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jsierles -> TomaFlamenco - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 0:36:53)

Everyone, sorry for placing a promotion here if this is the wrong place, but I thought it might be of interest to the guitarists on here.

Over the last year I've been working on a site for providing streaming flamenco lessons (guitar, singing, dance) from artists in Sevilla. The site just launched with some lessons in place and will be adding more every month. I'd appreciate any comments or suggestions. The classes are intended to be recorded depending on what people want to see.

http://tomaflamenco.com

Thanks!

Joshua Sierles



Munin -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 6:07:13)

WOW. This could be great. Awesome idea. Will check it out.



HolyEvil -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 6:26:26)

i like the site.. cheers mate

p/s- oh maybe have some english subtitles? =)



mark74 -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 6:43:13)

I agree with Holy Evil that subtitles in English would be by far and away the best additional investment you could make

You're competing for the American market against Jason McGuire's site which is a really extraordinary resource, so subtitles would be critical even though the site looks fantastic and comes from the motherland.



Kevin James Shanahan -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 6:43:50)

Your site looks excelent , sadly I can not subscribe unless there are some subtitles or naration , get that and I'm there.



mark74 -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 6:49:29)

I agree

Subtitles even better than narration for me because I love the sound of Spanish in the context of flamenco



xirdneH_imiJ -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 6:52:32)

wow!
yes, english subtitles will be needed...



Ramirez -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 8:17:47)

Your site and lessons look excellent - very authentic.

If you add English subtitles, i'll sign up!



jsierles -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 8:28:27)

Thanks for the feedback!

English subtitles will be available soon. Right now, the site is focused on intermediate level flamenco, at which many people already know Spanish.

The goal is to subtitle, but to make sure the context is maintained, so it has to be done right. We believe for learning flamenco it's critical to understand the terms and manners of the art as well as techniques.

Joshua



XXX -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 8:37:13)

um, the guitarrist is Jose Luis Rodriguez and he is top notch. ALmost unbelievable that you could win him to do some teaching. Awesome.



jsierles -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 8:40:22)

Deniz,

José Luís has been an integral part of the site from the beginning and is very enthusiastic about participating. We're happy to have him.



jsierles -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 8:43:57)

mark,

I agree that Jason's site is a great resource, especially for people just starting out. Our goal is to complement that material with guitar lessons focused more on learning in context, especially for things like accompaniment and singing. We also hope to encourage people to visit Spain and study with these teachers.



Tomrocker -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 8:49:32)

Congrats for the beautiful site. I guess while waiting for the English Subtitles, we can learn like 10 new spanish words a day and you will be surprised by the end of the month how wonderful your level is with some little grammar as well;))

Cheers [;)]



Doitsujin -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 10:48:53)

Looks very good. The artists are very good.. A little bit expensive. Are there some other samples which better show what material would be avalible? The teaser video looks great, but I would be happy for an uncut complete scene.



El Kiko -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 11:11:37)

looks very good , something for everyone , you can learn Spanish if you want but
I hear the familiar Andlu' accent here , like not pronuncing the S and missing the end of certain words etc.. so I would'nt go for classical Spanish , I suppose you just have to get used to it..... subtitiles would be funny as there would be some ammount of decision making there.......



jsierles -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 11:24:56)

There are a few free classes available here:

http://flamencosporelmundo.com/lessons?free=true

Joshua



Arash -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 12:31:00)

when i first saw the title in the list of new posts, i thought to myself:

"oh no, another guy who wants to jump on the "online lessons train" and teach before he is really READY to teach".

but this really looks pro. and Jose Luis knows for sure what he is doing.

great site! great news.

english subtitles is a must!
you have many potential "customers" here, who don't speak spanish.

best of luck to you and your site.



jsierles -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 12:43:25)

Arash,

Thanks for the compliments! We strive to work with artists who already have extensive experience teaching, like José Luís Rodriguez or Concha Vargas, or are eager to try in areas where good teachers are scarce (like cante, compás).

Subtitles so far has been our biggest request, so we'll try to get that going soon. As mentioned before, it's a challenge, but i think worthwhile.

Joshua



Arash -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 13:18:23)

Doit, the price is fair. I mean check out the artists.
They are all top notch.
And we have single guitarists who charge nearly the same.







and others....

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However, Joshua, for monthly fee based lessons, its important to know how many lessons are already available to begin with !
I mean it doesn't make sence to start with only 5 or 6 lessons, then add few each month.
There should be a lot of lessons already recorded as a Basis to start with, then add new lessons each month.
Please inform about details



Munin -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 13:36:43)

Wow that was Rocio Marquez in the teaser? I recognized her voice but couldn't identify her visually.

But yes I would like to know too how many lessons there are available now. Otherwise I am more than happy to sign up in a few months, when there's more.



jsierles -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 13:41:33)

Munin,

Yes, that's Rocio. We have around 18 lessons now (I'm finishing edits on a few right now).
For guitar, we have a solea para baile and a rondeña coming up.

We will be recording more every month - definitely would like to hear what kinds of material people are interested in.



jsierles -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 13:43:35)

Just to be clear, you can see the available lessons here:

http://flamencosporelmundo.com/lessons

Joshua



Munin -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 13:54:02)

Seems like a great start! Personally I would be interested in cante accompaniment perhaps also accompanied by some theory and explanation, since that's very rare. I also saw that you have pure cante lessons available too - that's probably a first in the internet world. Impressive. You should keep that up.



Lucerom -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 13:59:51)

Does the site also provide the sheet music / score in tab for each guitar lesson?



mezzo -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 14:20:23)

is it possible to download the lessons and working them offline?



jsierles -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 14:34:56)

Lucerom,

No sheet music or scores are provided currently.



jsierles -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 14:36:43)

Mezzo,

For now, videos are streaming only. We may offer downloadable videos in the future if there is demand for it.

Joshua



Kate -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 15:31:18)

Well done Josh, nice to see it coming together. Un abrazo fuerte de Grana'



malakka -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 15:49:10)

quote:

There are a few free classes available here:

http://flamencosporelmundo.com/lessons?free=true

Joshua


I am very interested in signing up.. I would like to preview these two classes but it looks like one needs a username and password.



jsierles -> RE: Flamencos por el Mundo - a new online flamenco class site (Feb. 14 2011 15:57:43)

Malakka,

Sorry, my mistake. You should be able to view the class now!

Joshua



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