Gecko -> RE: New to flamenco (Apr. 15 2006 10:28:48)
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Welcome Morgan. I think everyone would agree that if you can find a flamenco guitar teacher then that's the way to go. However, many of us have to teach ourselves. I had some classical guitar training which helped me a lot in the beginning (actually I'm still a flamenco beginner with only about 8 months of flamenco under my belt). If you're going the self taught route then the most popular flamenco methods books here seem to be those by Gerhard Graf-Martines and Oscar Herrera, but there are others as well. Coming from a steel string background I think you will find flamenco challenging for both the left and right-hand. Playing flamenco on a steel string while it could be done to a certain extent will cause some difficulties. There are numerous reasons for this i.e string spacing, action, steel will be very hard on your hands using flamenco techniques, etc. Do they work well for leaning flamenco? NO. Frankly, I would avoid it if you possibly can. Moreover, the sound is quite different from a flamenco guitar. Note, there is also a difference between a flamenco and classical guitar. If you cannot get a flamenco guitar at the current time then you could probably learn and practice the chords for the traditional keys for each form/palos ( they will, for the most part, be different than you have been playing as the voicings in flamenco are unique) and do some scale work (Spanish scale, related to the phrygian). If you can free-up a little money then the Yamaha 171 seems to be a popular "budget" entry level flamenco guitar. But there are several others as well. The following links are some resources that you should check out, some of them you may have already seen or read. Basics 1 Basics 2 General Info 1 General Info 2 Forms (Palos) Glossary
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