The Weird Rhythm You Only See in Flamenco Guitar: Mastering Quintuplets

Flamenco guitar is filled with unique rhythms and techniques, but one of the most unusual and rarely seen in other styles of music is the quintuplet. This rhythm appears almost exclusively in rasgueado and tremolo techniques, m...

We can create a moody, dramatic, “fluttery” effect (that is actually used in flamenco guitar) by playing the flamenco tremolo technique starting on the second note of the pattern: i – a – m – i – p. 

For example, you may heard this before:

This is an actual technique but it has the added bonus o...

Two Exciting Guitar Concepts

For many flamenco guitar students, the most intriguing and intimidating flamenco form is Bulerías, a syncopated 12-count rhythm played at a fast tempo. The rhythmic twists and turns and technique requirements for Bulerías tend to be more challenging and greater than oth...

Two of My Favorite Spanish Guitar Things

From the Spanish classical realm

If I had to pick the most famous and recognizable musical theme from the Spanish classical guitar canon, I would probably choose Leyenda by Isaac Albeñiz. Also known as Asturias (from his Suite Española), this memorable them...