CLASSICAL FLAMENCO GUITAR Defining Skills 1 Finger Picking

CLASSICAL / FLAMENCO GUITAR Defining Skills: 1. Finger. Picking Skills: -Right hand “PIMA” style -“Rest Pick” and “Free Pick” techniques (Classical) -Rostriado strum (Flamenco) 2. Song Studies: -All Through The Night (Duet) (Classical) -Classical Study #1 (Classical) -Theme to the Godfather (Classical) -Malaguena (Flamenco) -Spanish Study (Flamenco - Spanish Study Tab - Guitar tab)

Classical Guitar Song Study Classical Clip #1 Clip #2 Clip #3 Classical Gas Clip#3 (Pira

11. Fingerpicking Skills: Each of the fingers are identified in Classical Guitar literature by the following letter designations: "p" = Thumb or Pulgar "i" = Index or Indice "m" = Middle or medio "a" = Ring or anular. Thumb Exercises: Thumb - The right hand thumb can be incorporated into various exercises such as scales and arpeggios but it is also good to do some thumb exercises. One that I use is played, (without looking), free stroke on the following open stings: 1 -2, 1 -3, 1 -4, 1 -5, 1 -6, 1 -5, 1 -4, 1 -3, 1 -2 then from the 6 th string: 6 -5, 6 -4, 6 -3, 6 -2, 6 -1, 6 -2, 6 -3, 6 -4, 6 -5 Finger Exercises: P on string 6, I on string 3, M on string 2, A on string A 6, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 6 5, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 5 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4 5, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 5

• Rest Pick - Pick string 1 with I and M and rest the finger against string 2 after - repeat with M and A • Repeat on string 2, 3, 4 • Free Pick - Repeat the same exercise but after plucking the 1 st string bring your finger straight up • Repeat on string 2, 3, 4

• Blocked (Flutter) Patterns • Basic Arpeggio Using G

Flamenco Guitar Song Study • Flamenco Clip #1 • Flamenco Clip #2

Flamenco Strum Technique: • Rostriado Strum – – PIMA – Strum strings 1, 2, 3, 4 with A then M, then I, them P for each of 4 quarter notes in measure – Triplet - ¾ time M down, then , P down , then P up – Work on rotating the wrist to accomplish fluidity