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mark indigo -> RE: Where do I start? (Oct. 18 2013 23:01:04)
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we are talking to a beginner. It's clear that the preference for many here would be to tell that beginner "Travel to Spain, become a full-time student of the craft, obtain a $20K blanca, and find a well-renowned maestro to study under, accompany dancers, and singers as well...if you want a simple introductory lesson in Flamenco".
there is usually someone in every major city in the US and Europe who plays and teaches flamenco guitar, be they Spanish or otherwise. There are also usually dance classes in every major city (where you can probably find that same guy playing guitar), where you can start to get familiar with accompanying.... there are also good dvd's where you can see and hear the correct sounds and movements/techniques.
And it's not so difficult to travel to Spain (from the UK on budget airline not much over £100), and take a few lessons, video the lessons and take it home to work on, or sign up for a course, 5 days, a week, which can work out cheaper than individual private lessons.
2k or less can get you a decent blanca to learn on - I have a decent cheap blanca that I use as my "travel" guitar, cost me £800 in UK, would have been a bit cheaper from the workshop in Spain.
but it depends, you might just want to make some Spanishy-sounding nice guitar music and not bother with real flamenco.... you can always just slam those that do as "purists"[8|]
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