FLAMENCO CAJON

FLAMENCO CAJON

MIGUEL REYES JIMÉNEZ

Score Book + DVD (PAL/NTSC) | Author: MIGUEL REYES J. | A4 - 88 pages | Spanish - English

This manual contains the basic tools for learning to play the flamenco cajon, an instrument that has become a valuable aid for understanding flamenco rhythm and meter and their multiple combinations.

This is a simple method to help understand flamenco and its language better: rhythms, technique, codes and practical exercises with harmonic bases.

Ever since it was introduced into flamenco by Paco de Lucía and Rubem Dantas, the cajon has acquired a personality of its own in flamenco groups that it would never lose. Flamenco is evolving constantly and is ever in need of teaching sources, and this manual is meant to fill a gap in response to this demand, providing basic knowledge for training percussionists and flamenco students in general.

The first percussion book contains musical scores for traditional flamenco dance with precise explanations of structure. It comes with a DVD with illustrations of the examples.

BIOGRAPHY OF MIGUEL REYES

He began his musical training at the Conservatory of Music of the State of Mexico, specializing in percussion and jazz. Then He traveled to Havana (Cuba) to study Latin jazz and percussion. Here comes his passion for flamenco rhythms to discover roundtrip leading him to make a deep analysis on these sticks. The same year he moved to Madrid to continue his studies at the Centro Flamenco Amor de Dios, working quickly with important names of traditional flamenco. He has performed with groups of flamenco and jazz in Turkey, Italy, Peru, Mexico, Cuba ... and Miriam Méndez Bach por Flamenco representing several countries share the stage with Chick Corea, Michel Camilo and Tomatito. Granted by the IEA and the Conservatory Foundation Casa Patas. He currently teaches flamenco percussion at Centro Flamenco Amor de Dios using his own method of teaching.