{"id":2698,"date":"2020-01-01T23:52:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T04:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2020-11-18T04:33:54","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T09:33:54","slug":"approaching-tango-en-skai-roland-dyens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/approaching-tango-en-skai-roland-dyens\/","title":{"rendered":"Approaching Tango en Skai Roland Dyens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"> This post shows you how to learn, and effectively practice, the awesome Tango en Skai by Roland Dyens. It has a series of videos, and free study guide, that will walk you through how to practice and effectively perform this study. It is part of our #6stringinspiration direction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Get Your Tango en Skai Study Guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Grab your copy of the study guide to the awesome Roland Dyens piece, <em>Tango en Skai<\/em>, by clicking the link below.  This piece topped last years poll on most sought after classical guitar piece to learn. All the micro studies in the videos below are tabbed out fully in the guide, with a host of extras. Why not join us and find out why this study helps you on the path to #6stringinspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-freshair-publishing\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TUukiPQpUj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freshairpublishing.co.uk\/product\/tango-en-skai-roland-dyens-study-guide\/\">Tango en Skai (Roland Dyens) Study Guide<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Tango en Skai (Roland Dyens) Study Guide&#8221; &#8212; FreshAir Publishing\" src=\"https:\/\/freshairpublishing.co.uk\/product\/tango-en-skai-roland-dyens-study-guide\/embed\/#?secret=y5nJZxxEuz#?secret=TUukiPQpUj\" data-secret=\"TUukiPQpUj\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning to Learn Tango en Skai by Roland Dyens (Part 1)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How To Play Roland Dyens Tango en Skai (part 1)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2YiHICPPQf0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Tango en Skai Roland Dyens (Part 1) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This first lesson takes the 3 most technically challenging areas from Tango en Skai dissects the fingering options. But more importantly it gives you the template to actually solidifying this information, otherwise know as effective practice, and how to speed it up. So you will not only learn it securely, but you will have the information on how to make it fluid &#8211; and fast! Let&#8217;s face it, we all want to play this piece at speed, its fun and makes you look awesome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"411\" alt=\"Roland Dyens Tango en Skai classical guitar lesson\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2699\" data-id=\"2699\" src=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dim-Runa-1024x411.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dim-Runa-1024x411.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dim-Runa-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dim-Runa-768x308.jpg 768w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dim-Runa-1536x616.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Dim-Runa-2048x821.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Option 1 fingering<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"284\" alt=\"Roland Dyens Tango en Skai lesson\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2702\" data-id=\"2702\" src=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chromatic-approach-1024x284.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chromatic-approach-1024x284.png 1024w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chromatic-approach-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chromatic-approach-768x213.png 768w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chromatic-approach-1536x426.png 1536w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/chromatic-approach-2048x568.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Chromatic approach tones<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"313\" alt=\"How to play Roland Dyens Tango en Skai \" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2703\" data-id=\"2703\" src=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sextuplet-arpeggio-1024x313.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sextuplet-arpeggio-1024x313.png 1024w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sextuplet-arpeggio-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sextuplet-arpeggio-768x235.png 768w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sextuplet-arpeggio-1536x470.png 1536w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Sextuplet-arpeggio.png 1833w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Sextuplet made simple<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Above is a small selection from the first part of the free pdf,  the videos on this page will reference lessons taken from the free study guide &#8211; get your copy above. This first lesson concentrates on the many options available to fingering and playing the challenging sections. Can you figure out how many fingerings there are for each?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tango en Skai part 2, the next set of challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Tango en Skai by Roland Dyens  - Guitar Lesson (part 2)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0GSK3VDDcs8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> This second lesson takes the next 2 most technically challenging areas from  Tango en Skai and lays out the options and approaches to fingering them. But more importantly it  gives you the template to actually solidifying this information. There is also a section for the tango staccato feel, the harmonics (where &amp; how), and how to approach those 3:2 poly-rhythms, again a template for nailing the others in this piece, and other Roland Dyens pieces &#8211; he loves using them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tango en Skai Walk-through Part 3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Roland Dyens Tango en Skai - Guitar Tutorial Walk Through (A section)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PWiOU7p9n-Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> This is the third guitar lesson on Tango en Skai, and it is a walk through of the features, hacks and little secrets that you need to be aware of in this piece. The video goes bar by bar through the first section highlighting any salient fingering, sign posts and techniques which are required to play that particular bar. You will need a full score for this video. Below are two links to buy the score. The first for Amazon USA, the second to Editions Lemoine for a Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/DYENS-Tango-Skai-para-Guitarra\/dp\/B007OI7TGY\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tango+en+skai&amp;qid=1579078367&amp;sr=8-1\">Amazon Tango en Skai<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.henry-lemoine.com\/en\/catalogue\/fiche\/24793\">Editions Lemoine Tango en Skai<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tango en Skai Walk-through Part 4<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Tango en Skai By Roland Dyens - Guitar Tutorial Walk Through (B section)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J6m3mIZdp1s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> This is the final guitar lesson on Tango en Skai, and it is a walk  through of the second section, were all the fancy finger work is &#8211; the fast stuff! It includes hacks and little secrets that you need to be  aware of in this piece. The video goes bar by bar through the seconbd section highlighting any salient fingering, sign posts and techniques  which are required to play that particular bar. You will need a full  score for this video, see above links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Another Free Tango en Skai Lesson<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the video I did for Classical Guitar Magazine, back in 2017, on this awesome Piece. It has some extra clapping exercises in to that will really help with the 3:2 poly rhythms in this piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Classical Guitar: Roland Dyens Tango n Skai\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j1MGtdeYM4c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Approaching Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This series aimed at getting closer to that classical guitar repertoire we all aspire to learn, and more importantly, play. Below is a short selection of lessons already up and available here at CGRocks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" alt=\"Claasical guitar rocks lesson on Etude 12 by Villa-Lobos\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2663\" data-id=\"2663\" src=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Etude-12-part-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Etude-12-part-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Etude-12-part-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Etude-12-part-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Etude-12-part-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">How to learn Etude no. 12 Villa-Lobos<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" alt=\"learning villa-lobos etude 7 classical guitar\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2541\" data-id=\"2541\" src=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Etude-7-part-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Etude-7-part-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Etude-7-part-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Etude-7-part-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Etude-7-part-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">How to learn etude no. 7<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" alt=\"villa lobos etude 1 #villalobos12in12\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2301\" data-id=\"2301\" src=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Part-2-patterns.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Part-2-patterns.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Part-2-patterns-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Part-2-patterns-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Part-2-patterns-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">How to learn etude no. 1<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2592\" height=\"1936\" alt=\"Leo Brouwer\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-436\" data-id=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-09-12-11.27.08.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-09-12-11.27.08.jpg 2592w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-09-12-11.27.08-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-09-12-11.27.08-1024x765.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2592px) 100vw, 2592px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">How to learn Etude 6 Brouwer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post shows you how to learn, and effectively practice, the awesome Tango en Skai by Roland Dyens. It has a series of videos, and free study guide, that will<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/approaching-tango-en-skai-roland-dyens\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Approaching Tango en Skai Roland Dyens<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,169,135],"tags":[284,208,310],"class_list":["post-2698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lesson","category-pieces","category-video","tag-approaching-series","tag-roland-dyens","tag-tango-en-skai"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Tango-en-Ska\u00ef-part-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2698"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4291,"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2698\/revisions\/4291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classicalguitarrocks.com\/cgr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}