The passion and power of flamenco, with its driving dance rhythms and fiery melodies, has inspired guitarists for generations. Aaron Gilmartin will get you started playing flamenco right away! Along with flamenco history, terminology and technique, Aaron teaches 4 of the most important flamenco forms, each with its own recognizable "feel" or "aire": Tangos - a dance rhythm similar to the sounds made popular by the Gypsy Kings, Alegrias - a lighter, more uplifting form, Bulerias - an exciting form elaborated in the 20th century by Sabicas, Paco de Lucia, Ottmar Liebert, Jesse Cook etc. and finally Soleares - the "mother of all flamenco forms". In each one you'll learn the basic compas (rhythmic feel), become familiar with strumming and picking techniques such as the rasgueado, abanico, tremolo, arpeggio and picado, develop your tone and rhythmic power and explore the improvisational melodies (falsetas) that make flamenco so exciting to play! Whether you currently play classical, folk, blues or contemporary fingerstyle guitar, these DVDs will open an incredible new world of guitar music for you!
(210 min). Booklet included......................................................Price - $49.95
Aaron Gilmartin - Easy Steps To Bossa Nova Guitar - DVD
Add Brazilian sounds to your repertoire! The distinctive sound of Brazilian bossa nova guitar has
permeated the musical landscape for fifty years - influencing singers,
instrumentalists and songwriters throughout the world. Based on a melding of
jazz voicings and samba rhythms, this gently swinging fingerpicking based
style will bring new colors and rhythms to all your guitar accompaniments and
solos! Aaron Gilmartin builds your bossa nova guitar technique
step-by-step, providing chordal exercises, melodic passages and syncopated
picking along with invaluable guitar advice and musical knowledge. He opens
the lesson with his original song " Hold the Place" which is based around a typical
four-chord progression that will give your playing an instantly recognizable
Brazilian sound, while putting it into a present day singer-songwriter
context. Teaching in "little bites" so you can absorb each musical idea, Aaron
carefully demonstrates the chord shapes, rhythms, turnarounds, and
progressions that will allow you to work out arrangements for songs like The Girl from Ipanema, Black Orpheus, Desafinado
and other international hits!
(90 min) Booklet
included...............................................................$29.95
Aaron Gilmartin - Easy Steps to
Flamenco Guitar - DVD
Play along and learn! To get you going, Aaron has chosen "Tango Flamenco" - one of the great traditional
Latin dance forms. The rhythm (compas), with its familiar percussive effect, is the key to this style. Aaron
teaches you the basic right hand strums (rasgueados) and picking (picados) that conjure up the sounds of
Spain. Aiming this DVD at true beginners, Aaron takes each step of his lesson at a very slow and deliberate
pace. He builds your flamenco technique in a logical, step-by step method providing numerous exercises, play-alongs
and great advice about everything from getting good tone to using fake nails. He helps you with each
chord, gradually adding grace notes, bass and melody lines, arpeggios and other techniques until you are
playing a full-fledged flamenco solo!
(120 min) Booklet
included.......................................................Price
- $29.95
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