The Spanish guitar allows the performer to reflect mother
nature´s beauty through music.The following blog post shows some
insights on how to bring together two harmonic instruments of
same or different timbres and have both performers be heard with
clarity without the need of much amplification. I am also a
strong believer that all performers should have knowledge of
improvisation which slowly will allow society to move away from
the present western concept of classical music and possibly
restore the true value of composition and music. Farruca is a
form and style of flamenco music. It may be performed with
lyrics ( vocals) and as most flamenco styles in can also be
danced to. It is played in 4/4, interpreted at a relative slow
tempo and accompanied by melody and harmony defining a minor
key. In the following examples you will see how slow tempos are
appropriate for “accelerandos” as a possible method of achieving
intensity in the dance and impact on the audience. It is very
common in flamenco to relate styl