Starting dates: every other Monday
Duration: 1,5 hours of 60 minutes/day - 7,5h./week - Minimum 12 weeks
2 levels: beginner-/intermediate and intermediate/advanced
Maximum 8 students per group
PRICE: 1026 € per trimester (85,50 € for each additional week)

You’ll have an hour and a half daily of guitar class moving up through the different levels. Each day you’ll have a half hour of technique and an hour of focused study in one of the many styles or “palos” of Flamenco which will change every two weeks. Your progress will be closely monitored by a tutor assigned to you at the beginning of your coursework and he or she will be available for advice concerning your musical training and academic needs. At the end of the course you will receive a certificate with a very complete report and a valuation.

Our school offers two different levels of guitar classes: Beginning/Intermediate and Intermediate/Advanced with students needing to possess a basic knowledge of how to play the guitar of any style. The maximum number of students in each class is limited to eight to ensure quality interaction with the instructor.

Students move at their own pace and only move up in level when they are ready or when their professor advises a change. In most cases, however, students remain at the beginning/intermediate level between four and six weeks before moving up to the intermediate/advanced level. It is also possible to change professors at the end of each week.

The guitar instructors are themselves flamenco professionals with years of teaching experience. All of them perform on stage at the various tablaos or local theatres in Granada giving their students an opportunity to see them “in action” as artists outside of school.

Every two weeks students study a different palo or style with the first half an hour dedicated to the technique of both the right and left hands in flamenco guitar. At the beginning level, the students are instructed in the correct hand placement as well as the best way to strum the guitar. They also practice simple exercises such as arpeggios, finger and thumb picking, strumming, tremolos, and alzapuas. At the intermediate/advanced level, students work with longer and more complex pieces as well as study the different scales (Major, Minor, methods of each, etc.).

After the first half-hour of class, the students are trained in the different palos or styles of flamenco such as Tangos, Fandangos de Huelva, Alegrías, Soleás, and more. At the beginning/intermediate level, the students study rhythm, short falsetas or variations, basic chords to accompany voice and some basic rhythms to accompany dance. At the intermediate/advanced level, students are instructed in guitar rhythm, more complex falsetas or variations and complete songs, as well as in the various accompaniments for the principal styles of singing and dancing.

In addition to this you may also participate for one week in our Understanding Flamenco: Rhythm for free, at the level that suits you best, as a complement to the guitar classes.

TIMETABLE

2019  public holidays: 28th February, 19 April, 1st May, 20th June, 1st November and 6th December.

There will be no class.