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BOOK/DVD CONTENTS
- PRESENTATION
- A BIT OF HISTORY
- COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- CLAVE CONCEPT
- FOOT AND REGULAR BEAT
- TEMPO
- SCALES

TECHNIQUE
Finger combination: right hand’s thumb, ring finger and middle finger (no recorded) Left hand (1st and 4th fingers)
Mute Notes
The Flamenco Quaver
The “Rasgueo” (Strum)
The chromatic “Rasgueo” (strum over the pattern)
The mute strum (porTangos)

RUMBA CLINIC
Rhythmical part
Basic Pattern of Rumba
Development of the basic pattern
Pattern with 5th and 8th
Pattern with triads
Pattern with pentathonic
Pattern with Phrygian flamenco
Closure pattern, (The “cierre”)
Rumbas song

TANGOS CLINIC
Rhythmical part
Basic Pattern of Tangos
Development of the basic pattern
Traditional cadence with “cierre” (closure).
Pattern with rest
Pattern with crotchet triplets
TANGOS song

TANGUILLOS CLINIC
Rhythmical part
Basic Pattern of Tangillos
Development of the basic pattern
Pattern in combination with acute and grave 5th degree.
Pattern in combination with 5 acute in a same bar
Pattern with phrasing
Tanguillos song

BULERÍAS CLINIC
Rhythmical part
RYTHM
CLAPPING
Basic pattern of Bulerias
Basic pattern Development
Pattern on two chords
Pattern in traditional cadence
Pattern with rests
Pattern closure (cierre) in the 10th
Pattern with Phrygian flamenco scale
Bulerias song

EFFECTS
Emulating Brazilian percussions
The Surdo
The Berimbau
The Cuica
Playing with the harmonics
Harmonic Bending
Strum along the harmonics
False Harmonics
Legato of false harmonics

ORIGINAL SONGS
ROMERO
SEDRÁN
JULEPE

In this Book/DVD, Mariano Martos, explains Flamenco Bass Technique, examples of Rumba, Tangos, Tanguillos and Bulerías. Emulation techniques to other instruments and play with harmonics. Author's original compositions that show how to work on the studied rhythms. The DVD has many possibilities as you can listen to the bass separately, or all instruments together combining the different instruments. English and Spanish. DVD full compatible with all countries (PAL and NTSC).

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