Areas of Study
ACCOMPANIMENT
(Flamenco Singing and Dancing) Students will be able to play Flamenco mos important “Palos” (styles). Student will develop the ability to play and listen to other musicians to simulate the real situation on stage. Besides the student must help manage and control elements of the flamenco singing and Flamenco dance through:
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Control of the melodíes
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Flamenco musical breaths
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Harmonic support for tunning the singer
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Rythm delay & Rythm breaks for the singing and dancing
TECHNIQUE
The aim of this course is the complete mastery of the technique through exercises based on the internalization of hands sensations.Through the advice of teacher the student will achieve the maximum accuracy with minimum effort. The techniques discussed in this cycle are:
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Alzapúa (thumb)
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Picados(index and middle)
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Rasgueos (strumming)
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Tremolo
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Arpeggios
COMPÁS
Ultimately in this subject has as objective the domain of each Flamenco rhythm, since 80% of Flamenco Music is based on the the domain of the rhythm structures:
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3/4 Compas
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4/4 Compas
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12 Beat Clave Amalagama Compas
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Rhythmic permutations
We will manage to master the Flamenco rythm through the study from different angles as:
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Minimun subdivision
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Binary
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Compas
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Clave
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Rythm combinations
APPLIED HARMONY
This subject focus on the study and analsys of the main resources used in Flamenco music, tonalities and Modes (Major, Minor, Frigian, Diminished, Tonal, Sinthetic, Pentatónic, etc). We tackle in deep the main "Palos" (Styles) analisis "Falsetas" , voicings, Secundary Dominants, Substitute Dominants, etc.
The purpose of this course is that the students are able to understand the resources used by the great masters and also have the ability to create and compose their own music. Some of the areas to be covered are:
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Tensions
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Melody anlysis, reharmonization
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Modulation (Diatónic, Cromatic)
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Modal Exchange
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Traditional Harmonic Forms in Flamenco Music
A practical method to introduce into a Modal and Tonal music.