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Learn how to hold, strum, and pick a flamenco guitar in this free video series.
There are 28 videos in this series:
Learn the differences between a classic guitar and a flamenco guitar in this free guitar video.
Learn about the various styles of holding a flamenco guitar in this free guitar video.
Learn the right hand posture when holding a flamenco guitar in this free guitar video.
Learn some flamenco guitar techniques for a right hand in this free guitar video.
Learn how to do the thumb rest stroke in flamenco guitar in this free guitar video.
Learn how to do the free stroke using your right hand in this free guitar video.
Learn how to do the picado technique in this free guitar video.
Learn how to play arpeggios in flamenco guitar in this free guitar video.
Learn about flamenco tremolos in this free guitar video.
Learn how to strum a flamenco guitar with your right hand in this free guitar video.
Learn about the one finger rasgueados in this free guitar video.
Learn about middle finger rasgueados in this free guitar video.
Learn about playing the three finger rasqueado on the flamenco guitar in this free guitar video.
Learn about the four finger rasqueado on flamenco guitar in this free guitar video.
Learn how to play fan rasgueados on flamenco guitar in this free guitar video.
Learn the variety of rasqueado techniques on flamenco guitar in this free guitar video.
Learn about glopes in flamenco guitar in this free guitar video.
Learn some easy right hand exercises to improve your flamenco guitar skills in this free guitar video.
Learn some right hand exercises for flamenco guitar in this free guitar video.
Learn the proper left hand posture when playing the flamenco guitar in this free guitar video.
Learn some left hand techniques for playing flamenco guitar in this free guitar video.
Learn how to play notes with your left hand in this free guitar video.
Learn about playing the different kinds of slurs on flamenco guitar in this free guitar video.
Learn about playing chords on a flamenco guitar in this free guitar video.
Learn about playing bar chords on flamenco guitars in this free guitar video.
The flamenco tradition originated has a musical outlet of the poor and oppressed in Spain. As a mixture of four cultures, there is no denying flamenco is a true artistic endeavor. The collaboration of singing, dancing, and guitar are weaved together into a melodic and rhythmic mood that sends chills up and down the spine. Though this historic art form is thought to have evolved from the sixteenth century, many modern day enthusiasts have revived the flamenco tradition. Thousands of people have dived into this cultural hodgepodge of Spanish decent. One of the most popular areas of flamenco resurgence is the flamenco guitar. Considered as a first cousin to classical guitar, the flamenco guitar is a instrument that has an unique sound and construction. Using various types of wood and push-pegs, the flamenco guitar produces a lighter sound than its popular first cousin.
In this free video series, learn the beginnings of how to play the flamenco guitar. With our expert, Mario Amaya, you can learn the basics of this instrument. Mario teaches you the proper right and left hand posture for the flamenco guitar. He also shows you how to do various unique movements on the guitar. He illustrates rasqueados, tremolos, picados, and arpeggios. Also, learn how to play chords, slides, and slurs with your left hand. While Mario is only offering beginning steps, he will surely light the creative fire that is flamenco guitar. So, what are you waiting for? Start learning this beautiful instrument today!
Mario Amaya Mario Amaya left school after completing the seventh grade. In 1970, at fifteen years old, he had already been playing the Flamenco guitar for over a year. Having exhausted the knowledge of many teachers in the Boston area, he convinced his parents to send him to Spain for a year to learn more Flamenco. After returning home from Spain in 1971, with a Manuel Contreras Flamenco guitar, he came across Irving Sloane’s book Classic Guitar Construction, and wanted to build guitars. Because he had a good guitar for reference, he could tell, after trying Sloane’s procedures, that some things were lacking in them. He realized that he needed further instruction to build the kind of guitars he wanted to build. Throughout college and graduate school he led a double life as a professional Flamenco guitarist on the side, stage name “Mario Amaya.” In 1997 he came full circle and started building guitars again using new techniques he discovered though his studies.dkdk
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