This video looks at how we build compás in Soleá using a few essential building blocks. From one of the most traditional ‘escobilla’ melodies have been built thousand upon thousands of Compases, and we look at how it’s been done and how you can learn to do this yourself. And along the way we look...
In this video we look at how to practice compás once you have the basic concepts down. We start by looking at Soleá, though the the concepts apply to pretty much all Palos. At the 15:10 mark we get into practicing Bulerias compás, and at 22:52 we get into one of the very specific things that mess...
Kai and Juan perform a Soleá that includes a Salida, two letras (each in a different style) and a Macho that speeds up a bit and goes to the parallel Major key.
The Salida isn't technically a letra, but it's the first thing you'll have to play if you're accompanying a Soleá. In this video Kai and Juan discuss the Salida, show you some examples, and break it all down.
In this video we get to the heart of accompanying por Soleá by looking at the letras. We break down the entire letra and also show you what to listen for so you can know what letra is coming and how to accompany it.
Most Palos have a Macho - a different kind of letra that happens at the end that either speeds up (often morphing into another Palo) or changes key. The Macho por Soleá that we look at here does both, and it's a pretty common one. So while we've been singing a Soleá, this Macho speeds up into a S...
Solea Basic Compas page 3 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea Basic Compas beats 1-6 page 4 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea Basic Compas beats 7-12 page 5 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea simple phrases page 8 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea escobilla phrase variations page 9 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea complete compases page 6 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea escobilla two-compas phrases page 10 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea escobilla two-compas phrases page 11 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea falseta as introduction page 13 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea falseta as introduction page 14 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea falseta focusing on the thumb page 15 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea falseta focusing on the thumb page 16 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea falseta arpeggio-picado alternation pages 19 & 20 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea falseta arpeggio with thumb and index pages 17 & 18 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea escobilla for baile page 118 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea the subida to bulerias page 119 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Solea "the flip" pages 119 & 120 from the book Flamenco Explained: The Guitarist's Survival Guide.
Introduction to the Llamada in Solea Por Buleria.
