Spanish guitar is a loose term which people use to refer to any acoustic guitar music with a Spanish sound. Flamenco is the folk music of a selected area of Spain which is often confused with classical guitar because they both involve a man in a suit playing a guitar with his nails. Flamenco has little in common with classical guitar because it is largely just the guitar accompaniment to Flamenco singing and dancing with guitar solos being a late development in this genre.

Classical guitar which is classical music played on a nylon string acoustic guitar with no cutaway at the top frets. The guitar is mostly made of Rosewood for the sides and back, and Cedar and Spruce for the front.

Classical guitar is strongly connected with Spanish composers from a couple of different times of history and the prime mover of classical guitar system was a Spaniard by the name of Andres Segovia.

One of the attractions of Spanish guitar is that it is just the guitar and you. No kit apart from your instrument is needed, and the music you produce is the result of your practice. Regardless of what your definition of Spanish guitar music, there are tons of pieces that have been revealed and are in reach of the dedicated amateur acoustic guitar player. This means if you work moderately hard you’ll have a half-hour or so repertoire in a few months. After you get to that stage you’ll be quite a remarkable Spanish guitar player.

Spanish guitar is one genre where you actually need to take lessons from a live teacher. The trouble is you may have to go to another area to learn it. If time and budget do not allow you to take lessons, get a copy of the book, Solo Guitar Playing by Fred Noad. It has all the fundamentals you need to learn and pieces you can learn as your methodology moves on. remember to keep an eye fixed on the video web sites for any lessons in Spanish guitar you can get.

Another book of Spanish guitar music you should look for is A New Tune A Day For Classical Guitar. It has pieces from the classical guitar heavyweights like Sor, Bach, Carulli and Carcassi plus some other tunes like Scarborough Fair and Amazing Grace.

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