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legrec -> RE: Flamenco books (Dec. 13 2006 12:45:39)
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I agree with Paleto, the Merengue book is good to begin.
But for my personal taste, I would prefer the one from Moraito. I have almost all the Encuentro serie, and I feel that those from Moraito, Tomatito, Habichuela and Nunez had made the best for my progression. Thus, to begin, I will recommand Moraito but Merengue is also a good choice.
To explain a little and give you arguments to choose : I feel the content of Moraito's is really very good, musically speaking (that's important to give you the will to work hard) and that even if Moraito's style (Jerez) is difficult when played at full speed, it's not "so" difficult when slowed down (and the vid presents slow and fast versions of the themes). A very good thing also in Moraito's is the part with cante from the terrible Fernando Terremoto (who stands clear behind his name), and also the cajon by Ricardo Espinosa.
Perhaps one "advantage" of the Merengue's over Moraito's is that it seems more "traditional" (and it's good to begin with "traditional" stuff) and easier. But the traditional/modern difference is not so clear between the two. The second advantage of the Merengue's is that it present most of the flamenco's palos, as a sort of "encyclopedia". So you'll be able to get most of the rythmic patterns from this one (but I feel it could be a little bit annoying and too hard to figure out each rhythm for a beginner).
If you're more focused on learning all the different rhythms and palos, then let's choose Merengue. If your point is pleasing yourself with impressive and "straigt to the point" musical themes and if you're not an "absolute beginner", let's go for the Moraito... Maybe some will have another point of view ?
I think a good thing for you MarkMC is to search on youtube for extracts of these Encuentro lessons. I think there are some bits here and here, try to find them by typing the name of the players. I can't give you any other advice to find extracts than to search for vids with a "bad taste" background in most case (a blank wall, a curtain, a plastic plant,...Man, why didn't they made the effort of shooting these vids in the Alhambra!) and also, a conde hermanos guitar in the hand of the player ! (most plays with one in these vids).
And remember : if the playing seems very hard at first, in the full video the speed will be lower and for sure after a lot of hard work you'll get the point...
Saludos-
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