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Phil
Posts: 382
Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Rota, Spain
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Foreign teachers in Spain
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There’s a short thread on F-T (I still won’t post there) in which a couple of people are recommending that if anyone goes to Jerez for lessons to seek out Simon “El Rubio” or David “El Poeta”. I’m sure both of these guys are very good Flamenco guitarists, but the fact is that they are both British. Does it make sense to go all the to Jerez to study with a Brit? I’ve got mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I can learn something from anybody who knows more than I do (which makes just about everyone my potential teacher ). On the other hand, if I’m going to travel a long distance and spend a substantial amount of money to learn a form of music in it’s native environment, I would want to learn from a person who has been immersed in that music his entire life and, equally important, knows how to teach. Now, I know that Michael Cho had a very positive experience in Sevilla with Tino Van der Smern (sp?), as did my friend, Richard Parker, with Simon “El Rubio” in Jerez. However, it just doesn’t seem natural to me. Am I being overly discriminative about this? I’d like to hear some of your opinions about this. Thanks, Phil
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Date Aug. 29 2003 9:51:18
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Miguel de Maria
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Joined: Oct. 20 2003
From: Phoenix, AZ
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RE: Foreign teachers in Spain (in reply to Phil)
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Phil, I had several teachers in Spain, one gitano, one andaluz, one dutch... Each has its advantages, of course. I was only there for a month, maybe not long enough to get a "spanish effect." I mean, I'm not sure what you can absorb from someone who's been immersed in the culture his whole life. You kind of have to... be immersed, right? In the six weeks I was in Spain (two before the workshop), I saw about 25 flamenco shows. One, in the Caves of Nerja, I snuck in and ended up hanging out backstage with Jose Menese and Enrique de Merchor. Not that they really talked to me!
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Date Aug. 29 2003 15:25:13
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