I help guitarists of all levels approach the nylon string guitar and discover the exciting world of flamenco, classical, rumba, bossa nova, latin jazz, popular music and more.
My weekly videos feature song tutorials, technique drills and music theory lessons with hands-on improvisation practice.
I like to break things down step-by-step and get you playing as efficiently as possible!
Speaking of 'evoking', the rhythm of this one immediately reminded me of the intro to 'Everything you want' by Vertical Horizons. Other than that they are in no way similar, but very compelling...thx!
Hi Scot 👋 thank you for your good exercises for flamenco guitar, yesterday I had trained some of your picado exercises goes well little by little thanks a lot! May I ask you to check my performance soleares where should I improve ,please!
Dear Scott, is a real pleasure to have met you here in RU-vid. Your tutorial and educational videos are the best. I've been playing guitar for about 4 years and lately starting with flamenco. It's been a game changer in the feeling of how I feel and create music. In just a couple of days your videos have helped me a lot in this, difficult- frustrating yet rewarding world of flamenco 🎉 Thank you so much. Namaste
This is the first time I've ever heard someone play "Autumn Leaves" in Bossa style. The rhythm works perfectly, and the chords and melody also fit perfectly with Jobim and all the other classic Bossa/Latin tunes we know so well. Maybe we should change the title to "Hojas De Otono" and make it official.
I have always played the "Rumba" style and Classical Tremelo style but did not know of the other styles you are demonstrating. Amazing variations that all sound great. Especially 1 1/8 time! WTF?
Fantastic and very educational except for the reference to Segovia. Segovia's greatness for me has been totally destroyed after I learned that he was a prominent supporter of Franco and the Fascists in the Spanish Civil War. When I found this out, I was very disppointed to say the least. This is totally inexcusable for me, regardless of how great Segovia was in guitar history.
You get the Gold Medal for Outstanding Guitar Education. I just discovered your channel and this is one of the greatest guitar videos I've ever seen and I know you've got hundreds more.
I've listened to thousands of versions of "Autumn Leaves" from many top musicians on all instruments. I've played it on guitar in a "traditional" jazz standard way, and to my ear it often sounds really boring. I think it's because of the rhythm. I think your "bossa" version is the best way to play it, because the rhythm gives it life and movement. It even sounds like a famous bossa tune. I'm switching to your bossa version permanently, thanks.
Sir my one question is is it seriously possible to learn flamingo style from youtube without any guide . I am a intermediate and I am playing only plecturm . But till 7/8 month practice classical style to show videos from youtube.
Flamenco is one of the hardest things you can do on a guitar! That said, you can learn a lot by watching and listening but it is good to have some feedback to know if you’re doing something wrong.
Thanks alot Scot I've been plugged in to your tutorials frequently over the last number of years and you've been teaching me quite alot, thought i'd just say I appreciate your time - energy - input thanks alot or as we say in Ireland " thanks a milllllion".
Great video and thanks for the free PDF. After many years of playing different styles of guitar from blues to jazz to country, I finally discovered Bossa. I had heard many of the famous Bossa songs many times, but I didn't play them. Then I started to look into it seriously, and soon discovered how great Bossa is for guitar practice in every kind of way, no matter whether you play heavy metal, jazz, blues, country or rock etc. It's essential to use a looper, or record a rhythm track to play over. It's a great workout to play simple, clean, beautiful rhythm chords in perfect time for several repeats of the basic structures. Then it becomes another challenge to learn and play those beautiful, sophisticated melody lines over top (and try and remember them all!) Your timing has to be precise and your tone and intonation has to be really clean. It's excellent practice, musically educational, and personally satisfying. On top of these basic fundamentals for beginners/intermediate players, next step up are the challenges of advanced chord substitutions, improvisation, comping difficult rhythms at fast tempos, etc. There's no limits for even the greatest professional guitarists. Long live Bossa! (PS -- last but not least, singing the lyrics if you have a great voice or have a great vocalist to accompany).
A rasgueado doesn't sound Spanish if it's in the wrong chord?? LOL...A perfectly performed rasgueado will always sound Spanish no matter the chord. You can perform it directly on the guitar box with no strings and it will still sound Spanish. Not knocking you since you seem like a good teacher. Just found it funny you should say that.
Can you really call it phrygian? technically E phrygian start with a Eminor chord.If you take E phrygian dominant it starts with a Edominant 7 chord. But what is true is the phrygian flavour you feel between chord I and bii: 1/2 ton distance,this is the sound.I would call it flamenco scale .Adam del Monte made a very nice video about this topic.
Adam del monte‘s “Flamenco scale“ includes a flat 3rd with a major third and other color tones… If you used those notes in the chord you would get a jazzy/bluesy sounding chord like a dominant 7#9 … as I say in this video, it’s Phrygian dominant that you’re hearing in most Spanish sounding music, but it only manifests itself on the I chord (or you could call it the V cord if you like to think in the minor key)
best guitar teacher ever , i learn a lot from you i'm watching almost all of your video and apreciate very helpful and i did progress really , i just wanted to write my respect ❤
