I have now written out, in tab and stave the scales based on A. Go to the “scales the notes” to find the pdf.
Notes about how to practice…
At last! The chords page has some tablature for downloading. It is a simple, though long, series of six note chords that I often use to assist my right hand study and training.
“One of the maxims of effective practice is to break everything down to the smallest possible movement. Isolated problems
The technique page has been fully revised and is now waiting for photos and videos to be taken and inserted. It is has fuller explanations and a linked index for easy navigation throughout the rather long page.
Next on the list of things to do is a revision of the individual technique pages. The old ones will remain in place until the new ones are written. In the meantime, happy reading,
Miguel
Here is the final installment of our soleá. There are four rasgueado exercises that form the basic soleá rasgueados. More details about these are given in the newly updated rasgueado page.You can download the pdf here: 
At the top of the page I have shown some simple chords that are most often used for this toque. After there are four very simple exercises that form a part of my daily practice. They are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Read the rest of this entry »
Rasgueado 1 [0:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Rasgueado 2 [0:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Rasgueado 3 [0:26m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Rasgueado 4 [0:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Soleá basic example [1:03m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadHow can you start learning the rhythmic forms of flamenco?
Start counting. Count the beats out loud, or in your head. Do it in any language you like, the idea is to start to develop a feel for the accents sub-consciously. Read the rest of this entry »
Warming up is making the joints, tendons and muscles of the fingers and hands ready to play. Use exercises that strengthen and make supple your fingers and hands to avoid injury (tendonitis).
Learning how to study the guitar is as important as learning to play given that we will only ever play what we practice. If we don’t practice well, we will never play well. For this reason it is important to learn how to practice: defining what we want to achieve and knowing how we are going to meet those aims. This series of posts will help us to make our practice more effective.
Click on the category “practice” for more. To find all categories, scroll down and look in the left hand column.
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