Francisco -> RE: Couple of beginner questions... (Jul. 19 2006 21:25:02)
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned Oscar Herrero. Me too. I thought his material was boring at first, but after learning some of the techniques a little better things just started to 'click'. Adam del Monte, who lives in your area (i think), has some excellent online lessons. I have only taken the Alegrias lesson, but I have been told the beginner package he offers is excellent as well. Here's an excerpt: quote:
Flamenco lessons by Adam del Monte added. These include a 2 hour long Beginner Package that covers basic guitar techniques; right hand and left hand techniques, scales, theories and more. You will also find falsetas in Solea, Alegria and Tangos for beginners in this package, . Additional falsetas in Solea for beginner and intermediate students as well as falsetas in Tangos and Alegria are also available. Adam's webpage Ricardo, a member of this forum, and an ecellent guitarist has a few lessons on the flamenco-teacher website. His rumba lesson was the first online lesson I took, and I highly recommend it. As far as compas being fundamental to a beginner is obviously debatable. My approach was to learn a few strumming techniques first, then compas second. This was because I started with rumba, and was more clueless about the strumming technique as opposed to the rhythm itself. Although compas are fundamental to 'playing' a rumba, I felt it was more important to learn the strumming techniqe first, then to apply it to compas. I don't think there is necessarily a 'right' or a 'wrong' way here, but you have to find what is compatible with your learning style. I have found that the more flamenco I listen to, the better I'm getting the handle on compas. anyway, just my .02, which has an exchange rate here of about .000000000000000000000000000000002.[:(][:D] Good luck
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