
Navigate the course with the built-in video player, explore sections like arpeggio variations and rhumba strumming, and practice flamenco techniques by slowing to half speed or speeding to 1.25x.
Explore arpeggio variation 1 as part of easy flamenco techniques to spice up your playing.
Master arpeggio variation 1 in flamenco playing by performing four strokes with the middle finger toward the index, introducing a basic arpeggio pattern.
Explore arpeggio variation 2 within easy flamenco techniques to spice up your playing. Practice this arpeggio variation to elevate your flamenco guitar approach.
Learn arpeggio variation 2 in Flamenco technique, focusing on a backward arpeggio and fingering using the third, second, and first fingers.
Master arpeggio variation 3 by playing one triplet, two triplets, and three triplets for each note to spice up your Flamenco technique.
Explore arpeggio variation 3, a full arpeggio that blends version one and version two to spice up your Flamenco playing.
Explore rhumba strumming from one to three to spice up your Flamenco playing techniques today.
Master rhumba strumming for guitar, with eight down strokes using the thumb and fingers tambour, counting 1-2-3-4, to spice up your flamenco playing.
Explore an easy rhumba variation for flamenco playing, using simple counting from one to four to shape rhythm.
Learn a rumba variation for flamenco, with a 1–2–3 rhythm and a right-hand pattern: down with index, down with thumb, up with thumb, finishing with index down and thumb up.
Master the Abanico rhythm by practicing a four-beat count: go one two three four, one two three four, to spice up your flamenco playing.
Explore the abanico technique in this flamenco tutorial, begin with the third finger and move to the next, and learn pacing at faster and normal speeds.
Explore Abanico variation 2 by coordinating triplet patterns on trumpet, using Flamenco-inspired techniques to spice up your playing.
Learn abanico variation 2 with neco variation in flamenco, using thumb down with the middle fingers and three strokes, forming a triplet technique that speeds up.
Enhance your flamenco techniques by practicing apoyando with one and two counts, building rhythm, footwork, and timing in easy, approachable steps.
Master apoyando, the thumb rest stroke in flamenco guitar, to gain power and cut through the mix, practicing the sequence 1-2 and then faster.
Apuiyando 2 guides you to balance bass and treble tones as you finish phrases, counting one and two to establish rhythm.
Learn the apoyando technique in flamenco, add an index finger up variation, and repeat the same scale, ascending to new notes.
Explore easy flamenco techniques by mastering the 12-beat compas and a simple rhythmic progression. Build timing and musical fluency for expressive playing.
Master the flamenco compás with a 12-beat progression in C major. Use major seventh chords and a brushing technique to lock in rhythm.
Learn falseta 1 with a concise introduction, counting one two three four to guide your flamenco phrasing and rhythm.
Learn a falsetta 1 tutorial that offers a quick introduction to flamenco techniques with basic counts: one two three four.
Explore falsetta 2 by practicing rhythmic phrases and counting one two three four to spice up flamenco playing with easy techniques.
Learn falseta two techniques for flamenco using the thumb and index to play high street, with four notes per beat, counting 1 and 2 and 3 4 5 7 9.
Learn falsetta 3 with two five-stroke rasgueados, then brush down and brush up on F major 7 and C major, finishing with seven as a roski or with brushes.
Explore falsetta 4 with an arpeggio played to one two three four, to spice up your flamenco playing.
Learn a four-note arpeggio in falseta 4, counting forward through six, seven, eight, nine, and so on, with guided repetition to spice up your flamenco playing.
Learn alzapua as part of spice up your playing with easy flamenco techniques, using one two three four to lock in rhythm.
Master the Alzapua tutorial by practicing a triplet technique with a down-stroke and brush-down motions, culminating in a focused exercise.
Master the five stroke rasquiado technique and its execution from one to three, enhancing your flamenco playing with this focused drill.
Master the five stroke rasquiado by starting with the baby finger, flicking each finger outward, and returning all fingers up to complete the rhythm, as demonstrated with one, two, three.
Learn the four stroke rasquiado to spice up your playing with easy flamenco techniques. Practice the one two three two rhythm to build timing and flair.
Learn the four stroke rasquiado technique by starting with the third finger, ring finger, clamping fingers and flicking each finger in sequence for a 1 and 2 and 3 rhythm.
Explore gulpe, a flamenco technique, by following a sequenced beat pattern with numbered steps such as 1 2 3 and 11 12.
Master gulpe in flamenco as you tap the heel, brush down with the index, and imitate a solo guitar, while counting a 12-beat compás to anchor the rhythm.
Flamenco is a genre of music and dance native to the southern region of Spain referred to as Andelusia. The genre features percussive dance, hand clapping and finger snapping. The guitar style encompasses all this by the use of a myriad of right and left hand techniques.
The songs and dances of flamenco music originated among the gypsy people of southern Spain, and it is now familiar all over the world. It has gained immense popularity in certain regions. Astoundingly enough, there are more flamenco academies in Japan than there are in Spain. Here is your opportunity to tap into the rich heritage of the Flamenco style of guitar playing, wherever you may be in the world.
This course is meant to familiarize you with flamenco techniques on the classical guitar. You will learn the essential techniques of flamenco guitar playing that you can apply to your current style of playing or use as a stepping stone for further study of flamenco guitar. For example, you could play a song like "Freight Train" in a rhumba rhythm that you learn in this course. It would be the same song, just a little spicier!
You will learn the following techniques in this course:
You can take a free five minute preview of this course. You will see inside that all the lessons are done in two parts. The first video is a performance of the technique. The second is a tutorial where Jay your instructor explains the technique and shows you exactly how to do it. The videos feature separate views of the right and left hand so you won't have trouble seeing what he's playing. The video player that is used for this course is awesome. It lets you slow down the speed of the video to 50% without changing the pitch. So, if you're going through some videos and the playing is just too fast for you, you can slow it down and and learn until you're ready to bump the speed back up.
When you finish this course, you will have a good knowledge of the various techniques that are used in Flamenco guitar playing. You'll be able to look at Paco DeLucia and tell what technique he is employing in order to produce awesome sounds on his guitar.
Check out the course for five minutes and see all the techniques you have access to. You'll be able to spice up your guitar playing in no-time!