Flamenco Guitar: Technique, Theory and Etudes

Learn flamenco guitar techniques! This practical book presents the essential concepts, rhythms, sounds, techniques, and theory of flamenco. You will understand flamenco forms and styles, terminology, and authentic performancepractices, whether as a solo guitarist, accompanying a singer, or accompanying a dancer. It includes traditional and more contemporary approaches to flamenco, presenting techniques (and recommended listening) by masters offlamenco such as Ramón Montoya, Sabicas, Paco de Lucía, Rafael Riqueni, Gerardo Núñez, Diego del Morao and many others. The author's original etudes and falsetas are presented in traditional notation and tablature, and reflecttraditional and modern flamenco styles and techniques. Online media includes 96 demonstration videos and 192 audio tracks for demonstration and play-along practice with live percussion. This book will help you: · Identify the mainrhythmic cycles and clapping patterns employed in flamenco, and understand how they relate to the various flamenco styles (palos) · Perform flamenco guitar techniques such as tremolo, golpe, picado, alzapúa, rajeo, and others,through a series of practical exercises and etudes in different palos · Understand and apply characteristic theory concepts, such as flamenco scales, chords, and cadences · Understand flamenco form and structure, and effectivelycommunicate formal concepts during performance, such as llamada, cierre, falseta, letra, and escobilla · Practice these techniques in a series of original extended solos (falsetas) in the most popular flamenco styles: soleá,fandangos de huelva, guajira, bulerías, alegrías, tangos and soleá pro bulerías.

CONTENIDO:

Preface
-About the audio and video

Introduction to flamenco guitar
-Features of flamenco guitar
-Parts of a flamenco guitar
-Classical guitar vs. flamenco guitar
-Posture and performance
-Areas os study in flamenco guitar

Part I. Theory and concepts
1. Rhythmic cycles in flamenco music
2. Flamenco chords and scales
3. Andalusian cadence
4. Forms and palos

Part II. Flamenco guitar techniques
Flamenco guitar notation symbols
5. Golpe
6. Arpegio
7. Pulgar
8. Picado
9. Alzapúa
10. Pulgar/Índice
11. Ligado
12. Rajeo
13. Rajeo de abanico
14. Trémolo

Part III. Falsetas
-Soleá
-Fandangos de Huelva
-Guajira
-Bulerías
-Alegrías
-Tangos
-Soleá por bulerías

Appendixes
A. Recommended listening
B. Alternative tunings
C. Glossary of Spanish guitar terms

About the author