Foro Flamenco


Posts Since Last Visit | Advanced Search | Home | Register | Login

Today's Posts | Inbox | Profile | Our Rules | Contact Admin | Log Out



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.





Carmen de las Cuevas?   You are logged in as Guest
Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
All Forums >>Discussions >>General >> Page: [1]
Login
Message<< Newer Topic  Older Topic >>
 
gshaviv

Posts: 272
Joined: Mar. 22 2005
From: Israel

Carmen de las Cuevas? 
ָAnybody attended this school? How's the level? Is it good for an intermediate-advanced player?

I'm thinking of going there for 2 weeks and I like the idea of combining Spanish language course with guitar lessons. My spanish is based on pimsleur's learn to speak spanish audio course and I don't feel confident enough with it to go to any spanish teacher and learning spanish will help with future trips...

_____________________________

Guy
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Apr. 13 2007 19:24:59
 
aammaguiar

 

Posts: 20
Joined: Aug. 25 2004
From: Detroit, USA

RE: Carmen de las Cuevas? (in reply to gshaviv) 
Hi. I took the intermediate level course three years ago. I should have taken the beginner level course, but the inter was the one that fit my timing. The instructor, who was great, bent to accommodate me and another guy who was at my level. There were a total of six in the class, so there was a reasonable amount of personal attention. We did some solea, farruca and granaina.

The school itself is wonderful - great location, good facilities and very helpful staff. I rented my guitar from them. I was staying very close to the school, so I was able to go there to practice. The people who took the language courses seemed to be very pleased too. One of the instructors organized walking tours of Granada a few times while I was there and they were very instructive and enjoyable. And of course Granada is a magical city.
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Apr. 15 2007 1:02:21
 
Anders Eliasson

Posts: 5780
Joined: Oct. 18 2006
 

RE: Carmen de las Cuevas? (in reply to gshaviv) 
Guy

In general people speak well about the school. Take the language course. I totally agree that it´ll help you in the long run. Take a good look at prices for the guitar courses. Maybe you´ll be better of with some private lessons focussing on one or two palos. To much school can be boring

_____________________________

Blog: http://news-from-the-workshop.blogspot.com/
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Apr. 15 2007 18:05:11
 
Kate

Posts: 1827
Joined: Jul. 8 2003
From: Living in Granada, Andalucía

RE: Carmen de las Cuevas? (in reply to Anders Eliasson) 
I just posted elsewhere on the forum about Emilio Maya starting up his own school in the Albaicin, Peña Flamenco Calle San José, 24 He was previously teaching at Carmen Las Cuevas. When he has the website together I'll post the link.

But still Carmen Las Cuevas is a great place to combine flamenco and language classes.

Kate

_____________________________

Emilio Maya Temple
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000CA6OBC
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/emiliomaya
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Apr. 16 2007 1:31:49
 
Kate

Posts: 1827
Joined: Jul. 8 2003
From: Living in Granada, Andalucía

RE: Carmen de las Cuevas? (in reply to aammaguiar) 
Out of interest who was your teacher ?

Kate

_____________________________

Emilio Maya Temple
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000CA6OBC
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/emiliomaya
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Apr. 16 2007 1:33:14
 
aammaguiar

 

Posts: 20
Joined: Aug. 25 2004
From: Detroit, USA

RE: Carmen de las Cuevas? (in reply to Kate) 
Kate, my instructor was Alfredo Mesa. You probably know him. He was very good - patient and flexible. He put in a lot of extra time to accommodate me and one other student who were somewhat behind the others. And it was a real treat to see him perform at one of the concerts at the Center in Sacromonte.

Cheers, Ashok
  REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |  Date Apr. 19 2007 20:49:54
Page:   [1]
All Forums >>Discussions >>General >> Page: [1]
Jump to:

New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts


Forum Software powered by ASP Playground Advanced Edition 2.0.5
Copyright © 2000 - 2003 ASPPlayground.NET

0.0625 secs.