Phil -> Foreign teachers in Spain (Aug. 29 2003 9:51:18)
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There’s a short thread on F-T (I still won’t post there) in which a couple of people are recommending that if anyone goes to Jerez for lessons to seek out Simon “El Rubio” or David “El Poeta”. I’m sure both of these guys are very good Flamenco guitarists, but the fact is that they are both British. Does it make sense to go all the to Jerez to study with a Brit? I’ve got mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I can learn something from anybody who knows more than I do (which makes just about everyone my potential teacher [;)]). On the other hand, if I’m going to travel a long distance and spend a substantial amount of money to learn a form of music in it’s native environment, I would want to learn from a person who has been immersed in that music his entire life and, equally important, knows how to teach. Now, I know that Michael Cho had a very positive experience in Sevilla with Tino Van der Smern (sp?), as did my friend, Richard Parker, with Simon “El Rubio” in Jerez. However, it just doesn’t seem natural to me. Am I being overly discriminative about this? I’d like to hear some of your opinions about this. Thanks, Phil
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