wfeisele -> Hi from Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA (Mar. 10 2021 0:19:35)
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Hello, I first want to thank you all for the forum and your valuable contributions. I have been a long time lurker on the forum but have never posted anything to date. My interest in Flamenco started back in the mid 1980’s when I was taking classical guitar lessons and visiting my teacher playing out in one of the local hangouts here in Santa Fe. He played Flamenco guitar as well on a Ramirez and an Esteso in the style of Sabicas. But what really caught my attention was the small Flamenco troupe that would appear on other nights. The guitarist was Carlos Lomas and his Gypsy wife, Gioia, was the lead dancer and singer. I didn’t know much about Flamenco at that time but was fascinated by the various arts of Flamenco, the cante’, baile, and toque, and my ignorance didn’t stop Carlos from quizzing me and my buddy on the various compas’ being played. Since that time I have made some attempts to learn Flamenco guitar techniques but never put aside my other musical interests to seriously pursue Flamenco guitar in its purest form. At almost 66 years old I have come to realize that the study of Flamenco guitar is a lifelong pursuit. So, I have come to the conclusion that it would be best for me to learn the basic techniques and rhythmic forms in order to play written pieces at an appropriate level but not attempt to learn the art of improvisation. I have come to the same conclusion for my jazz guitar pursuits and now play chord melody arrangements instead of trying to learn improvisation. I think a lot of this comes from my classical guitar background reading sheet music instead of being spontaneous and being comfortable with improvisation. Your comments on my thoughts regarding my approach to Flamenco guitar at this point in my life are quite welcome! Best wishes, Bill
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