Flamenco Classical Guitar Tradition

This beginning guitar method is written for aspiring classical or flamenco guitarists who want to learn how to read music up to the intermediate level. Music from the Spanish tradition such as Romanza, Pica-Pica, El Vito, Cafide las Chinitas, Perfidia, La Virgen de la Macarena and flamenco music of Juan Serrano provides a technical and musical foundation that improves facility in playing scales, arpeggios, tremelo, and rasgueado. Tablature is not included as one of the primary aims of this book is to improve note reading and the comprehension of the fundamental elements of music. Performances of all musical examples are available online that includes one performance at tempo for each of the more than 230 musical examples. Short repertoire pieces from Gaspar Sanz, Dionisio Aguado, Fernando Sor, Mauro Guiliani, Ferdinand Carulli, and Mateo Carcassi are included at the end of the book and are repertoire studies that will prepare guitarists for further study in classical and/or flamenco guitar.

CONTENTS

• A Note from the Authorsÿ
• The Guitar?A Brief History
• La Guitarra (poem)ÿ
• Prefaceÿ
• Parts of the Classical Guitarÿ
• Parts of the Flamenco Guitar
• Names of the Open Strings
• Tuning
• Metronomeÿ
• Note Locations on the Fretboardÿ
• Sitting Position and Holding the Guitarÿ
• The Fingers of the Right and Left Handÿ
• Fingernail Shape and Maintenanceÿ
• Picados (Scales) ? Apoyando (Rest Stroke) and Tirando (Free Stroke)ÿ
• Arpeggios (Broken Chords)
• Tremolo (Preparatory Exercise)ÿ
• Rasgueado (Strumming)ÿ
• Basic Elements of Music Notationÿ
• Musical Expression Symbolsÿ
• The Musical Alphabetÿ
• Half Steps and Whole Steps
• The Major Scaleÿ
• The Open Treble Stringsÿ
• Systematic Arpeggio Exercisesÿ
• Alternating Index and Middle Fingers
• Sue¤oÿ
• The Open Bass Stringsÿ
• Playing on the Bass and Treble Strings
• Notes on the First Stringÿ
• Soleares
• Notes on the Second Stringÿ
• Music in Two Parts
• Playing Eighth Notes
• Notes on the Third String
• Sevillanasÿ
• Sevillanas I (Trio)ÿ
• Sharps and Flats on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd strings
• The Fifth Position on the First Stringÿ
• The Natural Signÿ
• Romanza in A Minorÿ
• Romanzaÿ
• Farrucasÿ
• Sixteenth Notes
• Slursÿ
• Estudio No.2ÿ
• Estudio No.2 (Duet)
• The Major Scale
• The Natural (Relative) Minor Scaleÿ
• The A Harmonic Minor Scale
• The A Melodic Minor Scale
• The Chromatic Scale
• Notes on the Fourth Stringÿ
• Chordsÿ
• Fandangoÿ
• Fandango Duoÿ
• Notes on the Fifth String
• Historia de un Amorÿ
• The Dotted Quarter Noteÿ
• Perfi dia
• Notes on the Sixth Stringÿ
• Farrucas (Bass Line)
• Farrucas
• El Zorongo (Bass Line)ÿ
• El Zorongo (Melody)ÿ
• Playing the F Major Chordÿ
• Playing Two Notes Together (Double-Stops)ÿ
• El Vitoÿ
• Rasgueadoÿ
• Sevillanas Introÿ
• The Natural Notesÿ
• Sharps and Flats on the Bass Stringsÿ
• El Rancho Grandeÿ
• Alternating Bass and Chord Progressionÿ
• El Rancho Grande (Duet)ÿ
• Ascending and Descending Slurs: Ligados
• Left Hand Agility Exercise
• Chords in C Major and A minor
• Las Ma¤anitasÿ
• Greensleeves
• Scales and Chord Progressionsÿ
• Rumba Rhythm
• Scales and Chord Progressions cont.
• The House of the Rising Sun
• Variations on a Theme from Asturiasÿ
• Malague¤aÿ
• Intervalsÿ
• Triads
• C Major Arpeggio and Chord Inversionÿ