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Exercise for soleá for alzapúa and arpeggios.

By miguel | April 24th, 2007

Here it is, after far too long, is some music for you. It is, after all the purpose of the site. Continue reading, using the link below to hear the mp3. This soleá is por medio and the cejilla is on the fourth fret. It is really a technical exercise, but with some very useful [...]

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rasgueados

This is what makes flamenco what it is. Here are some ideas to help you start to develop your rasgueado.

Rasgueado is a percussive effect, so hit, don’t strum the strings. You are not playing folk guitar around the camp fire now !
Aim for the E’ string, even if you are playing all six strings.
Do [...]

picado

Everyone wants to play fast. But speed sounds rubbish if the pulsation of the music is not there. Playing fast might impress those who do not know, but if you wish to play flamenco, forget speed. Concentrate instead on control and accuracy. Compás is everything and it is adherence to compás (like a train on [...]

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