Big hello from Barcelona.

[Alan Quinn]

Hi,

I'm a 32 year old Irish guy living in Barcelona who's been playing guitar on and off for about 20 years. I speak English, Spanish and Catalan.

I started by learning popular songs (Scarborough Fair, Romanza, Wild Thing...) and scales (mostly pentatonic) and then progressed onto grunge, punk, metal, Jimi Hendrix, flatpicking, Delta Blues etc. etc. Nowadays I mostly play songs I learned years ago just to keep Given this patchy musical development I'm reasonably good technically, fairly good at performing and have a good sense of rhythm. However my musical knowledge has lots of gaps in it.

I'd like to learn to play the classical guitar to address the gaps and deficiencies I have in my musical education. I'd like to improve my sight reading and become more disciplined and methodical in my approach to the guitar. I also love classical music in general and would get great pleasure from performing pieces for others. For some reason I can't pin down I seem to be most attracted to Baroque pieces (probably Lute pieces and Bach compositions adapted for the guitar)...this is what I imagine myself playing. I presume that taking the lessons on this forum will expose me to a much wider range of music.

I look forward to participating on this forum.

Alan

[Tarbaby]

Hi Alan. Welcome to Delcamp!

I think that most of us love Baroque music, especially Bach. It's just plain old great music!

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Alan

[Erik Zurcher]

Welcome, Alan. I have only visited Barcelona once for four days, but fell in love with it instantly: the climate, food, culture and the balconies. Have you noticed the balconies in Barcelona? They are everywhere you look. Also, I have heard great classical guitarists playing in the streets. What a great city!

[Cary W]

I would love to visit Barcelona! Are you close to the Fleta e Hijos workshop? I am turning green with envy...

Enjoy the Forum,

Cary

[Alan Quinn]

Thanks Alan. I'm looking forward to learning to play a fugue in Gm that seems to have taken control of my mind! All in good time.

Lots of decorative balconies here alright. Gaudí's skeletal balconies on Casa Battló are probably the most famous. I've been living here for nearly eight years and I always manage to see something new any time I go off the beaten track. Regarding classical players, I think the best of them play by the cathedral on Calle Bisbe... the acoustics are great there and so is the setting.

Hi Cary. Would you believe I had never heard of Fleta e Hijos until now? Just did some research: their workshop is on C/Farell, near Plaça Espanya. I used to live over there so I passed by countless times without ever paying my respects or knowing that I was in the presence of greatness. I see that have a very long waiting list...