'Flamenco Guitar Step by Step' dedicates
three didactic videos to the soleá
Having tackled the basic technique of flamenco
guitar in the first three videos of the collection 'Flamenco Guitar Step by Step',
Oscar Herrero dedicates a trilogy to the soleá.
The guitar teacher presents, in three chapters,
a detailed study of the style from which most flamenco rhythms are conceived and
developed, both for concert guitar and accompaniment to cante through soleá.
The audiovisual enables students at home to
practice accompanying Paco del Pozo, the young Madrilenian cantaor who, among
other prizes, owns the 'Mining Lamp' award of the Las Minas International Cante
Festival.
Oscar Herrero and Paco del Pozo
The sheet music book accompanying the video
has been improved in this fourth installment. The new presentation as a book in
A4 format is designed to make it easier for students to follow the songs performed
in the videos.
Likewise, the video dedicated to accompaniment
to cante through soleá has a CD attached with performed songs including
the participation of Oscar Herrero, on flamenco guitar; Paco del Pozo, on cante;
Bruja Perdomo, on percussion; and Jessica de Diego and Manuel Castillo, on clapping.
Detailed description of the new videos
1. Flamenco Guitar Step by Step IV: 'The Soleá 1'
Duration: 60 minutes
Sheet music book: 22 pages in A4 format (standard notation and tablature)
Contents: Oscar Herrero, after the performance of the soleá
'Majestad', explains the rhythm of the soleá and several exercises are
done with clapping. Next, the structure is studied of the toques and part of the
elements making up the soleá such as the close, the strummed rhythms and
the melodies 7-8-9.
Online
video: Windows Media
Extract from sheet
music libretto: "Soleá Closes" (page 8)
2. Flamenco Guitar Step by Step V: 'The Soleá 2'
Duration: 65 minutes
Sheet music book: 40 pages in A4 format (standard notation and tablature)
Contents: Oscar Herrero continues with the study of the elements
making up the structure of the soleá such as the flourish, the finishing
touch, the call and the end. Model flourishes are explained in detail as introductions,
harmonic sequences and set positions. To conclude, he performs the soleares 'Sendero'
and 'Atril flamenco'. The toques of both songs have been used as a base in the
exercises and explanations throughout the first two videos on the soleá.
Online
video: Windows Media
Extract from sheet
music libretto: "Flourishes through Soleá". (page 4)
3. Flamenco Guitar Step by Step VI: 'Accompaniment to cante
through Soleá'
Duration: 75 minutes
Sheet music book: 50 pages in A4 format (standard notation and tablature)
CD: includes audio CD with 8 songs (4 with a guitar and 4 without a guitar)
Contents: After several explanations about the technique of accompaniment
to cante through soleá, cantaor Paco del Pozo performs two types of soleares
on flamenco guitar with Oscar Herrero: the Alcalá soleá and the
Cádiz soleá. He adds to that another two cantes which are accompanied
with soleá rhythm: the caña and the polo. Afterwards, Paco del Pozo
performs the same songs accompanied by percussion and clapping, to give students
the opportunity to introduce the guitar.
Online
video 1: Windows media
Online video 2: Windows media
Online video 3: Windows media
Extract from sheet
music libretto: "Melodies". (page 5)
