Designed as a comprehensive multimedia teaching set, this book, CD, and DVD present 42 solos, progressively graded in 6 levels from absolute beginners to more advanced, to suit players of all levels.

 It contains examples of eighteen different palos (rhythmic forms) of flamenco, with a wealth of melodic falsetas and rhythms. The music for all these is accurately written in notation and flamenco tab (cifra) in the book, and is also recorded on the companion CD.

The DVD video contains over 57 minutes of solo music, and also includes introduction by Juan Martín and brief scenes of Andalucia today, which help to place this profoundly exciting and deeply felt music in the landscape of its origins.

 Juan Martín has succeeded here is showing how even music which is simple and very easy to start with can express the essential sound and emotion of flamenco, to build step by step the skills necessary for the performance of concert solos. Written in English and Spanish

CONTENIDO / CONTENTS

• Introduction By Juan Martín
• Introducción Por Juan Martín
• The Elements of Flamenco Guitar-Playing
• Los Elementos del toque de la guitarra flamenca
• Symbols and Notation
• Símbolos y Notación

GRADE / NIVEL O Notes and Requirements/Notas y requisitos

• PRIMERA SOLEÁ First Soleá
• TIENTOS Anhelo (Yearning)
• SEVILLANA Copla tradicional
• VERDIALES Málaga, mi tierra
• ALEGRÍAS EN MI Alborozo (Jubilation)
• TANGOS Festejo (Celebration)
• GUAJIRA Fiesta cubana

GRADE / NIVEL 1

• Notes and Requirements/Notas y requisitos
• SOLEÁ Falsetas sencillas (Simple falsetas)
• FANDANGO DE ALOSNO
• RUMBA Canción popular
• TANGOS Impulso
• CARCELERO
• FARRUCA Ritmo del baile (Rhythm of the dance)
• SEVILLANA Mi copla

GRADE / NIVEL 2

• Notes and Requirements/Notas y requisitos
• SOLEÁ Falseta tradicional
• ALEGRÍAS EN LA
• TARANTOS Toque de las minas
• ZORONGO
• CANTIÑAS Luz y sombra (Light and shade)
• SEGUIRIYA Lamento
• RUMBA Rumba flamenca

GRADE / NIVEL 3

• Notes and Requirements/Notas y requisitos
• SOLEÁ La base
• FANDANGO DE HUELVA
• ALEGRÍAS EN MI con silencio
• BULERÍAS POR ARRIBA
• RUMBA Rumba del día nueve
• MALAGUEÑA Vélez
• GRANADINAS Albaicín

GRADE / NIVEL 4

• Notes and Requirements/Notas y requisitos
• SOLEÁ Soleá gitana
• SEGUIRIYAS Falsetas clásicas
• ZAPATEADO Taconeos
• RUMBA Canción popular, more advanced (más avanzada)
• SOLEÁ POR BULERÍAS Raíces
• TARANTAS Aires de La Unión
• ALEGRÍAS Tema inicial (Opening theme)

GRADE / NIVEL 5

• Notes and Requirements/Notas y requisitos
• SOLEÁ PARA ACOMPAÑAR
• TIENTOS de Ricardo a Paco
• SEGUIRIYAS Sabicas y ritmeo
• ALEGRÍAS Melocotones de Ronda
• VERDIALES Coplas malagueñas
• BULERÍAS Diego en menor
• GUAJIRAS from Caña rajá