How I learned to play flamenco guitar competently… even though I started as an adult.

(Without losing my mind or practicing for 8 hours a day)

When I started practicing flamenco, in 2018, I didn’t imagine I could ever play the way I play now, not in a million years.

The right hand techniques seemed like sci-fi to me, my rasgueos (strumming techniques) sounded nothing like the real thing and I was more likely to win the lottery than to press the notes properly without weird buzzing.

If you’re reading this, you may have seen me play in a video and already have an idea of how I play.

I’ll never win a virtuoso contest, nor do I intend to, but in my totally unbiased opinion, I think I play pretty well. Anyways…

If you play better than me, I don’t think you’re going to find a lot of value here, but if you’d like to be able to play similarly, what I’m going to tell you next will interest you.

Look.

Despite taking classes with great renowned masters of flamenco guitar, I still had problems that I didn’t understand as a beginner.

Problems that frustrated me and prevented me from playing well and fully enjoying this incredible art form/hobby.

Problems that you’re probably having right now, that at the beginning nobody explained to me, and that I didn’t solve until years later.

Then I realized that if I had known certain things when I was starting out, not only would I have progressed much faster, but I would’ve enjoyed it much more.

I’ve put together 3 of these tips that I wish I had known from the beginning in a 10 minute video, where you’ll learn:

How to tell if your flamenco guitar (or the one you want to buy) will help you get good or, on the contrary, will make it much harder for you.
Spoiler: contrary to popular belief, the quality of the wood is the last thing you need to consider, especially on a budget guitar.

How to avoid being overwhelmed and instead simplify learning flamenco guitar so that it doesn’t make you go nuts (and actually get good while you’re at it).
You’ll understand why there’s such a huge disconnect between the way flamenco guitar is usually taught and the reality of the beginner player, and what you can do about it.

Why the “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” thing is a shitty excuse, and how learning as an adult can actually even become an advantage for you (if you have the right mentality).
I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to get to old age feeling sorry for myself with a list of nice things I gave up on. I want to be an 80-year-old who’s still excited about new projects and hobbies.

These are 3 things that every beginner must get right if they want to get good and enjoy playing, especially if you’re starting as an adult.

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