Knowra Flamenco guitar Flamenco guitar Flamenco guitar is a guitar tradition shaped by the music and dance of flamenco, with distinctive rhythmic techniques, timbre, and accompaniment practices.
Rasgueado : A flamenco strumming technique that uses rapid, sequential strokes of the fingers across the strings. Its explosive strums supply rhythmic force and texture.
Andalusia : A region of southern Spain whose cultural traditions include the historical development of flamenco. Flamenco guitar’s roots lie in the region’s musical and social settings.
Spanish guitar : A plucked string instrument with a flat body, nylon strings, and a neck joined to a resonant soundbox. Flamenco guitar belongs to the Spanish-guitar family and shares its basic construction.
Flamenco singing : The vocal tradition of flamenco, marked by expressive delivery and forms linked to specific palos. Guitar accompaniment frames the singer and responds to vocal phrasing.
Golpe : A percussive tap on the guitar soundboard, usually made with a finger. The tap adds a sharp rhythmic accent alongside the strings.
Flamenco : A Spanish performance tradition combining song, dance, and instrumental music, associated especially with Andalusia. The guitar tradition is one strand within flamenco’s broader performance culture.
Flamenco guitar construction : The instrument-making tradition that gives flamenco guitars their characteristic light build, responsive attack, and bright tone. Construction choices support fast response and percussive playing.
Flamenco accompaniment : The guitar practices used to support flamenco singing and dance through harmony, rhythm, and responsive figures. Accompaniment is the tradition’s central setting for guitar playing.
Picado : A rapid single-note guitar technique played with alternating index and middle fingers. It produces the crisp, fast melodic runs associated with virtuosic playing.
Ramón Montoya : A Spanish flamenco guitarist who helped establish the guitar as a solo concert instrument. His concert work expanded the guitar beyond its accompanying role.
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