Udemy Flamenco With Rafael The Ultimate Flamenco Guitar Course TUTORiAL

Published 2/2023
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz
Language: English | Size: 2.49 GB | Duration: 2h 9m
Master the art of Flamenco Guitar from a lifelong flamenco performer & teacher. Play Bulerías and Rumba with confidence!

What you'll learn
To play with confidence – learn correct playing posture, left & right hand technique. Avoid future injury and improve playing fluency across all genres
How to improvise bulerías – learn the fundamental rhythm and structure behind the most popular flamenco style, the 12-beat bulerías – known as the 'cliffhanger'
How to start a party with the rumba – an upbeat, light-hearted style – and perhaps most recognisable form of 'Flamenco' with a party feel
Be able to recognise flamenco styles and history, eg the sounds of the Soleá, los cantes mineros (mining chants), the lighthearted Alegrías de Cádiz and others
What effective practice looks like, and how to self-correct common errors made by the thousands of students Rafael has taught over decades of musicianship

Requirements
Some familiarity with basic chords and how to hold a guitar is a recommended minimum

Description
SummaryDiscover the beauty of Flamenco Guitar with this online course available on Udemy. Learn to play with confidence, mastering the correct posture and technique, while avoiding injury and improving your fluency across all genres. Start a party with the Rumba and impress your friends with your knowledge of the most popular Flamenco style, the 12-beat Bulerías. Recognize and understand the history of Flamenco with sounds of the Soleá, los cantes mineros and the lighthearted Alegrías de Cádiz.Learn from decades of expertise and get the guidance you need to practice effectively and self-correct common mistakes. With this course, you'll be able to play Flamenco guitar like a pro!More informationIn this two-hour course, Rafael Lloyd Iglesias will teach you the basics of Flamenco guitar. This beginner course covers:different correct sitting postures, which are necessary to reduce risk of injury over your playing career;essential left and right-hand techniques – which can be used in all guitar playing styles;two flamenco 'palos' (styles) – the Bulería and the Rumba, with small building-blocks which you can put together to form a little piece at the endbroader context and history behind flamenco music, such as the regions different styles originated from and how this affects their mood and feelRafael is a lifelong musician, composer and teacher with worldwide playing experience and a unique teaching style that he has developed over the course of his career. He has taught thousands of students and played with many flamencos and other musicians across different genres such as jazz, folk and pop.This course has been produced to appeal to all guitarists, regardless of background and playing ability: Rafael has taught beginners and professional musicians – all of whom can learn something new and improve their playing by immersing themselves in the culture and moods of Spanish flamenco music.Whether you are a beginner looking to improve your technique (or provide some structure for your guitar journey), or a professional guitarist looking to open your ears to a new style, all musicians will have something to gain from Rafael's teaching method and the contents of the course.See for yourself: various parts of the course are available to preview for free.

Overview
Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction & about your teacher

Lecture 2 Is this course the right one for me?

Lecture 3 Capos in Flamenco

Lecture 4 Posture: how to sit to avoid injury

Lecture 5 Left hand technique

Section 2: Right hand technique in Flamenco

Lecture 6 Right hand technique – introduction

Lecture 7 Right hand – part 2

Lecture 8 More triplets

Lecture 9 Alzapua

Lecture 10 Arpeggios & picado

Lecture 11 Alzapua – close up

Lecture 12 Summary of rasgueos

Section 3: Bulerías – the cliffhanger

Lecture 13 How to play bulerías

Lecture 14 Basic compás

Lecture 15 Introducing rasgueos

Lecture 16 Introducing a falseta

Lecture 17 Adding triplet rasgueo

Lecture 18 Playing a short buleria

Lecture 19 Golpe (close up)

Section 4: Rumba – it's party time!

Lecture 20 How to play rumba

Lecture 21 Introducing rumba falsetas

Lecture 22 Arpeggio

Lecture 23 Rumba close up

Lecture 24 Practice the rumba with me

Section 5: Different moods and styles of flamenco

Lecture 25 Different moods and styles of flamenco (mini lecture)

Section 6: Tips & Tricks

Lecture 26 How to best practice

Lecture 27 Nails on the right hand

Lecture 28 Using a sponge to practice

Lecture 29 Where to buy a flamenco guitar

Lecture 30 Flamenco greats to listen to

Lecture 31 Common mistakes

Section 7: Bonus

Lecture 32 Bonus - keep up to date in the wider flamenco community

Beginner guitarists with some experience (can play a few chords, comfortable holding the guitar),Amateur musicians with some performing experience (e.g. open mic nights),Professional musicians (concert guitarists, touring guitarists) who wish to refine existing technique, expand horizons and open their ears.,Other flamenco performers (such as dancers, percussionists and singers) who wish to understand more about performing in a group and rhythms