Editing Andrés Segovia (section)

== Early life ==
Segovia was born on 21 February 1893<ref name="amg" /> in [[Linares, Jaén]]. He was sent at a very young age to live with his uncle Eduardo and aunt María. Eduardo arranged for Segovia's first music lessons with a violin teacher after he had recognised that Segovia had an aptitude for music. That proved to be an unhappy introduction to music for the young Segovia because of the teacher's strict methods, and Eduardo stopped the lessons. His uncle decided to move to [[Granada]] to allow Segovia to obtain a better education. After arriving in Granada, Segovia recommenced his musical studies. Segovia was aware of [[flamenco]] during his formative years as a musician but stated that he "did not have a taste" for the form and chose instead the works of [[Fernando Sor]], [[Francisco Tárrega]], and other classical composers.<ref>Secrets From The Masters (Edited by Don Menn) – (Published by GPI Books) ({{ISBN|0-87930-260-7}}) – p.&nbsp;237 Segovia quote: "I did not have a taste for the flamenco. My friends began to look in private houses and in music shops for something written for the guitar. And they found something by Sor, Giuliani, Aguado, and little things published by Tarrega."</ref> Tárrega agreed to give the self-taught Segovia some lessons but died before they could meet, and Segovia states that his early musical education involved the "double function of professor and pupil in the same body".<ref>Secrets From The Masters (Edited by Don Menn) – (Published by GPI Books) ({{ISBN|0-87930-260-7}})</ref>