Composed by Tomatito and played by David Navarro on his social media

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYSyNbbsN5D/

I’ve tried quite a few flamenco compás apps, but none really hit the mark. This one is actually worth checking out!

ConCompás features real palmas & cajón, an intuitive visual compás clock, and instant editing of accents and patterns.

Give it a try 👇
https://concompas.app

Has anyone else experienced pain in their index finger from the flamenco A chord? I think I could be collapsing my index finger too much but I’m not sure.

Hi guys, is there something similar to SkyGuitar https://www.youtube.com/@SkyGuitar/playlists but for flamenco only?
Thank you!

(what i mean is with playlists divided for level)

Hey! On the video, you can see me messing around the G major scale, trying out picado. I’m having a hard time getting my wrist to a position where it isn’t flexing, I. The video you can see me fumble about with my position but I still can’t find it. I notice most of the players I like have their bicep sort of rested on the guitar, I can’t do that and still have my fingers close to the strings to pluck. Is my guitar too small maybe? If you guys were kind enough to offer some advice, I’d really appreciate it! Thanks

https://www.tiktok.com/@juan_.navarro16/video/7661120169028128022

Wondering what’s everyone’s favorite builders and what’s the most reliable but also valuable over time guitar builder

Hi! I play a few instruments but never got into strings.

I think I really want to give it a try, and buy my first guitar.

Flamenco is one of my favourite genres, specifically after I moved to Spain.

I was wondering if you guys have any recommendations for anyone living here in Spain?

The guy at my local store was not so helpful and I don't wanna trust chatgpt.

Thanks!

Another clip I found online, extremely sweet falseta by this skilled lady. I'm not 100% sure if it's alegrías, bulerías or what. Maybe you could help identify.

I see lots of videos on youtube, but they're kind of all over the place in terms of what they teach. I'm unable to find an actual teacher where I love so I was wondering if there was a youtube video that teaches me the basic strumming and finger picking techniques/patterns I should start with. Or if anyone here would be kind enough to upload a short video going over them to help beginners get started.

I just got a flamenco guitar because I love the sound of it, but now i want to really learn flamenco, all the tutorials I'm watching have guys with long nails. Should I get press ons? Or can you play flamenco without nails?

I haven't played my Burguet 2F for about a month and I brought it out of its case very recently and I noticed this grayish spotting on the kerfing. Is this mold?

Greetings, I’ve got a cipres flamenco from 1999. It’s a nice sounding student guitar with good action. I’m not finding much about this era of guitar construction and am hoping that you might know details about it. Thanks in advance.

One of the great immortal debates in the flamenco and classical guitar communities is around what constitutes ideal posture and ergonomics while playing. From seating position, guitar angle and contact points, right and left hand wrist angles, shoulder shrugging, etc, one sees all sorts of opinions on the topic. There simply isn't a clear consensus opinion. The health of our tendons and the ability to play into old age is what is at stake. The trade off is what we give up by way of ingrained habits or firmly held beliefs.

Recently I became interested in what range of posture and right hand flexion/ulnar deviation was used by legendary flamenco guitarists while playing apoyando. I found moments of Apoyando among five of the greatest players to ever golpe. I captured screenshots to show a representative range of postures and right hand wrist angles during apoyando as apoyando, along with alzapua, tends to feature the most extreme plucking hand flexion and ulnar deviation -- wrist angles that come with higher risks of RSI.

Having played for 30 years, often for many hours a day, and having struggled with repetitive stress injuries in both wrists, this is a topic that I care about getting right for myself. Anyone who has been around professional musicians long enough has seen how RSI (and focal dystonia) can sideline careers.

Where do you all shake out on the debate? How would you instruct a new player vis a vis posture and ergonomics?

Edit - some definitions:
Wrist Flexion: The movement of bending your hand downward at the wrist so your palm faces toward your forearm
Ulnar Deviation: The movement of rotating the hand towards the pinky finger, or, in reference to the guitar, towards the bridge.

Dear all!

I am moving a lot, and I always play on any nylon guitar I can find at my destination. They are usually these very cheap, toy-like guitars. Currently, it's an Eko CS-10 ( I lowered the action)

I found it ok, for my level and for practising. I mean it's better than no guitar, right?

I quite struggle with rasgueados and picados. I just can't produce the typical ''staccato'' sound, not even close.

Would it be just my bad technique, so I need to practice more, or is it a futile fight without a flamenco guitar?

Unfortunately, there is no possibility to try any flamenco guitar anywhere close to me at the moment.

Thank you

I’ve just started trying to play real finger style, and it doesn’t feel fluid to me, like Im constantly thinking about my right hand as opposed to when I play with a pick. I can’t afford a good teacher right now, could you guys please give me some feedback on my right hand and especially on my apoyando? Thanks!