Dennis Koster.

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guitarbuddha

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Joined: Jan. 4 2007

Dennis Koster.

Hi there does anyone think that the Dennis Koster book The Keys to Flamenco Vol.1 is fun to sight read through ? It's only eleven quid on amazon and if it is good then that is value. Does it have anything that isn't in say the Paco Pena tutor ? ( the same bloody falsetas seem to crop up in all of these tutors ) Is it formulaic and repetitive like Mel Bay's Juan Serrano books ? Is the CD badly played like some other tutors out there ?

PS I am not really a beginner.

D.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 27 2007 21:08:10

wiseguy493

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Joined: May 9 2007

RE: Dennis Koster. (in reply to guitarbuddha)

I began my learning with flamenco using the Dennis Koster books. His way of presenting the information is a bit different from many of the books. It certainly beats the Juan Martin and Juan Serrano books published by Mel Bay =)

The first book of Koster's material covers a lot of the basic techniques and some here-and-there examples of palos. He goes back and forth between palos, from chapter to chapter while teaching new ideas and techniques. I kind of like his way of writing in that if you are self-motivated you can gain a lot from it without being bored, and still being challenged.

The first book probably won't do much good for you unless you really are a beginner, but his second book is much more useful and has some more advanced music. I do enjoy his solos for alegrias, bulerias, soleares, seguiriyas, tarantas, granadinas.... but these are mostly compilation of many traditional falsettas with falsettas of great players. If you are experienced, you wll have seen a lot of it already

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 27 2007 23:04:53

guitarbuddha

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RE: Dennis Koster. (in reply to wiseguy493)

Thank you for taking the time to respond W, I thought that might be the case. Maybe I'll buy it anyway and then bump it off to a student cheap if one shows interest in flamenco.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 28 2007 13:34:13