Mario DaSilva
Mario is a Guitar instructor at JamPlay.com
Mario DaSilva is an expert classical and Flamenco player who has toured and played with some of the finest musicians in the business, including the following: Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Belmont University Orchestra, Indiana University SE Orchestra, Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra, Nashville Ballet, Lari White, Chuck Cannon, Little Big Town, Muriel Anderson, Felipe De La Rosa, Bruce and Sandra Dudley, Lori Meecham, and Tracy Silverman.
Mario currently offers 29 guitar lessons at JamPlay, with 29 intermediate lessons.
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Flamenco Guitar with Mario DaSilva
Learn the techniques and dance accompaniments associated with the Flamenco guitar.
Introduction to Flamenco Guitar
Mario DaSilva introduces himself and the Spanish art form of flamenco guitar.
4:06 Runtime
0.5 Difficulty
Basic Strumming
Mario DaSilva starts to break down flamenco guitar techniques, starting with a basic one finger strum.
4:49 Runtime
1.0 Difficulty
Two Finger Rasgueado
Mario DaSilva starts to break down the different versions of the flamenco rasgueado. He starts with the triplet subdivision using two fingers.
4:32 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
Four Subdivision Rasgueado
Mario DaSilva breaks down the stroke pattern for the sixteenth note rasgueado.
3:06 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
Five Stroke Rasgueado
Mario DaSilva breaks down the five stroke rasgueado technique. He continues to use the Soleares in his examples.
2:10 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
Six Stroke Rasgueado
Mario DaSilva turns up the heat with a six stroke rasgueado technique.
2:44 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
Marote Rasgueado
Mario DaSilva begins to break down what are known as the marote rasgueados. This technique involves subdivision using both the thumb and fingers.
3:23 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
Marote Rasgueado #2
Mario DaSilva demonstrates an alternate way to perform the marote rasgueados.
2:03 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
Marote Rasgueado #3
Mario DaSilva wraps up the rasgueado techniques with the 16th note subdivision of the marote rasgueado.
3:48 Runtime
0.0 Difficulty
Arpeggios
Mario DaSilva begins to teach the arpeggio techniques utilized in the flamenco style.
3:06 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
Combination Arpeggios
Mario DaSilva adds the ascending arpeggio to the repertoire and combines it with the descending arpeggio.
5:10 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
16th Note Arpeggios
Mario DaSilva demonstrates arpeggios subdivided into sixteenth notes. He introduces a new compas called the Farruca as well as the golpe technique.
11:09 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
Ligados
Ligados are slurred notes used to create melodic content within a compas. In this lesson, Mario will be demonstrates ligados using the Soleares. He then demonstrates how to combine strumming, ligados, and arpeggio techniques using the Farruca.
11:05 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
The Alzapúa
The Alzapúa is a fast, thumb only picking technique designed to project and create a more flamenco-styled sound. In this lesson, Mario provides some drills that will help you master this technique.
6:20 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
The Alzapúa #2
In the second lesson for the Alzapúa technique, Mario discusses why you would want to use this technique over a standard fingerstyle pattern.
2:08 Runtime
1.5 Difficulty
Scale Usage
Mario DaSilva discusses and demonstrates how scales are incorporated into the flamenco style.
8:34 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
Building Endurance
In lesson 17, Mario discusses endurance and ways to built upon it for speed and accuracy.
9:00 Runtime
1.5 Difficulty
Arpeggio Drills
Mario DaSilva provides several drills to help build your arpeggio skill. He uses the Malaguena dance as an example for these drills.
3:29 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
Tremolo Technique
Mario DaSilva demonstrates how the tremolo technique is utilized within the confines of the flamenco style.
4:22 Runtime
1.5 Difficulty
The Malaguena
Now that Mario has covered the basic techniques needed to play in the flamenco style, he begins to break down the individual dances from the style. He starts first with the Malaguena.
22:42 Runtime
2.5 Difficulty
The Rumba
Mario DaSilva breaks down and demonstrates the famous Rumba dance.
11:40 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
The Sevillanas
In lesson 22, Mario DaSilva breaks down the Sevillanas.
11:20 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
The Farruca
Mario DaSilva takes an in depth look at the dance he initially introduced during his technique lessons.
13:45 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
The Soleares
You'll remember this dance from the beginning of Mario's technique studies. In this lesson, Mario covers the Soleares in its entirety.
14:02 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
The Bulerias
Mario DaSilva breaks down the Bulerias. He includes the basic compas, variations, as well as several salidas to use.
21:16 Runtime
2.5 Difficulty
The Alegrias
In lesson 26 of his Flamenco guitar series, Mario DaSilva breaks down the Alegrias dance.
14:39 Runtime
2.5 Difficulty
Fandangos de Huelva
In lesson 27, Mario DaSilva breaks down the Fandangos de Huelva.
13:35 Runtime
2.5 Difficulty
The Guajiras
In the 28th lesson of his Flamenco series, Mario DaSilva discusses and breaks down the Guajiras.
14:57 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Seguiriyas
Completing his studies on the dances of Flamenco, Mario Dasilva offers up a lesson on the Seguiriyas.
11:24 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
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