A little bit about what's in the Soleá Explained Escobilla Edition course and why it's good for you even if you're not accompanying dance yet (or don't plan to).

A review of the basic versions of the material we will be using throughout the course. The heart of the course lies in learning to manipulate these few ideas, so a thorough understanding of them is essential.

We look at some of the ways to accompany when things get faster or go double-time (which feels faster, or even like a Buleria, even when the actual tempo is slow).

We look at some of the essential right-hand patterns for accompanying Soleá, especially when playin double-time or faster sections of the Escobilla.

What to listen for as things speed up in the Subida so that you're always in control of the tempo and the pulse - both of which are necessary to accompany the Subida.

Kai's performance of a Subida from a Soleá Escobilla. The idea isn't to learn what Kai plays here, but to see how you can use the basic Soleá material and the right-hand patterns we've looked at to keep up as things speed up.

Performance of a full Escobilla por Soleá. The idea is not for you to learn this particular accompaniment, but rather for you to see how the basic material and all of the right-hand patterns can be manipulated and work with various footwork patterns and tempos.

A slightly more advanced/syncopated version of the accompaniment of a full Escobilla por Soleá. The idea is not for you to learn this particular accompaniment, but rather for you to see how the basic material and all of the right-hand patterns can be manipulated and syncopated to work with variou...

First we give you an example of how you might accompany this Subida, then it's up to you to use the material you have to play along.

A full danced Escobilla for you to play along to. First we show you an example of how you might accompany, then it's up to you to use the material you have to accompany the dance.

A performance of some Escobilla por Soleá at a constant tempo of 70bpm - our slowest tempo. The idea is not for you to learn this particular accompaniment, but rather for you to see how the basic material and all of the right-hand patterns can be manipulated to work when accompanying at a tempo l...

We look at some of ways you can use the basic material to accompany an Escobilla por Soleá at the very manageable tempo of 70bpm.

A performance of some Escobilla por Soleá at a constant tempo of 90bpm. The idea is not for you to learn this particular accompaniment, but rather for you to see how the basic material and all of the right-hand patterns can be manipulated to work when accompanying at a tempo like this.

We look at some of ways you can use the basic material to accompany an Escobilla por Soleá at a moderate tempo of 90bpm.

A loop of some Escobilla at the constant tempo of 90bpm for you to accompany. Get used to playing your basic material straight and syncopated, and to switching among the various patterns you know while keeping time with the dancer.

A performance of some Escobilla por Soleá at a constant tempo of 110bpm. The idea is not for you to learn this particular accompaniment, but rather for you to see how the basic material and all of the right-hand patterns can be manipulated to work when accompanying at a tempo like this.

We look at some of ways you can use the basic material and right-hand patterns to accompany an Escobilla por Soleá at the slightly quicker tempo of 110bpm.

A loop of some Escobilla at the constant tempo of 110bpm for you to accompany. Get used to playing your basic material straight and syncopated, and to switching among the various patterns you know while keeping time with the dancer.

A performance of some Escobilla por Soleá at a constant tempo of 140bpm. The idea is not for you to learn this particular accompaniment, but rather for you to see how the basic material and all of the right-hand patterns can be manipulated to work when accompanying at a faster tempo like this.

We look at some of ways you can use the basic material to accompany an Escobilla por Soleá as things start speeding up to a tempo of 140bpm.