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A compas under my belt?
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Ricardo
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Joined: Dec. 14 2004
From: Washington DC
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 RE: A compas under my belt? (in reply to Matic)
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Or, if I say differently... how do your students progress with falsetas? specifically if possible,thanks
Matic
Well, you are asking me to teach you then, just like my students. I can't really do that verbally on the forum. Even if I tried, how is that fair to my paying students? I have some video lessons over at FT (flamenco-teacher.com). Sorry for the self advertising.
Otherwise you can take my free advice, and pick out some short falsetas that are pretty straight forward compas wise, and master them slow, one at a time. Something that you can physically or technically handle. Not Tomatito. Not modern Paco. There are some old Paco things that are not so bad for students of any level. Of course digging further back to Sabicas, Morao, Parrilla, Niño Ricardo, etc. It is not all easy just because it is old. You have to pick the right things, both doable and inspiring.
To be honest, a lot of the things I teach beginners are very old traditional things I learned from Gerardo Nuñez. They really work, but are they his falsetas? Partly, but a lot from Javier Molina, M. de Huelva, Parrilla etc. I show some snipits of Moraito, but again I would not say just any of his material is "easy". Everyone, even Vicente has SOMETHING easy to play in their rep.
Ricardo
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Date Apr. 19 2007 20:02:18
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RE: A compas under my belt? (in reply to Jon Boyes)
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yes, i found moraitos material far from easy, its deceptive. It sounds easy or somewhat simple, but it isnt.
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Date Apr. 19 2007 20:52:40
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Mark2
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Joined: Jul. 12 2004
From: San Francisco
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RE: A compas under my belt? (in reply to Zorro02)
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OK Zorro,
I'll be serious. I think after four years you should have been exposed to a lot more of flamenco than you have. Four years is enough time to cover the basics in alegrias, bulerias, solea, sig, fandangos, tango, sevillanas, in other words, all the main palos and more like farruca, garrotin, tientos, etc.
But, you didn't say how long you stayed with the teacher. If you stayed six months and left, well, you got six months worth of his knowledge. If you have been taking a lesson every week for four years, you should perhaps look at trying another teacher. Flamenco is a very deep art, and most people who are serious about learning it will study for years with various teachers. If possible, maybe check out another teacher. The internet is great, but it's not enough, IMO. Face to face is how it's always been done. That way the teacher can see and hear what you are doing and guide you.
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Date Apr. 19 2007 21:53:50
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