Newbie saying HELLO!

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omega0684

Posts: 41
Joined: Nov. 5 2008

Newbie saying HELLO!

hi everybody,

Just thought i would post up a BIG HELLO to you all.

to give you a bit of background info,i have been interested in learning flamenco for the past couple of years but have never really found the time for practice or the commitment needed. but a couple of months ago a had the oppotunity to purchase a VERY NICE Alhambra Flamenco Guitar at a very discounted price! so bit the bullet and bought it! i have been learning flamenco for a couple of months now, mainly from Graf Martinez's Flamenco Guitar Method book (vol1) and i have also bought Aaron Gilmartins DVD. My cousin also plays and has been for 15 years or so. i have a basic knowledge of guitar playing from when i was younger but stopped when i started secondary school.

i will openly admit that its harder than i thought to begin with, tremillos, rasgeuo's, playing apoyando, etc my fingers and thumb have taken a right beating!

well there you go, get ready for lots of questions to come in the near future and i look forward to talking to you all soon

Alex

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 5 2008 13:01:44

Florian

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

RE: Newbie saying HELLO! (in reply to omega0684)

Hi Mate..

Welcome to the forum

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 5 2008 13:25:11

mrMagenta

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

RE: Newbie saying HELLO! (in reply to omega0684)

Hello Alex

Welcome to the foro!

When you're just starting out I would recommend taking a few personal lessons from a flamenco guitarist. Even though you can get all the information on the different techniques from DVDs, books and this foro, it will save you a lot of time and effort to have someones trained eyes and ears check your hand positions, finger angles, sitting position, basic techniques etc. it's worth it, if you can find a decent teacher in your area.. the idea is to avoid having to unlearn bad habits later.

Cheers!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 5 2008 13:28:53

Ricardo

Posts: 15725
Joined: Dec. 14 2004
From: Washington DC

RE: Newbie saying HELLO! (in reply to omega0684)

This forum has covered LOTS of good topics in the past, so remember to search the archives. Welcome.

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CD's and transcriptions available here:
www.ricardomarlow.com

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 5 2008 14:04:20

michel

Posts: 315
Joined: Apr. 14 2008
From: france

RE: Newbie saying HELLO! (in reply to omega0684)

Hi Alex

Welcome to the forum!

Nice people here!
flamenco players are a little bit crazy, concealed poets with a sense of melancholy and they learn to be patient like sailors, the journey is very long...

skoal
michel

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 6 2008 3:21:54

duende

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

RE: Newbie saying HELLO! (in reply to omega0684)

welcome

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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 Nov. 6 2008 23:35:07

mark indigo

Posts: 3639
Joined: Dec. 5 2007

RE: Newbie saying HELLO! (in reply to michel)

hi,

i'd say this is about right!

quote:

Nice people here!
flamenco players are a little bit crazy, concealed poets with a sense of melancholy and they learn to be patient like sailors, the journey is very long...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Nov. 7 2008 13:25:32

Escribano

Posts: 6447
Joined: Jul. 6 2003
From: England, living in Italy

RE: Newbie saying HELLO! (in reply to michel)

quote:

Nice people here!
flamenco players are a little bit crazy, concealed poets with a sense of melancholy and they learn to be patient like sailors, the journey is very long...

And I am waiting for the end of this sentence