Juan Martin And Patrick Campbell: Essential Flamenco Guitar - Volume 1 Paperback – 25 April 2014

I had self-learned prior to following this book so wasn't a total beginner. The DVD video looks a little dated now but the content in the video and the book is fantastic. It's very easy to follow along, pausing where needed to practice. The segments are a favourable duration and not too long being focussed on one of two things a time. The structure of the video content is sometimes a little odd and inconsistent. The book is in tabs as well as sheet so anyone can pick this up and get going quickly. I would definitely recommend this to anyone wanting to learn Flamenco coming from any level of skill with a guitar.

the notation is not easy to follow, but the videos are excellent, and the book is more for back up and reference. Juan takes you from a simple rhumba rhythm through to proper flamenco, giving tricks and tips along the way. If it was the book without the dvds, It would be nowhere near as easy and fun. It's not the cheapest book on how to learn flamenco guitar, but it's definitely the best value for money. Highly recommended.

Difficult to access the vids but once I complained we worked it out ... eventually.

Fantastic clear and inspiring instruction. Progressive and beautiful exercises. Real flamenco. Just wonderful!

Clear instructions with a relaxed teaching style. You feel like Juan really enjoys this side of his work and is happy to share his knowledge. The first video starts with simple chords and will have you playing a simple rumba straight away!

An excellent guide for the beginner to flamenco guitar. Within minutes you are playing and learning basic flamenco palos and chords. I have other guides by Juan Martin but this is the best starter. It will then lead nicely into his more advanced courses.

To very honest with you I am a intermediate player I have had a go at it but at the moment it’s a bit different to me,but I will get there in the end it’s there to be learnt and it’s well laced out .

Very disappointed with this product. I’m a great admirer of Juan Martin and thought to try flamenco guitar book one with the very basics. However, it is a challenging style of guitar playing to get one’s head around and it advertises an accompanying video to support the learning process throughout the whole book. However, I found when I Played the video link it lasted for two minutes and then there were adverts and then it shut off. So very disappointed.