The rasqueado strumming technique allows for the complex, subdivided rhythms that we find in flamenco music. Explained exercises and concert themes in these videos are suitable for all kind of guitarists from low up to high level. Hi, this is jose tanaka and i will to teach you a wide range of flamenco guitar playing styles and structures. Flamenco players tend to play the guitar between the sound hole and the bridge, but as closely as possible to the. How to play fast picado for flamenco guitar with antonio rey. Originated in spain many centuries ago the oldest flamenco record dates back to the mid 17th century, particularly in. It starts with the chords d, a, g and f sharp in arpeggios and picado and ends with a variation of this idea using the chords b minor, a, g and f sharp.
Rasgueado on classical guitar this is classical guitar. Flamenco guitarists are known as tocaores from an andalusian pronunciation of tocadores, players and flamenco guitar technique is known as toque. The key to developing a nice and even tremolo is to basically do the opposite of what you do for fast picado. Home join atrafanaschool store elearning skype lessons beginners techniques repertoire youtube lessons flamenco guitar strings teaching contact faq blog home. Alzapua is a flamenco technique involving the thumb. Be able to perform 2 falsetas for each central palo. Ok, let me post a little exercise that helped me learn.
The flamenco guitar tremolo technique is done slightly differently than the traditional pami classical guitar tremolo, in a sense that the traditional flamenco. In flamenco guitar, a technique often used to get a rasgueado to snap is to place the upper side of the nails of the fingers used in the rasgueado miamixami, etc. Flamenco guitar lesson picado rest stroke scale technique. All styles all styles, rock, blues, jazz, classical flamenco, country, acoustic, classical flamenco, acoustic slurring your notes and gaspar sanzs canarios mike shows you how to execute and practice slurs and uses canarios by gaspar sanz to demonstrate the technique. Repertoire youtube flamenco guitar lessons flamenco guitar strings teaching contact faq blog picado. In this lesson we will start learning the flamenco strumming technique called the rasqueado. The spanish guitar strumming techniques books takes a deep dive into right hand technique for achieving that famous latin sound. Rasgueado also called rageo spelled so or rajeo, rasgueo or rasgeo in andalusian dialect and flamenco jargon, or even occasionally rasgueado is a guitar finger strumming technique commonly associated with flamenco guitar music. Arpeggio is one of the foundational techniques for the right hand in all guitar playing.
With video tutorials on the way, this is a great place to do some exercises focusing strictly on your strumming hand. How to play flamenco on the guitar for beginners basic. When only 15 years old, javier conde gained the prestigious bordon minero in 2004, subsequently hes been awarded with many other important flamenco prizes, as well as many oustanding critics. You will learn concepts crucial for accompanying baile dance or cante song. Okay, in flamenco guitar you really want to try to keep your pinkie very close to the neck, so your hand always stays. Each lecture is slowly and carefully narrated by orhan in plain english. With a 20year career teaching and performing flamenco guitar all over the world, he now offers a free 20 minute flamenco guitar consultation for those who live thousands of kilometres from the nearest guitar strumming maestro.
Youll learn some of the more difficult exercises and studies that make up the daily study routine of javier. Arpeggio basically is the breaking a chord into its components by playing its notes in succession one after the other. Nov 20, 2017 alvaro antona is a flamenco guitar teacher and artist. Ben woods explains how to do 7 basic flamenco techniques. Mar 18, 20 ben woods explains how to do 7 basic flamenco techniques. The picado technique for the flamenco guitar the spanish word picado, meaning picked, is another special technique that gives flamenco music its unique flavor. It is also used in classical and other fingerstyle guitar picking techniques. Here well cover terms used to describe musical elements, parts of the guitar, guitar technique. Flamenco players tend to play the guitar between the sound hole and the bridge, but as closely as possible to the bridge, to produce a harsher, rasping sound quality. Here you will be able to access all of the flamenco explained tabs and notation for flamenco guitar. The advanced flamenco guitar technique course is perfect if you want to take your flamenco guitar technique to the next level. Home join atrafanaschool store elearning skype lessons beginners techniques repertoire youtube flamenco guitar lessons. Within each key, the major, minor, and phrygian mode scales are related i. Jul, 20 thats a big mistake and thats more of an electric guitar kind of position.
Flamenco guitar lessons online school flamenco tips and tricks mastering flamenco guitar, fullhd video tutorials harmony, techniques, styles and nails rumba. Javier conde is internationally recognized as one of the most gifted young flamenco guitarists. These guitar exercises will help you gain fluency, speed and accuracy on the guitar neck. The picado technique for the flamenco guitar laga online. Elite guitarist online flamenco guitar lessons learn.
Two key values attached to picado are tone and speed. Kai narezo takes the intimidation out of learning to play flamenco guitar for fun and alongside the art with dancers and singers. Solea and alegrias by oscar herrero, and bulerias by jose manuel montoya. You will learn some of the most powerful exercises and studies that make up the daily study routine of javier. Captions are also added to each video to make sure you understand everything. This is a classical flamenco tremolo forum at strike with the thumb. Level up your strumming technique with spanish guitar exercises. Flamenco guitar tabs and notation flamenco explained. Played accurately and fast it can sound fantastic as a high point of a falseta or phrase. The flamenco fingerstyle technique picado ben woods covers the basics of the flamenco technique picado with examples and exercises instructor. As a result, you may have noticed it becomes very frustrating to practice these sorts of.
The thumb plays all notes using down and up strokes. Oct 03, 2016 introduction before we dig into how to play flamenco on the guitar for beginners and showcase some basic flamenco guitar techniques, let us first talk about this genre in general, and try to learn a thing or two about its history. Flamenco guitar techniques picado in flamenco guitar, picado is the act of playing melodic passages using mainly the index and middle fingers in an alternating fashion. In flamenco guitar, picado is the act of playing melodic passages using mainly the index and middle fingers in an alternating fashion. Here well cover terms used to describe musical elements, parts of the guitar, guitar technique in general, as well as those particular to flamenco guitar. In classical guitar, tremolo is typically played p a m i, which is one bass note followed by three trebles 4 notes in total.
At this level the flamenco guitar student should be perfecting technique and understanding all of the most important palos in flamenco. Flamenco guitar basic techniques technicas basicas english. However, most of the technique exercises that can be found dont always consist of things that can be used in your blues guitar playing. Rasgueado technique for classical and spanish guitar. Finger exercises on guitar can be very helpful to improve your overall technique.
Juan serrano is one of the worlds premier flamenco concert soloist and is a seasoned teacher and performer in this vibrant, colorful musical genre. In contrast to the classical guitar technique, 4 stroke tremolo, flamenco expands upon this technique with the addition of another stroke at the end. Devoted to professional dance since the age of 14, he has spread his art in such places as mallorca, lanzarote, barcelona and naples italy, participating in. This is a classicalflamenco tremolo forum at strike with the thumb. Spanish terminology for classical and flamenco guitar. This book, written in both english and spanish is the most authoritative method available on flamenco guitar technique. These exercises are one of the key ingredients that helped javier become a virtuoso flamenco guitarist. Level up your strumming technique with spanish guitar. Thats a big mistake and thats more of an electric guitar kind of position. Introduction before we dig into how to play flamenco on the guitar for beginners and showcase some basic flamenco guitar techniques, let us first talk about this genre in general, and try to learn a thing or two about its history. Perfect flamenco guitar technique alzapuas, tremolos, rasgueos etc.
Flamenco guitar fundamentals is a comprehensive foundations course by atrafanaschool. Advanced flamenco guitar technique course number 2 is what you need if youre looking for really challenging exercises that will take your playing to the next level. In classical guitar terminology picado is known as rest stroke where the finger, after striking the string to make the sound, rests on the next upper string. It starts with the chords d, a, g and f sharp in arpeggios and picado and ends with a variation on this idea, using the chords b minor, a, g and f sharp. Notice that all the slurs are on the first two notes of. In this lesson he covers various rasgueado techniques.
Gain access to all our videos by becoming a subscriber and learn flamenco guitar today. Flamenco techniques rasgueados ben woods start of hos flamencorock series with some basic flamenco techniques. To play picado, the guitarist plays passages of single notes with apoyando strokes, alternating his righthand fingers. You play the base or the root note on the lowest string with your thumb 1 stroke, while on the higher e string you do 4 strokes continuously like this. The keys used for the flamenco guitar are those which include most or all of the open strings of the guitar relative to the capo. Flamenco dance and technique courses, to begin or improve.
Join in on the juerga with kai and other guitarists, dancers and singers in our online community both for free and subscribed video tutorials and method book lessons. We will start with a very basic one finger rasqueado strum. It is usually payed as a fast flourish of notes in quick sequence. Practice routines, tips, 100 open string exercises, 120 giuliani arpeggios, scales, slur exercises, shifts, finger independence, barre, tremolo, common harmonics, and much more. The technically rich iberian legacy brought every single classical guitar technique into the world of flamenco. Beef up your solo guitar skills and be ready to play anything from a juerga casual party with friends to larger scale concert performances. May 21, 2015 spanish terminology for classical and flamenco guitar. Terminology is important to learning flamenco guitar, partly because flamenco comes from spain.
Deep study of flamenco styles palos, for beginers with basic knowledge of flamenco guitar techniques. Alvaro antona is a flamenco guitar teacher and artist. Thats why the flamenco guitarists today are on the technical front lines, widening. Flamenco guitar lessons reveals secrets, tips, and tricks for mastering flamenco guitar, through a set of very comprehensive video tutorials on harmony, techniques, styles palos and nails. Flamenco guitar basic techniques technicas basicas. In the last four measures, a transposed solea falseta of nino ricardo. This exercise combines a few techniques to warm up both hands. The strum involves flicking your finger over the strings. Jan, 2016 this book, written in both english and spanish is the most authoritative method available on flamenco guitar technique. Different from picado, arpeggio notes are played with free strokes. These exercises are one of the key ingredients that helped javier.
Basic rasgueado on open strings there are many great books that fully. It covers the all the absolute essentials of flamenco guitar technique via lectures, demonstrations and drills. This exercise is from my new book classical guitar technique. Watch the video lesson below to see how i perform this spanish flamenco guitar picado exercise.
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