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But then I came across Paco de Lucia on youtube. The music infected me like nothing else before. I was amazed by the spectrum of expression contained within Flamenco; its seeming ability to oscillate between absolute lament and jubilation. I loved the attitude and confidence of the music. I loved the dissonance contained within it at times.

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(i.e., not just guitar, but also the cante, the history, the culture, the language, the different personalities and pioneers, etc).

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I'm pretty good at self-learning, and I'm fairly confident in my ability to teach myself about Flamenco. And yet, I remain very aware of the fact that traditionally Flamenco solo guitar was taught by a teacher, not out of a book. And in that vain, I'm somewhat afraid that I'm forming and cementing bad habits without knowing it. My plan now is to keep improving hand strength, agility, and general knowledge and then eventually hire a teacher to help me iron out my rough edges.