too long I thought maybe my cejilla was causing premature breaks behind the frets on the basses. Tom suggested LaBella black 820 trebles and Luthier basses.
What a difference, my Cordoba sounds great and unbeliable sustain and sharp sound.
He also gave me a few words of encouragement about not quitting and a better guitar would make a lot of difference as far as ease of playing for someone just starting out such as myself with no teacher in Chicago.
This is a great forum, there is so much too learn from all members.
Thank you all, keep posting.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 16 2007 0:36:29

andresito

Posts: 377
Joined: Feb. 20 2007
From: New Holland

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

Hi guys,
I am a newbie too, I have been reading posts for a while, and been registered for a while, but still not gotten around to posting until now! It's not too easy for me to use personal email/internet at work and I don't really want to look at the computer much at home after doing it all day, but I'll trt to keep up...
I'm trying to teach myslef flamenco at the moment until I find a teacher in the region of Melbourne, Australia, so if anyone knows of someone good down here, let me know, OK?
Gracias :)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 16 2007 2:27:22

Florian

Posts: 9282
Joined: Jul. 14 2003
From: Adelaide/Australia

RE: hello (in reply to andresito)

Hi Welcome to the forum Blanca and andersito

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 16 2007 4:18:01

Jasmine_27

Posts: 67
Joined: Mar. 26 2007
From: Tokyo

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

Hi, Blanca -

Bienvenida! I'm one of the few female members of the foro, and have been an ardent student for about 2 years. This is a great group, and I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I do!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 16 2007 6:23:59

andresito

Posts: 377
Joined: Feb. 20 2007
From: New Holland

RE: hello (in reply to blanca)

Hey, el ted, I forgot to ask why we shouldn't mention Juan Martin!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 17 2007 9:10:26

Jon Boyes

Posts: 1377
Joined: Jul. 10 2003

RE: hello (in reply to andresito)

quote:

ORIGINAL: andresito
Hey, el ted, I forgot to ask why we shouldn't mention Juan Martin!

Might I suggest that this is an excellent opportunity to discover how the 'search' function works on this website.

Welcome to the forum, BTW.

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Spanish Guitarist in Devon, Cornwall and Somerset

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 17 2007 9:32:30

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