Juan Martin Essential Flamenco Guitar Volume 2. The acclaimed first volume of this exciting series gave extensive insights into basic techniques of flamenco guitar playing and the two important rhythmic forms (palos) of Solea and Alegrias. This second volume continues on with an exploration of further essential rhythmic palos. The first of these, occupying the whole of the first DVD, is the Bulerias. Juan Martin brings his many years of experience as an internationally renowned flamenco soloist and accompanist for singers and dancers to unravelling its mysteries, explaining and demonstrating very clearly the different elements of its rhythmic structure...

Oscar Herrero Flamenco Guitar Step by Step Basic Technique Volume 3. In this volume, after performing the sevillana ‘El rastrillo’ with percussion accompaniment, Óscar Herrero develops some ways to obtain a good left hand technique with exercises including extensions, ligato, chord changes, using the little finger… As for the right hand, exercises for the ring finger are examined, as well as arpeggios (pressuring a bass chord with the thumb, while several different high chords are pressured using two or three fingers alternately). It ends with an interview with the famous guitar builders Hermanos Conde, in which they talk of...

Juan Martin Essential Flamenco Guitar Volume 1. This book and accompanying video provide a thorough introduction to flamenco guitar. What are the essential elements and techniques of flamenco guitar playing? How does one capture the real essence of authentic flamenco guitar? These are questions that Juan Martin, celebrated virtuoso flamenco guitarist and teacher, addresses in this first book of a projected three-volume series. The method is designed for the complete beginner and requires no prior knowledge of the guitar or flamenco music. It also provides invaluable insight and material for more advanced players who want to capture the essential...

Guitar Lessons Genre: Flamenco & Spanish Guitar. Flamenco is a genre of Spanish music, song and dance from Andalusia, southern Spain, noted for its energetic and staccato style. It grew from Andalusian and Romani music and dance styles. The cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), baile (dance) and palmas (handclaps) are the principal facets of flamenco. In recent years flamenco has become popular all over the world and is taught in many countries; in Japan flamenco is so popular that there are more academies than in Spain. On November 16, 2010, UNESCO declared Flamenco one of the Masterpieces of the...

Charles Sedlak Flamenco Made Easy download. International recording and touring artist, Charles Sedlak will give you very detailed and entertaining lessons to get you started playing Flamenco guitar today! Charles will teach you proper form, technique and strumming patterns to master the lessons in this DVD and inspire you to create your own exciting Flamenco compositions. Learn techniques such as: Rasguedo, Rumba, Triplets, Picking Techniques, Malaguena, Tarantas, Soleares and More! Flamenco Made Easy Contains: Bonus Lessons, Interactive Lesson Charts, on-screen tabs and a PDF Tab Book! Charles is an international recording and touring artist, having logged fifteen albums to...

Tesoros de la Guitarra Flamenca download free. Flamenco is a genuine Spanish art form, or, to be more exact, a genuine Southern Spanish art. It exists in three forms: el cante, the song, el baile, the dance, and la guitarra, the guitar playing. Gypsies are often credited with the “invention” of flamenco, and it is at least certain that they played an important part in its creation. But the popular songs and dances of Andalusia also had a major influence on early Flamenco. The virtuoso Paco de Lucia is one of most influential pioneers of flamenco guitar. Although mass...

Gerhard Graf-Martinez Gipsy Guitar Rumbas Flamencas Y Mas download. Gipsy Guitar – Rumba-styles of the Flamenco guitar. After the great success of his two-volume Flamenco Guitar Method Gerhard Graf-Martinez has devoted the present volume, at the request of many of his readers, specially to the Hispano-American aspect of the Flamenco, the Rumba flamenca. It is precisely these forms of the Flamenco that are regarded by many people as the epitome of the Flamenco and with which groups such as the Gipsy Kings take the international charts by storm. In “Gipsy Guitar” the author guides each interested guitar player safely...

La Guitarra Flamenca de Chicuelo DVD download. Juan Gomez “Chicuelo” , born 1968 in Barcelona, is not only an outstanding flamenco guitarist but also one of the most prolific and exciting composer of his generation. He has worked with the greatest flamenco dancers and singers. In this DVD he plays and explains his best compositions for solo playing and dance accompaniment. The rhythmically remarkable Taranto por Rumba or the wonderful Silencio in the Alegria are just two of the numerous highlights on this DVD. Although he worked with a wide range of artists, Chicuelo is usually accompanied by the...

Guitar Nights The Four Martins download free. The Four Martins is a fascinating blend of four acoustic guitarists, including Juan Martin (flamenco) and Martin Taylor (jazz) plus Martin Carthy and Martin Simpson, both of whom come from the folk tradition of the British Isles. The 90-minute concert is a mixture of numbers drawn from each of their backgrounds, though the results are truly world music. All four men are featured in the richly textured flamenco “La Pasion del Lamento,” with Martin and Taylor exchanging the lead lines and the folk artists providing rhythm accompaniment. The roles are reversed for...

Exploring Latin Piano PDF. Tim Richards, John Crawford de Cominges – Exploring Latin Piano – South-American, Cuban and Spanish rhythms for the intermediate pianist. The latest publication in this award-winning series. This unique collaboration between two of the UK’s top pianist/educators offers intermediate pianists a detailed introduction to the highly rhythmic music of Latin America and Spain, featuring a wide range of styles from many countries. Over 50 pieces to play, including Oye Cómo Va, Bésame Mucho, Sò Danço Samba, El Manicero (The Peanut Vendor), Mambo No 5, Mambo Influenciado, Mas Que Nada, Berimbau, The Girl from Ipanema, Manhã...