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trivium91 -> RE: Basic compas in notation / tab? (Feb. 4 2022 16:47:04)
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Im learning aswell, but I can highly recommend the laga online program, its great for the busy individual that doesn't have time to do a bunch of unnecessary research. They publish the material anyways and while that is not the traditional way flamenco is taught, it was the only way everything made sense to me. I learned that all the beats add up to 12, typically ending on a remate on beats 10,11,12 . Golpes on the accents are not always added, especially for fast runs, but can be typically added on beats 3,6,8,10,12. They do talk a bit about tension and dissonance building than resolving on beat 7 and finishing on the remate on beat 10,11 & 12, but i never really found it more complicated than that and why solea sounds the way it does.
Obviously this only covers Solea, i haven't moved to other styles yet. They only teach bite size "lessons" to slowly build up skill and comprehension. The owner of the school is highly educated, he understands how the brain works in association to the music, that time is required to build new nueral pathways to master techniques, comprehension of compas and rythym.
Most of all, the program is ton of fun and gives you a pretty good sense of accomplishment. Ill probably move to more advanced skype lessons after i complete the program in 24 months or so. Im just not sure if i will go through laga as their skype lessons are really pricey...with the second kid on the horizon and all. I could see their online flamenco modules being really challenging if you are all together new to guitar as an instrument though (which im not), its likely best to start on their classical modules for the first 3-6 months or so i would say.
I could be completely wrong so anyone feel free to call me out on this...but i feel like those that learnt flamenco did so by watching, listening, playing and learning, practicing, rinse and repeat rather than studying and getting hung up on on all the details. The details will work their way out throughout the journey of flamenco with a good teaching method or teacher, but not all at once. Its alot easier to learn some stuff than apply them the more advanced you get.
I've also heard good things about the Kai's flamenco explained, but i just didnt have the time to do a bunch of work up front, it was a little overwhelming to be honest. I definitely prefer the bite size chunk method. Its worth the money, and based on the instructors education levels, i have peace of mind im building a solid foundation.
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