flamenco
The ‘Guitarra flamenca
paso a paso’ collection offers the study of bulerías
on two new DVDs
José Manuel Montoya teaches this
course of bulerías and their accompaniment
Flamenco-world.com, December 2005
The didactic collection on DVD
‘Guitarra flamenca paso a paso’ (‘Flamenco
Guitar Step by Step’) focuses on the study of bulerías.
Instructor José Manuel Montoya teaches this specialized
‘course’ in two new installments: ‘Guitarra
flamenca. Bulerías paso a paso’ (‘Flamenco
Guitar. Bulerías Step by Step’) and ‘Guitarra
flamenca. Acompañamiento al cante por bulerías’
(‘Flamenco Guitar. Accompaniment on Cante through
Bulerías’). These two volumes complete the
series, following the previous installments on technique,
alegrías and soleá by Óscar Herrero.
| ‘Guitarra flamenca. Bulerías
paso a paso’ |
‘Guitarra flamenca. Bulerías
paso a paso’ starts off with the bulerías ‘Yaíza’,
which José
Manuel Montoya performs with a group consisting of cantaor
Curro Cueto, bass player Tomás Güero, percussionist
Francisco Manuel Prieto on box drum and Carlos Chamorro
on baile. Next, the teacher carries out a detailed study
of its seven flourishes and the finish, displaying a broad
range of strumming.
Each flourish is performed at two speeds.
Firstly, with slow tempo accompanied by a metronome (knuckle-tapping
and clapping) and with the possibility of choosing the audio
(group, guitar only or knuckles and clapping only). And
secondly, with bulería tempo accompanied by clapping,
box drum and bass, and with the possibility of choosing
the audio (group, guitar only, stressing bass, without guitar
or without bass). Moreover, there is the option of several
video tracks (the entire group, guitar only or bass only)
for guitarists and bass players to practice.
This DVD, with a running time of 55 minutes,
is presented in five languages: Spanish, English, French,
German and Japanese. And it is available in the PAL and
NTSC systems; that is, it is valid for all regions. It includes
a 65-page libretto in standard notation and tablature in
A4 format.
| ‘Guitarra flamenca. Acompañamiento
al cante por bulerías’ |
The DVD for the study of accompaniment
‘Acompañamiento al cante por bulerías’
by maestro José Manuel Montoya offers a repertoire
performed live with an accompaniment group throughout one
hour. The guitarist performs bulerías de Jerez, bulerías
de Cádiz, bulerías de Utrera and Lebrija,
jaleos extremeños and romances. And he does so together
with cantaor Curro Cueto, bass player Tomás Güero,
Francisco Manuel Prieto on box drum and clapping by Carlos
Chamorro, José Merino and David García. All
of these styles are presented with a version with the guitar
at a very low volume so that the student may practice with
the group. Moreover, there is the option of several video
tracks: group, guitar only or percussion only. Just like
in ‘Guitarra flamenca. Bulerías paso a paso’,
all the explanations are translated into Spanish, English,
French, German and Japanese. The DVD is available for all
regions - in PAL and NTSC - and includes a 65-page libretto
in A4 format with the chords and times.
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