por medio -> RE: Flamenco guitar learning curve (Sep. 1 2013 9:02:34)
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He buys let's say Graf's or Herrero's method (or any other stuff) and goes through it. After completing them he has a couple of soleas and tangos and probably bulerias under his belt This is where most issues lie for beginners not exposed to flamenco community (as in Spain of course). They start by buying one of these books and learning "pieces" or falsetas. Flamenco doesn't work like that. Start by listening to lots of cante. Old and semi-old stuffs are a good start (I wont' go into it here since right now I only have few minutes). Do palmas to it. LOTS of times. Do palmas to lots of Buleria, lots of tangos, some solea possibly. Watch youtube. So many good channels now. Search through this foro here for some recommended channels. Then strum out some rhythms. Again tangos or tientos is a great start. If you do really well (I mean REALLY well), you might play along to some cante through youtube or music (it's not all THAT different from playing along to, say, "House of the rising sun"). A good teacher will be able to guide you well, with instructions on techniques. Do skype with Ricardo or ToddK or any of great players here. If you begin to learn falsetas, start with really "simple" ones - like not many notes and simplist techniques (like just thumb), and practice putting it in the right places - i.e. in compas. Go find a dance class. Beat out the same tangos, solea or buleria compas for three hours straight. Again, a good teacher will save you a lot of work in the future. If you are unsure if the teacher is good, just skype with one of the guys as I have mentioned. quote:
Or maybe student should listen to guys like Tomatito etc and try to transcribe what they play (seems quite impossible at this stage)? Whatever you do don't do that.
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