This is one of the ultimate Buleria Pro Tips - If you’ve ever wondered why flamenco players tap their feet in this way for Bulerias, or if you’ve just struggled to learn this, this video is for you! Kai explains why it’s so useful and shows you how to learn to keep yourself in compás simply by le...

The golpe is one of those quintessentially flamenco techniques - we hit the guitar with our nail or finger for a satisfying percussive thwack! In this video we take a quick look at the different kinds of golpes - when to use which and how they work.

We get a lot of people asking what kind of guitar they should get to start playing flamenco. In this video we explain what makes a guitar a flamenco guitar, and what guitars are best for starting out your flamenco adventures!

If you’re starting to play the guitar and finding that the wrist of your left hand hurts, then his video is for you. Kai looks at some simple approaches to using your fretting hand in a way that causes as little strain as possible. So you can practice without pain!

Is that pesky flamenco F chord giving you a problem? Have trouble making chord changes? Learn how to deliberately grab that F chord with this handy Pro Tip which will have you getting that effing F chord a lot faster after practicing this.

Refine your alzapua technique by paying attention to these few important things. In this alzapua flamenco guitar lesson, Kai covers alzapua bulerias and alzapua tangos and kinds of alzapua technique within those palos.

Peg capos are beautiful and wonderful to use, but sometimes they break! Get your G string out and fix that cejilla you've been just starring at! Kai's easy to follow pro tip shows you how to fix your peg capo.

Get a better sound from your rasgueados? Learn how to practice for a fuller sound with this Pro Tip.

Warning - Even we think this video is boring to watch. But it’s about this one trick that will make you better at counting subdivisions, which will make you have better time, which will make you a better musician. Which is the whole point, right? So feel free to skip this one. Unless you want to ...

In this Flamenco Guitar tutorial by Kai Narezo, learn how to stay in compás while playing the trill in bulerias.

In this flamenco guitar lesson Kai Narezo discusses how to make bar chords without stressing out your left hand. If you’re new to bar chords or if you’ve ever had any tension or pain from playing bar chords you’ll want to check this out.

This Pro-Tip video takes a look at two of the most annoying left-hand stretches that come up in flamenco guitar. They’re used mainly when playing Por Medio (in the key of A Phrygian), though you’ll also find them in other keys. It’s all about knowing how to approach them, so that’s what we look a...

Here’s a funky contratiempo thing with a Clave-like golpe technique we do for flamenco guitar that can be used in a surprising amount of places. It takes a little getting used to, but once you have it down you can use it in Farruca, Tangos, Bulerias and anywheres else you find a way to fit it in.

Do you want to learn how to record yourself playing guitar? Having recorded more than 1500 guitar videos, I thought I’d share some of the stuff I’ve learned over the years about how to record nylon string guitars. The first section deals with what to think about when recording in mono (one microp...

We hang out with luthier Stephen Hill as he tells us everything you’d want to know about setting up a flamenco guitar. In addition to the basics, like how high the action should be at the 12th fret (and how luthiers actually achieve this), Stephen covers things most of us didn’t know were also im...

Key Names, Chord Shapes and Capos - How to Talk About Keys and Transpose For Flamenco Accompaniment - In Part 2 of this video we look at how we can use the capo in flamenco to stay in the same key (in absolute terms), while changing the sound of the guitar by playing with different chord shapes. ...

Key Names, Chord Shapes & Capos! In Part 1 of this video Kai demonstrates how to talk about keys and transpose for Flamenco Accompaniment - a simple but confusing concept. This includes what to name things once you start using a capo. We use capos all the time in flamenco, especially when accompa...

We get a lot of people asking what kind of guitar they should get to start playing flamenco. In this video we explain what makes a guitar a flamenco guitar, and what guitars are best for starting out your flamenco adventures!

Before we pick up the guitar, we get the basic palmas patterns down to better understand the compás

The hardest part of doing palmas for Seguirillas is really understanding the Seguirillas compás, so here we look at both.

How do you know where to put the capo when you’re listening to something new? Here’s how! In this video we look at figuring out where to put the capo when you’re learning a new flamenco piece. First you have to figure out what key you’re in, then you have to figure out what that means for actuall...

This tutorial is for players who understand how the compás of Soleá works, but are having a hard time actually feeling it and getting it in their bones. First we look at how to hear the compás when working with compás apps or loops, then we look at games and exercises to get you really feel how t...

Interesting compás variations are one of those things that make you sound like a seasoned flamenco guitarist. In this video we look at a few variations, or Compás Bits, for your Bulerías Compás. These five are relatively simple, so learn them all and pay particular attention to where they start. ...