4 DVDs progressive Flamenco Guitar course in 48 lessons for all levels including those who have no notion of the guitar or musical theory yet. The methodology that is being used is the same as used by Jose Manuel Montoya teacher in his private classes. The basic techniques that are being studied are applied from the begining to the most attractive flamenco forms "palos": Tangos, Soleá, Bulerías and Fandango de Huelva, making the study more enjoyable.
The learning methodology is designed to study one lesson per week, and practicing half an hour daily at the begining of the course and from the third month, one hour a day. Jose Manuel Montoya, leads to apply this same course for years, and it is GUARANTEED that by the end of this course, students will reach the level of Flamenco Guitar as shown in the following audios, plus a full mastery of the technique.
Soleá
Bulerías
Fandangos de Huelva
Tangos
Toward the end of the course, the DVD-4 includes videos of these 4 "palos" complete with two different audios: Full (Guitar & Percussion) and without guitar so that students can practice with Percussion (palms and cajón). It also has two video options with different points of view.
Along the course, both hands, shot from different angles so not a single detail is lost, are shown on the screen. The chord diagrams and rhythm are graphically displayed as well.
It Includes Score booklet (standar notation and tablature. The DVD4 booklet also includes the complete "performances" scores: Bulería, Soleá, Fandangos de Huelva y Tangos.
4 languages: Spanish, English, Italian and Japanesse
LESSON -12 example
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# 12 extract video
Score booklet
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DVD CONTENTS
DVD -1 (120 minutes) - Guitar parts, tuning, string change, body positioning Lessons 1-12
- Explanations as well as exercises for thumb, thumb and index, alzapua and left hand techniques/ rasgueados and tangos rhythm (palmas)
- Melodic patterns for Tangos that include thumb and index, alzapua and rasgueados.
DVD - 2 (120 minutes) Lessons 13 - 25 - Explanation of picao technique/ explanations and palmas exercices for the Soleá, F. de Huelva, Bulería
- Rasgueados for Soleá, Bulerías, F. de Huelva /melodic patterns of Tangos, Soleá y F. de Huelva (thumb)
DVD - 3 (120 minutes) Lessons 26 – 37 - Explanations and exercices for arpeggio technique/ major scales (picao)
- Melodic patterns for buleria (thumb)
- Bulerias (alzapua)
- Tangos (picao and left hand stretches)
- Soleá (picado) and F. de Huelva (picado)
DVD - 4 (120 minutes) Lessons 38 – 48 - Explanations and exercices of tremolo technique
- Melodic patterns for buleria (picado)
- Bulerías (arpeggios and alzapúa), Soleá (arpeggio and picado), Tangos (arpeggio and picado), F. de Huelva (arpeggio) and Soleá (tremolo)
- 4 complete "palos": Bulerías, Soleá, Tangos and F. de Huelva.
