Flamenco guitar is my passion, and I love soleas... how difficult is it to learn Flamenco guitar?

Question

Is important to add that I have never played the guitar before, and that I want to give it my all because I am in love with this music. How hard can it be? how should I start?

Answer 1

In fact Solea is a very good 'Palo' to start with.

Flamenco is indeed hard to learn and takes a lot of time and practice and patience.

If you're lucky enough to live in an area with access to a flamenco teacher then I strongly recommend that you take lessons as no other method is as effective as taking lessons from a professional, especially for a beginner.

Even a good classical teacher can be a great help for a beginner , even though for learning flamenco the best way is to start with Flamenco (unlike the popular belief that you need to learn guitar basics first before getting into Flamenco)

There are lots of good books available to teach Flamenco as well. The books of Oscar Herrero and Juan Martin are very good ones for beginners.

Finally don't forget one of the best ways to learn Flamenco is to listen to Flamenco and watch Flamenco! It can be very inspiring!

With love and passion nothing is too difficult ;)

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Flamenco is rare and I agree...beauuuuuutiful and s**y. It is not how good you are in playing Flameno. It is how much soul you can put into it.

I play professionally, guitar and piano and play a little flamenco.

But to be good at it, i would have to just play that type of music. This is like a bohemian way of life. If you want to start, go on youTube and enter 'flamenco' ..

Then you can pick who you want to listen to. The secret of flamenco is in the right hand as compared to our type of music which emphasizes the left hand.

Flamenco plays the beat, the rhythm and solo all into one nice blend.

Good Luck.

BTW....my favorite is Manita del Plata. I used to watch all the movies and couldn't wait to see him in movies . He plays in mostly all flamenco movies live as well.