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Dr. Emre Sabuncuoglu earned his Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Southern California's prestigious Thornton School of Music. Emre's warm style of relating to others helps him reach out to a diverse student population. He incorporates visual, kinesthetic, and auditory cues to accommodate each student's distinctive learning style. Emphasizing his students' strengths, Emre has helped even struggling learners to achieve a high degree of proficiency on the guitar.
Emre Sabuncuoglu's articles
You may have heard the term "Soleares" tossed about in reference to Flamenco music. You may have also learned that Soleares was but one example of a Flamenco toque. At this point, you may ask, "But what is a toque? The word 'toque' comes from the Spanish word 'tocar,' meaning 'to touch, to hit.' In this sense, it refers to the touch of the guitarist's hand on his instrument.
Posted: 2010-12-13
Category: Music
Would you like to make your music vibrate with the pulse of life? In order to move the soul, music must reflect life itself, celebrating life’s joys and mourning life’s sorrows. Vibrato, a method of slightly varying the pitch of your guitar, brings your music to life by employing specialized left-hand techniques to cause a string or strings to vibrate at a varied pitch.
Posted: 2010-07-29
Category: Arts & Entertainment
If you run through this checklist each time you play, you will establish a solid foundation for a good left-hand technique on the Flamenco guitar. Soon, these good habits will become second nature to you, and you will be on your way toward proficiency on the Flamenco guitar.
Posted: 2010-07-05
Category: Arts & Entertainment
The foundation for all right-hand movements is the "basic playing position." To play in this position, place your hand so that the line made by your knuckles lies almost parallel to the strings of your guitar, placing your thumb to the left of your fingers.
Posted: 2010-06-29
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Most important in finding the optimum position to hold your guitar is your physical comfort. If your position is awkward or stiff, it will cause your muscles to become tense, and not function at their highest capability. Furthermore, a comfortable position will allow you to reach all of the guitar's parts without causing you to strain your muscles. Each playing style has its own guidelines with respect to the guitarist's playing position.
Posted: 2010-05-27
Category: Music
If you are a beginner taking online guitar lessons, there are so many new things to learn. Knowing the parts of your guitar is one topic that you may not learn in some online programs. When you learn these very basic terms, you will be able to converse in a knowledgeable manner with the people in your local music store, and with other guitarists. We will begin at the top of your instrument.
Posted: 2010-05-16
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Flamenco guitarists use two devices which help give the music its unique flavor. If you are taking beginners' Flamenco guitar lessons, knowing about these pieces of equipment will help you get up to speed on the technical aspects of the art.
Posted: 2010-05-11
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Perhaps you are taking beginners' Flamenco guitar lessons, and are curious about your guitar's strings: how they are made, what they are called, and how to take care of them. This may especially be the case when you are taking online Flamenco guitar lessons, since many programs do not offer printable auxiliary materials to augment your lessons.
Posted: 2010-05-07
Category: Arts & Entertainment
As early as the thirty-seventh century B. C., people have played the ancestors of the modern guitar. Apparently, even the King of Thebes was an enthusiast of the plucked string instrument.
Posted: 2010-04-28
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Arpeggios are chords whose notes are played separately, in succession. The simplest arpeggios involve playing the notes in the chord one after another, in order.
Posted: 2010-04-19
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Playing the melody on your guitar with your fingers, as opposed to a pick, is essential for classical guitarists and fingerstyle players. It is, however, a skill that all guitarists should seek to acquire. Some techniques, such as arpeggios (chords that are played by sounding one note at a time, quickly followed by the others) are easier to play with your fingers. Learning to play with your fingers can add a powerful tool to your arsenal as a guitarist.
Posted: 2010-04-15
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Online guitar lessons are a great opportunity for people who do not have the time or money to invest in lessons from a studio. Beginners, however, need to get some good advice on how to take care of their instrument.
Posted: 2010-03-29
Category: Arts & Entertainment
If you are considering taking Flamenco guitar lessons, you might want to give some thought to the type of instrument you will need. At first glance, the Flamenco guitar looks very much like the classical guitar. There are, however, important differences. For instance, one might disregard the importance of mere wood, but it makes a big difference in the tone quality of the instrument.
Posted: 2010-03-21
Category: Arts & Entertainment
Soleares is perhaps the most important toque (rhythmic form) in the study of the Flamenco guitar. Soleares epitomizes the soul of Flamenco music, embodying its vital core: rhythm and harmony. In fact, the rhythmic structure, called the compas, plays such a central role, that when a guitarist truly masters the compas, he or she is well on the road toward becoming a skilled virtuoso in the art of Flamenco guitar.
Posted: 2010-03-17
Category: Music
When beginning to learn to play the Flamenco guitar, it is paramount for you to learn this vital element from the very first, mastering the various types of compas. When you accomplish this feat, it will create within you a deep understanding of the rhythmic nature of Flamenco music. Establish an internal sense of the compas, and the guitar will come alive in your hands; ignore it and your music will languish, losing its emotional power.
Posted: 2010-03-08
Category: Arts & Entertainment
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