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legrec
Posts: 248
Joined: Jan. 26 2006
From: France
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 RE: Flamenco books (in reply to MarkMc)
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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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Date Dec. 13 2006 12:45:39
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Paleto
Posts: 243
Joined: Jul. 29 2003
From: San Diego, CA
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 RE: Flamenco books (in reply to MarkMc)
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The Serrano one is good too for the reasons stated - the music is not too hard.
One other pro to gettting the Merengue one is that he spends a bunch of time on technique and he covers many palos, so you get introductory material to a lot of different toques/palos.
There are a couple people here in San Diego who have asked me to start teaching them, and I'm going to use the Merengue book/DVD for the reasons above.
I would also just suggest generally to spend a lot of time practicing rasgueados against compas, use the Escuela de flamenco and/or Solo compas cds too. I practice against them daily and it really is fun and lets me get creative rhythmically, which is the most fundamental thing for flamenco I think.
People have mentioned the Núñez book in passing just kidding about jumping right into it. The music is much more challenging, however, he spends considerable time detailing some technical studies which I would think could be a real benefit for you, so when you feel you have grasped much of what Merengue or Serrano have in their books, don't be afraid to get the Núñez one too, the technique studies in there could be great for you. By the time you have grasped Merengues and or Serranos stuff, the Núñez technique material would be great.
Since you have studied classical, you have a lot of problem solving skills that will help you a lot, the trick will be to develop the right hand to perform the techniques as flamenco as possible.
Good luck,
Anthony
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Date Dec. 13 2006 15:44:28
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