How to Play the Flamenco Guitar : How to Play Scales on a Flamenco Guitar

[btalti]

mario you are looking good:-)

[dankwarth]

if you dont like expertvillage, then make a better videos on your own, dumbass!

if you cant, then stop nagging like a pussy! he is good enough for teaching a beginner. nobody said he is

[whatthebollocks]

Hi i'm Mario Amaya and i have a stick up my ass!!! (that's what it sounded like at least)

[renlute]

Compare this video (and Mario's mistakes) with the precise instructions of Charles Duncan -- The Art of Classical Guitar Playing (1980). These fingers are outta control.

I have never seen an "expert"village vid that was professional in quality.

[SemiModo1]

Mario, you need to work on your 3rd finger

[RealGuitarules]

please mario no mas!!!!!!!!!! enough already

[LIMEGUITAR179]

Maybe he's Gary Schutt's father xD just like his son hahaha

[gus345]

Did he REALLY fumble a chromatic scale?? Some expert.

[AlexIsonSanders]

but why don't you keep your fingers on the scale down??

[EatYourChimp]

Easy, Short, and clear to follow. I dont see why this would need a long drawn out explenation unless your stupid.

[Dalmenco]

mario is good- you should be thankful of getting some kind of free lesson than bitching and cussin like bitches ..

[spyclanhectic]

fuck it.. ima download this sh*t.. and no .. not for free

[guitarvideos777]

wrong!!! your 3rd finger is collapsing from tip joint!!

[LimboShrimp]

his thumb is in the wrong position, and his left hand fingers are not angled correctly on the fretboard.

[nurobert]

this is exactly what you're NOT supposed to do, pointless stress on fingers that aren't even used a really bent wrist, someone should ban this video before someone listens to him and totally messes up his technique.

[TheSoloangelo]

this guys sucks for real

[guineapigboy3]

Wata waste of time. Faggot

[bkhoavo]

expertvillage videos should be removed completely from youtube. What a fucken waste of bandwidth.

[southbay13thst]

HOW ABOUT TICKLING THE HOG LEG..

[TheRealEricLester]

damn, that rogue pinky is driving me nuts.

[flamencoal]

That's just a finger exercise, it's not really a scale.

At least show the Phrygian mode,everybody knows this kind of excercise!

[taco899]

geez i hope noone paid for this video

how did he ever get the confidence to pick up a guitar

squirrely guitar lessons

[dashinarnie]

i guess no one ever turned up to him for lesson in real life...so he is here to campaign

[genocyde83]

What I find amazing is the offer to live in america legally. The US government is offering green cards for life. Aren't these ads full of such great info. This guy is ok. its a god starting point if you have little to no knowledge of the guitar.

[celebsareuseless]

he seems a bit under prepared for his lessons when he's filming.3 stars from me. he can play, but he can't teach...age old saying"those who can, do. those who can't, teach." he can, so he does. does that make him a bad person? no. just a bad teacher

[Duendeflamenco]

I read a lot of negative comments and I don't think they are justified. If anyone can play better I'll be happy to watch his video on YouTube.

Anyway, one cannot learn to play flamenco just from videos and books.

Go to Spain and get yourself a good teacher instead of giving negative comments on guys who really can play flamenco...poor schmucks!

[Sebastian1633]

It's not about criticizing the comments. It's about the guys inability to teach. If you think that people who comment here should post a video, perish the thought. That is the equivalent of a guitar celebrity virtuoso asking their fans to try to outdo him just because he fail to entertain them; it's his job to be better than his audience. that is why he's the virtuoso or the celebrity. One can go to Spain and learn Flamenco, but there is a better way of learning flamenco.

[jessupar]

why is everyong giving Expert Villiage shit on where his hands are on the fretboard? they provide free lessons for EVERYTHING. besides, did you hear any off or muted notes? perhaps its just his preference. the lesson was on the frets, not how to fret a note.

[duplosrce]

Yes, his left fingering is incorrect, unless he has them broken long time ago.

[gfitzy1]

this dude is just too ugly even if he WAS teaching something useful i cant look at that fucing face and bald mullet

[fathertime6843]

0:21....sounds like someone in his back room is calling for help.....rofl

[joeman613]

ROFL!!!

[wishbone103]

His left hand is right near the fret. The camera angle makes it look as if it is on the fret. If it was on the fret the tone would not be right. His lessons are just fine for starting out. I would recommend Juan Martins & Juan Serranos lessons from mel bay.

[bradljr0046]

its a decent lesson for beginners

wasnt what i was looking for tho.

i thought this wood be a lesson in the flamenco style of playing

[HARDROCKRAMMSTEINFAN]

I LEARN NOTHING!!!

HE CANNOT TEACH!! HE shows yourself and he plays for yourself.

DELETE THAT SHIT!!! I HATE THAT VILLAGE

[AssyNipple]

I notice his index finger is not in the correct spot of the fret, its on the fret wire

[MrJavierpr]

@Ezekielpurger  AND JASON SPENCER TOO.

[jalaphutun]

good

[epuslys]

Don't make instruction videos if you can't demonstrate. This advise is no good his left hand looks awfulland very tense. He couldn't play the scale without making a mistake.

[mooney47]

I completely disagree. These videos are quite useful and well done.

[hueseph]

Have to agree with epuslys. His left hand position is bad. In poor practice that is, and will teach bad practice which leads to left hand injury. The thumb should be central to the fingers. And yeah, playing the scale without making a mistake shouldn't be that hard for someone trying to "teach" you.

[atgblue1]

Useful tip there, "conserve motion". . . .Thanks.