Flamenco Guitar Lessons with Mario Amaya
I teach flamenco guitar playing in my home studio in Seattle, Washington. I can also teach over the Internet using a webcam via Skype (Please visit www.skype.com to set up a free account. My Skype name is marioamayaflamencoguitar). Please email me to set up a lesson, Mario@marioamaya.com, or you may call me at (206) 329-8111. Lessons via Skype can be pre-paid below.
I charge $40 for an hour lesson.
Golpeador or Plastic Tap Plate (Shield)
Many of my students start out with an inexpensive classical guitar, which is okay, but since tapping on the face of the guitar with the fingernail is a part of flamenco guitar playing they should have a golpeador, a plastic shield that protects the face of the guitar from being damaged by fingernails. Since these are sometimes hard to find, I am supplying them here for my online students. They come as a square sheet that can be cut out to fit your guitar. There is a backing over the self-sticking side that should be peeled off after cutting to shape. Once it is stuck on the guitar (which has been carefully wiped clean first) another protective film should be peeled off the face of the golpeador. Be sure you know which is the sticky side before cutting, by peeling back a corner of the protective film.
I charge $15 for the golpeador and $5.00 for shipping (via Priority Mail) and handling anywhere in the U.S.A.
Dear Mario-
I wanted to
say thank you for teaching me the past many months. Learning
flamenco guitar has changed my life. I leave work excited to
get
home to play. I look forward to practicing Sunday mornings,
sipping coffee. I have had to relearn my fingers and
hands.
I get to impress my girlfriend with my weekly progress. I
have a
general energy of creativity and musicality that had been missing for
many years.
These shifts have made me feel more inventive and more appreciative of calmness. These little changes have made me feel pride in learning a new skill, and I love to sigh at the beauty of a certain chord. God, Flamenco is beautiful!
You're responsible for the joy that I feel. You're patient and creative, lighthearted and dedicated to Flamenco. You've taught me well, and I deeply appreciate the wisdom you've passed on to me little by little. And I feel honored to play a guitar that you made. It has made Flamenco sing even more.
Thank you, Mario. Muchisimas gracias.
-Sean
These shifts have made me feel more inventive and more appreciative of calmness. These little changes have made me feel pride in learning a new skill, and I love to sigh at the beauty of a certain chord. God, Flamenco is beautiful!
You're responsible for the joy that I feel. You're patient and creative, lighthearted and dedicated to Flamenco. You've taught me well, and I deeply appreciate the wisdom you've passed on to me little by little. And I feel honored to play a guitar that you made. It has made Flamenco sing even more.
Thank you, Mario. Muchisimas gracias.
-Sean