- Contents -
- The Elements of Flamenco Guitar-Playing
- Symbols and Notation
- Notes and Requirements/Notas y requisitos
- Songs include -
Product Description
Designed as a comprehensive multimedia teaching set, this book, CD, and DVD present 42 solos, progressively graded in 6 levels from absolute beginners to more advanced, to suit players of all levels. It contains examples of eighteen different palos (rhythmic forms) of flamenco, with a wealth of melodic falsetas and rhythms. The music for all these is accurately written in notation and flamenco tab (cifra) in the book, and is also recorded on the companion CD. The DVD video contains over 57 minutes of solo music, and also includes introduction by Juan Martín and brief scenes of Andalucia today, which help to place this profoundly exciting and deeply felt music in the landscape of its origins. Juan Martín has succeeded here is showing how even music which is simple and very easy to start with can express the essential sound and emotion of flamenco, to build step by step the skills necessary for the performance of concert solos. Written in English and Spanish.
Mel Bay Play Solo Flamenco Guitar with Juan Martin Book, CD, and DVD: Vol. 1
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Popularity: 2%
November 17th, 2009 at 8:19 am
Firstly, from my own experiences I am convinced that learning solos before experiencing authentic flamenco first-hand in its land of origin is rather like building a house from the roof down. I started with a Mel Bay book and as my fascination grew I bit the bullet and went to Jerez in Spain and studied with David El Poeta, an actual human teacher, and a good one. In a few weeks I learned a whole gamut of essential techniques and nuances without which playing these solos would have been meaningless.
Mr Martin presents some good examples of flamenco playing but they are all based on his deep knowledge of flamenco rhythms and harmonic structures which he acquired by acompanying singers and dancers.
So although it’s all great stuff, a trip to Southern Spain where you can see flamenco guitar played in its natural context would be a sensible step before buying this book and attempting the solos.
Rating: 2 / 5
November 17th, 2009 at 9:06 am
I have been playing guitar for over 20 years. I have easily learned rock, blues, jazz and country. I decided to take on flamenco because I wanted to take an acustic guitar to a third world country and play without need of all those electrical toys.
This book and CDs were great! The lessons were placed in order so I could learn basic songs early and then progressively inprove on the style and song, including technical avibity. The CDs were great to view to make sure my technique was being executed properly. And now I am in need of a flamenco dancer!!
This set was great!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
November 17th, 2009 at 9:30 am
It has been a number of years since I tuned my guitar, but it’s a lot like riding a bike once you re-develop the calluses. I was “trained” by a flamenco instructor about 5 years ago in and on classical guitar, always intending to revisit the flamenco form. This book basically picks up where I left off, or a little bit easier than where I left off, and takes off from there. There are a lot of songs yo will recognize and some you won’t, all building on technicality, all with that distinct Spanish flavour. There are 45 pieces (about 90 pages of music) the preface even has some advice on hand and arm position.
Rating: 5 / 5
November 17th, 2009 at 10:45 am
Juan Martin grew up with a growth on his hand, and it turned out to be a nice looking guitar…easy to follow and easier to impress people, this book will serenate even the deaftest guess…
Rating: 5 / 5
November 17th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
The DVD is like a presentation / demo with great explanation on the background and terminology of Flamenco. The tablatures are very accurate. I wish there was more instruction on the proper forms for the left and right hand.
Rating: 4 / 5