Juan Martin: Essential Flamenco Guitar: Volume 1: Guitar: Instrumental Album

Par MARTIN JUAN / CAMPBELL PATRICK. 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, occupying the whole of the first DVD, 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 DVD is devoted to the popular flamenco Rumba, then Tangos, Tientos and that most profound of all the palos, the deeply moving Seguiriyas. Martin'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 two DVDs contain nearly three hours of explanation and demonstrations. The series is complemented by two other best-selling Juan Martin volumes published by Mel Bay, shown below. These provide progressively graded solo material to extend the repertoire, from beginner to concert level./ Tablatures / Guitare Tablatures

with Juan Martin. Designed as a comprehensive multimedia teaching set, this book with online audio/video 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 online audio. The online 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 in 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. Includes access to online audio and video. Diseñado como un conjunto completo de enseñanza multimedia, este libro con audio / video en línea presenta 42 solos, graduados progresivamente en 6 niveles, desde principiantes absolutos hasta más avanzados, para adaptarse a jugadores de todos los niveles. Contiene ejemplos de dieciocho palos (formas rítmicas) diferentes del flamenco, con una gran riqueza de falsetas melódicas y ritmos. La música de todos estos está escrita con precisión en notación y tablatura flamenca (cifra) en el libro, y también se graba en el audio en línea. El vídeo online contiene más de 57 minutos de música en solitario, y también incluye la introducción de Juan Martín y breves escenas de la Andalucía actual, que ayudan a situar esta música profundamente emocionante y sentida en el paisaje de sus orígenes. Juan Martín ha conseguido demostrar aquí cómo incluso la música sencilla y muy fácil de empezar puede expresar el sonido y la emoción esenciales del flamenco, para construir paso a paso las habilidades necesarias para la interpretación de solos de concierto. Escrito en inglés y español. Incluye acceso a audio y video en línea.

Killer Technique: Flamenco Guitar introduces and explains essential flamenco techniques by virtuoso and best-selling Mel Bay author Juan Martin. The book includes exercises of enduring value with helpful photos diagrams and tablature. The material is designed for any experience level.