Miguel de Maria -> RE: Cristina Heeren Flamenco Foundation? (Apr. 27 2006 21:21:27)
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Todd, Well, as I look back on it, the course was mainly composed of learning falsetas. Who knows how many falsetas I learned that month, a couple dozen? I learned a tangos "solo" and Panaderos Flamencos, which I still play at gigs (unfortunately still not that well!). A siguriyas solo that I didn't care for (too much Nino Ricardo), and thus don't remember. Of course we went over any technique that was necessary to go over. Tino showed us how to work on alzapua and golpes. Miguel Angel Cortes showed us a bunch of technical exercises he knew or had composed. I think we played with a singer a couple of times, but we weren't advanced enough, supposedly, to go very far. We learned a bunch of Nino de Pura scales, too. As far as extracurriculars go, I also went to festival in Mogeur, one outside of Sevilla, and saw a show in Nerja. Besides that, I went to watch the instructors at the institute at their show in Cafe del Sol almost every night. So, in the five weeks I was there, I estimate I saw twenty shows! There is also a place called La Carboneria that I went to have drinks quite a few times, that also has flamenco. And also took an "introduction to flamenco" course (in spanish) where I got at least one teacher's perspective on how it all fits together. I guess from the vantage of time and distance, it seemed like I did learn quite a bit I was there. Certainly Sevilla is a wonderful town and I had fun hanging out with the other guitarists. Also, one dancer but we were actually kept segregated and never saw the dancers!
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