Juan Serrano - King of the Flamenco Guitar

Juan Serrano - King of the Flamenco Guitar

Mel Bay Publications, Inc. | April 2, 1997 | English | PDF/WMA | 232 pages | 60.5 MB

Introduces basic flamenco studies, concert selections, and a brief history of the flamenco tradition. Includes the four basic song forms (siguiriyas, soleares, tangos, and fandangos) that influence all flamenco music. - Amigo Mariano - Cueva Gitana - Dos Colores - Fantasy - La Juderia - Lagriamas De Granda - Lamento Gitano - Nostalgia - Punta Umbria - Tarifa.

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Mel Bay's Flamenco Guitar: Basic Techniques

Mel Bay's Flamenco Guitar: Basic Techniques

Mel Bay Publications, Inc. | May 29, 1996 | English/Spanish | JPG/MP3 | 148 pages | 48.7 MB

This book, written in both English and Spanish is the most authoritative method available on flamenco guitar technique. Juan Serrano is one of the world's premier flamenco concert soloist and is a seasoned teacher and performer in this vibrant, colorful musical genre. The text describes the history and development of flamenco music; teaches basic music theory; presents developmental studies on flamenco guitar techniques such as rasgueado and tremolo; and offers 14 exciting flamenco guitar solos. Written in notation and tablature.

Contents:
The history of flamenco
Music Theory
Learning Notes
Symbols
Tablature
Explanation of the Rasgueado
Preparatory Study
Rasgueado Exercises
Scale Study #1
Scale Study #2
Scale Study #3
Tremolo Study #1
Tremolo Study #2
Study for the Thumb
Studies in Legatos
Arpeggio Exercises
Study in C
Sevillanas I, II, III, and IV
Farrucas
Soleares
Alegrias
Alegrias para BaileFandangos de Huelva
Tempestad (Rumba flamenca)
Bulerias
Malaguena (Flamenca)
Malaguena (Regional)
Romance Flamenco

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Mel Bay Presents Juan Serrano - Flamenco Guitar Solos

Mel Bay Presents Juan Serrano - Flamenco Guitar Solos

Mel Bay Publications, Inc. | October 16, 2000 | English | PDF/MP3 | 132 pages | 59.5 MB

This is a superb collection of 8 original flamenco concert guitar solos and two exciting guitar quartets. The selections feature Juan Serrano's usual technical brilliance and capture the vitality, fire and haunting Moorish moods characteristic of flamenco music. All solos are in notation and tablature. Selections include: Ensueno (Petenera for Four Guitars); Flamenco Dance (Sevillanas for Four Guitars); Canto Minero (Taranto); Mantillas de Feria; Capricho de Huelva (Fandangos); Alma (Bulerias in A minor); Andalucian Dance (Tanguillo); Blazing Guitar (Rumba); Memory of Love (Bolero); Ana Maria (Tientos). All of the solos are on the CD, but the quartets are not.

About the Author
Juan Serrano's incredible musical execution has been witnessed and enjoyed by millions around the world. Serrano has drawn awe and praise from his audiences, aficionados, critics, and artistic peers. Critics have called him the "best flamenco guitarist living today." But Juan Serrano is more than just an incredibly gifted guitarist. He is also an exceptional and rare musical resource who can communicate his art on a very personal level unlike other great Spanish guitarists who normally only perform in a strict concert setting where the audience receives little orientation about flamenco from the artist. Serrano speaks both English and Spanish which enables him to give enlightening explanations during his performances that give his audiences a rare insight into flamenco. He has performed on major television and radio programs throughout the world. In addition, Serrano has authored several music books and videos distributed by Mel Bay Publications which instruct guitar players on the origins of flamenco and its techniques. He has also written Flamenco, Body and Soul, a history of flamenco for the aficionado published by the Press at California State University. Serrano's mastery of flamenco not only comes from his many years of discipline and study of the guitar, but also because he grew up in Cordoba, Spain, the birthplace of this rich and dazzling music. At age nine, Serrano was studying under his father, a professional guitarist, and learning the traditions of flamenco which is a fusion of Jewish, Moorish, Christian and Gypsy musical elements between the 8th and 15th centuries in Andalucia. Juan made his professional debut at age 13 and as a teenage earned a reputation all over Spain and Europe as a gifted musician. He performed and recorded with the top flamenco musical, dance, and theatrical companies. At this time Serrano also started his solo career. His home town of Cordoba was so proud of his accomplishments that they replaced the bell in the town clock

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Juan Serrano - Flamenco Concert Selections (Book+CD)

Juan Serrano - Flamenco Concert Selections (Book+CD)

Mel Bay Publications, Inc. | 1981 | English/Spanish | PDF/MP3 | 201 pages | 47 MB

Juan Serrano is a living legend of the Flamenco guitar, with a career spanning 50 years. In this book, he transcribed 12 of his own compositions, based on traditional flamenco forms. There is a great variety of styles and forms included; from the widely popular Bulerias, Farucca, Soleares and Rumba to rare gems like the Petenera and Verdiales. The book is exactly 200 pages long. Each piece is preceded by a short introduction by the author, mainly annotating the history of the specific form. The pieces are notated both in standard notation and in tablature, with large clear fonts. There is a CD available in which Juan Serrano plays all the pieces in performance speed. The level of technique required to play this material is intermediate/advanced. This is NOT a book for beginners or even for people with very little experience in flamenco. But for the intermediate/advanced player that wants to add new pieces in his/her repertoire, both the quality of the material and the value for money can't be beat!

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Learn To Play Flamenco Guitar

Learn To Play Flamenco Guitar

DVDRip | English | MPEG2 | 720x540 25 fps 1477 Kbs | MP3 48 Khz 128 Kbs | 03:30:54 | 1.94 GB
Homespun Tapes | DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004

The passion and fire of flamenco, with its driving dance rhythms and spectacular melodies, has inspired guitarists for generations. This Spanish Gypsy folk music has its roots in the Middle East, and you can hear strains of Arabic, Jewish, Eastern European, Indian and other ethnicities in its powerful rhythms and harmonies.
Aaron Gilmartin’s clear, concise instructions will get you started playing flamenco guitar right away. All you’ll need is a basic knowledge of the fingerboard and a nylon string guitar to learn this exciting musical tradition. Whether you now play classical, folk, blues or contemporary fingerstyle guitar, these DVDs will open a whole new world of music to you.
Along with flamenco history, terminology and technique, Aaron teaches four of the most important flamenco forms, each with its own recognizable "feel," or aire: Tangos, a dance rhythm in 4/4 similar to the sounds made popular by the Gypsy Kings; Alegrias, a lighter, more uplifting style; Bulerias, the exciting and popular form played by everyone from Sabicas to Paco de Lucia; and Soleares, the "mother of all flamenco forms." In each form you’ll learn the basic compas (rhythmic feel), and become familiar with strumming and picking techniques such as the rasgueado, abanico and picado.
Throughout the two DVD lessons you’ll develop your tone, rhythmic power, strumming variations and the improvisational melodies (falsetas) and heart-thumping rhythms that make flamenco so exciting to players and listeners alike.

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Juan Martin - Solos Flamencos Vol. 1 & 2

Juan Martin - Solos Flamencos Vol. 1

DVD5 | 2002 | DVD video | MPEG2 | 720х480 | 29.97 fps | AC3, 448 kbps
Language: English | Run Time: 90 minutes | 3.37 GB

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.

About the Author
Juan Martin is an outstanding player and composer. He is among the very small number of flamenco guitarists to achieve international recognition as a solo concert and recording artist. From his origins in Malaga in Andalucia (Spain), his art has evolved in the purest Spanish traditions of flamenco. He is also passionately committed to communicating the mysteries of this great tradition to others, as shown by his method book, transcription books, and videos.

Juan Martin - Solos Flamencos Vol. 2
DVD5 | English/Spanish | 2002 | NTSC, 4:3, 720X480, VBR, at 29.970 fps | PCM, 2 ch | 1:22 min | 3.58 GB

This second volume, of a two-part series, contains DVD by internationally recognized flamenco guitarist, Juan Martin. Provided are more than 21 solos, progressively graded in the three higher grades, 6 to 8, to suit players at intermediate and more advanced stages, who already have some experience of the instrument and techniques of flamenco. The DVD contains over 60 minutes of music. All text is provided in both English and Spanish.

Contents:
2 Sevillanas - 3 Sevillanas (Sevillana 1) - Bulerias (con metronomo) - Bulerias (de Paco) - Bulerias (de Sabicas) - Bulerias (Ritmpo y falsetas) - Colombianas - Farruca - Garrotin - Garrotin (Noche de San Juan) - Granadinas (Lorca's Dream) - Harlequin (Arlequin) Rumba - La Cana - Milonga (del Recuerdo) - Rondena - Rumba (Rumba nostalgica) - Seguiriya y Cabales - Serranas (de Ricardo) - Sevillana 2 - Sevillana 3 - Sevillana II - Solea - Solea (de Ricardo) - Solea (por escrito) - Solea A (Another falseta Orta falseta) - Solea B - Solea por medio (Esencia) - Tangos - Tarantas - Zambra Mora

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