ISBN 9781513459899. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

Easy to Play Flamenco and Classical Guitar Solos is an essential song book for beginner to intermediate players learning to play flamenco and classical guitar. Featuring 23 songs, this book introduces students to flamenco palos/styles such as zambra, sevillanas, rumba and verdiales; and classical guitar songs such as milonga, waltzes (vals) and etudes that utilize fundamental right-hand techniques/arpeggio patterns commonly found in classical songs. And be sure to check out my other book, Classical and Flamenco Guitar Solos and Etudes, co-written with Elysa Hochman. Includes access to online audio and video.

ISBN 9781619114456. First Lessons Flamenco Guitar introduces the absolute basics of flamenco guitar. The book covers the fundamentals of reading music, including note and rest values, reading guitar tablature, finger names for the left and right hands, the names of guitar parts, and basic flamenco techniques and rhythms. This book and accompanying audio are meant for beginners who would like to familiarize themselves with the world of flamenco. Each lesson is accompanied by an audio track so students can hear what they are learning. Some online audio examples include different tempos for the same technique. First Lessonsr Flamenco Guitar will provide the base from which students can advance in their flamenco studies.

ISBN 9781619115682. 8.5 X 11 inches. This 176-page book/online audio contains six full-length contemporary Flamenco guitar compositions by Ioannis Anastassakis, MA, best-selling Mel Bay author of the Art of Rasgueado and one of the few people to have obtained a Graduate Degree in Flamenco Guitar. Selections include Veridiana (Rumba Flamenca), Angelika (Granadinas), Maestro Serrano (Tangos), as well as 3 more solos based on the Flamenco forms of the Farucca, the Soleares and the Malaguena. Presented in standard notation and tablature, with extensive performance notes for each selection. Video duration 64 min. Access to video online.

ISBN 9781513455532. 8.75x11.75 inches.

The acclaimed first volume of this exciting series gave extensive insights into basic techniques of flamenco guitar playing and the two important rhythmic forms (palos) of Solea and Alegrias. This second volume continues on with an exploration of further essential rhythmic palos. The first of these is the Bulerias. Juan Martin brings his many years of experience as an internationally renowned flamenco soloist and accompanist for singers and dancers to unravelling its mysteries, explaining and demonstrating very clearly the different elements of its rhythmic structure and the various ways it may be accented and counted. He uses traditional and more modern examples of the different kinds of rhythm and melodic passages (falsetas) to provide an invaluable understanding of this wonderful palo. The second rhythmic form is devoted to the popular flamenco Rumba, then Tangos, Tientos and that most profound of all the palos, the deeply moving Seguiriyas. Juan\'s solo playing is complemented by demonstrations of the guitar\'s role in accompanying the flamenco dance (baile) and song (cante) with the help of outstanding dancers Raquel de Luna and Miguel Infante and singers Amparo Heredia (La Repompilla) and Carlos Brias. The music for solo guitar is transcribed in standard notation and tablature (cifra) and the online video contain nearly three hours of explanation and demonstrations. The series is complemented by two other best-selling Juan Martin volumes published by Mel Bay. These provide progressively graded solo material to extend the repertoire, from beginner to concert level. Includes access to online video.

ISBN 9781513470375. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Intended as a sequel to 20 Flamenco Guitar Etudes, the longer, more developed exercises in 16 Studies for Flamenco Guitar further explore characteristic flamenco guitar techniques including: picado, arpeggio, tremolo, horquilla, the chop, ligado, and the thumb/index alzapua among others. These intermediate-level studies are written in standard notation and guitar tablature with online audio and video included for ease of learning.The pieces are designed and fingered pragmatically to enhance the students overall understanding of flamenco technique and encourage the use of a broader range of studies in daily practice. Left and right-hand digitation is provided throughout, along with occasional circled string numbers which clarify passages intended to be played higher on the fretboard, or on certain strings for a specific musical effect.This book is unique not only for its inclusion of the authors stellar online audio and video recordings, but also for insightful practice tips that vary according to the players years of experience and level of development. If youre thinking WOW! that is the appropriate response; this is flamenco instruction at its best.Includes access to online audio and video.

ISBN 9781513459240. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Classic and flamenco guitarists alike will benefit from these etudes as they bridge the gap between traditional mechanical studies and engaging practice and concert material. Although relatively short in duration, a few of these etudes could be combined in a medley to form an effective suite or set. In addition, fourteen of the twenty etudes are provided with chord accompaniment for harmonic analysis, improvisation, or performance with a teacher or second guitarist.The companion online audio for this book has been masterfully recorded by the author using a flamenco guitar to authentically render the typical picado, double-arpeggio, arpeggio-legato, and horquilla techniques as well as the quintuplet flamenco tremolo. Traditional classical elements like octave, interval and arpeggio studies are also thoroughly explored, with one piece in dropped-D tuningall with a flamenco flavor.In addition to accomplishing its mission of offering a fresh regimen of appealing practice etudes, the truly unique feature of this book is that everything from basic technique to exotic harmony and modal scales has been aflamencado or flamenco-ized. Towards that end, a comprehensive glossary of mostly flamenco terminology is provided along with standard notation and tablature for each piece. As a bonus for those new to the flamenco genre, or for the serious aficionado or audiophile, a generous Recommended Listening list is included. Practice-related quotations from prominent guitarists in various styles complete this exceptional collection.Includes access to online audio.

Complete PDF score, 13 pages, including standard notation and the corresponding tab notation, plus precise left hand - right hand original fingering for easy read.
Available also in GuitarPro 5&6 formats. The great advantage of these two formats is that you can listen to the piece played by the sofware dynamically (I painstainkingly added the dynamics myself throughout the whole score), plus other nuances like ligados and slides, to give a better understanding and aire of the whole piece. GP formats include also a 2nd guitar track!
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Complete PDF score, 10 pages, including standard notation and the corresponding tab notation, plus precise left hand - right hand original fingering for easy read.
Available also in GuitarPro 5&6 formats. The great advantage of these two formats is that you can listen to the piece played by the sofware dynamically (I painstainkingly added the dynamics myself throughout the whole score), plus other nuances like ligados and slides, to give a better understanding and aire of the whole piece.
(email me at teodorov[at]gmail.com for a quote).
Enjoy! .

Complete PDF score, 21 pages, including standard notation and the corresponding tab notation, plus precise left hand - right hand original fingering for easy read.
Available also in GuitarPro 5&6 formats. The great advantage of these two formats is that you can listen to the piece played by the sofware dynamically (I painstainkingly added the dynamics myself throughout the whole score), plus other nuances like ligados and slides, to give a better understanding and aire of the whole piece.
(email me at teodorov[at]gmail.com for a quote).
Enjoy!