cathulu -> RE: New to Flamenco (Sep. 7 2008 21:37:22)
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Hi Silver Shark - hey, does that mean you are over 40, gray haired and on the hunt for the ladies? [:D] Well, to echo Jimi, you will need lots of patience. Celebrate the small successes. There are a number of difficulties you will have to overcome, learning a clean rasgueo which will probably take years (5 or more...), alzapua that will take a long time also, picado, right hand / left hand synchronization, getting up to a good tempo, learning rhythms beyond 4/4 time, etc. The piano and guitar work should help. A lot of these you can practice in the middle of the night or anytime without a guitar - rasgueos against the bedding or your jeans - or my favourite a wine glass (my wife just loves that- NOT!), practice picado triplets against your leg, etc! Get creative! [:D] The beauty is that you can start with easier technique and build upon it. Ron gave some good examples in the lazy fashion, the only problem is that they are still quite hard! But they sound lovely. Basically you are starting a life long journey so don't worry about the destination. Try and use as many resources as you can and good luck!
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