Product Details

• Actors: Aaron Gilmartin
• Directors: Happy Traum
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Homespun
• DVD Release Date: August 14, 2007
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000V9KEZ6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,489 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This unique lesson teaches anyone with basic guitar skills how to play the exciting rhythms and passionate chord changes of tango flamenco, a style made famous by the Gipsy Kings and others. Instructor, Aaron Gilmartin gets guitarists started with a typical flamenco chord progression, a variety of right-hand rasgueados (strums) and numerous exercises and play-along practice segments.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great introduction to flamenco, January 7, 2008

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Jessica "Buck II" (TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Easy Steps to Flamenco Guitar (DVD)

Aaron's DVD and tab/standard notation DVD booklet is great for the beginning guitarist who is interested in flamenco. He uses simple chord fingering so there's no need for dreadful barre chords* that usually give beginner's trouble. I'll list a breakdown of the DVD:

1. Intro to flamenco. Short history on flamenco terms and what they mean. Less than 3 minutes of your time.

2. Intro to different right hand flamenco movements. Rasguedo, picado, and compas. He goes slowly demonstrating each technique. He also gives practice exercises, tips, and close ups of the movements. The entire DVD expands on the use of the techniques. He doesn't rush the student to play in time and encourages the student to play at a speed that is comfortable until he/she masters the basic technique until he/she can play in time without stumbling for the next chord or rhythm.

3. Playing different rhythms, chords, and flamenco right hand movements with a few extra tricks of playing chords with subtle note changes on the left hand.

If you know how to play the basic chords and smoothly change chords at a reasonable tempo, this DVD is great for you! You will not be disappointed.

* The only barre chord ("F" chord) used is later in the DVD when you should be able to play a barre easily.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't bother, November 23, 2009

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Christos Tsaousis (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy Steps to Flamenco Guitar (DVD)

Aaron Gilmartin is not a flamenco guitarist. He is a classical guitarist dabbling in flamenco & he doesn't do a very good job of it. His explanations of compas are okay, but his technique is awful. You will find in time that as you get better you will dismiss his instruction as that of an opportunistic hack! There are lots of flamenco instructional DVD's out there by awesome Spanish flamenco guitarists (Oscar Herrero, Juan Serrano)that teach the true flamenco. If you are a beginner guitarist you should not be concerned with flamenco yet, it's hard enough as it is. Learn to play guitar at a reasonable level (ie bar chords competently) & then get into flamenco. Have a look at Adam Del Monde for example - his instruction is clear, concise & broken down, & he is a terrific flamenco guitarist.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This one is fun ... Just Starting Out, April 11, 2009

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Diana De Avila "MS Gkygrl" (Malta, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy Steps to Flamenco Guitar (DVD)

I am a self-taught guitar player who is newly venturing into the Flamenco genre and purchased Aaron's DVD after reading about it on a Classical Guitar Forum. It is fun and easy to follow along with. The style is easy-going and not intimidating at all. It's a private lesson with a master.

I am new to the DVD but as it sinks in, I am having fun. Recommended for newbies to Flamenco who have some guitar experience.