Jason McGuire Flamenco Guitar Course Introduction - Ashbury Music Hall

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October 11, 2009

http://ashburymusichall.com... A great way to get started with flamenco guitar is with the "palo" or song form of "Tangos." Not to be confused with the form from Argentina that shares the same nam...

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A great way to get started with flamenco guitar is with the "palo" or song form of "Tangos." Not to be confused with the form from Argentina that shares the same name, "Tangos Flamencos" is a medium tempo 4/4 form thats sonorities can range from a classic traditional Spanish sound to Arabic influenced harmonies and melodies to Modern sounding Jazz influenced stylings. In this course we will touch on a little of each starting with basic "compás" (basic rhythm playing) then "falsetas" (melodic variations) and even a taste of "cante" (singing) accompaniment. The course is set up in a 5-week format and includes play-along rhythm tracks at various tempos and a play-along version of the "cante" lesson without the guitar. Techniques covered in the course include Rasgueado, Alzapua, Picado and Arpegio. Each lesson segment features a TAB and standard notation .pdf file detailing the notes and fingerings, Close Ups of the Left and Right Hands and Half Tempo versions to make learning easier so jump on board and start pulling the sounds of Andalucia out of that nylon string guitar today!
Course Obectives:
• Learn to play compas for Tangos
• Learn 2 Falsetas for Tangos
• Learn to accompany a standard verse of Cante (Singing)
• Learn several different Rasgueado types
• Arpeggio Technique
• Pulgar technique
• Picado technique
• Alzapua
Course Syllabus:
Week 1 - A single basic compas plus a basic phrase of compas to establish a firm understanding of the rhythmic base of Tangos using primarily rasgueado technique
Week 2 - A melodic falseta which introduces the techniques of Alzapua and Arpeggio
Week 3 - A second and more complex phrase set of compas and a variation of the alzapua technique
Week 4 - Learning Cante Accompaniment! Learn the chords and a suggested rhythm pattern to accompany one of the most popular verses for Tangos in the flamenco repetory.
Week 5 - An advanced melodic falseta from one of my compositions that puts all the techniques previous techniques together and in addition introduces a brief passage of picado technique.
About the Instructor...
Flamenco guitarist Jason McGuire El Rubio began playing at the age of nine. He received formal training in Dallas, Texas from the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. While in high school he was given the prestigious "DEE-BEE" award from Down Beat magazine in the category of "Instrumental Jazz Soloist" and later was one of four finalists in the 1988 American String Teachers Association (ASTA) National Classic Guitar Competition. He began performing as a flamenco guitarist in New York playing alongside the legendary Pedro Cortes Jr. In 1995 Jason recorded with famed Gypsy guitarist Carlos Heredia on his CD "Gypsy Flamenco," and released a recording of his own composition "Distancias" in 2005, which has received unanimous critical praise. He has accompanied and collaborated with many great artists, including Savion Glover, Yaelisa, Alejandro Granados, Antonio El Pipa, Enrique El Extremeno, Carmela Greco, Manuel and Antonio Malena, among others.
Jason has been awarded a California Arts Council Music Fellowship and has been nominated twice for an Isadora Duncan Dance Award. Jason currently serves as music director for both Yaelisa & Caminos Flamencos and The New World Flamenco Festival. He is also an accomplished recording engineer and producer. He shares producer/engineer credits with David Schiffman (Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash etc.) on the latest Powerslave Records CD release "What's In Your Mind" from the band Zeromind.

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