TuCuatro

Topic Tag: Cuatro

Topics for learning to play the Venezuelan Cuatro and musical techniques related to the instrument.

First Songs

My first cuatro song:  Teacher plays the chords for the student.  In these exercises  student is allowed to use a plectrum or fingers to play

Notes on the 2nd String

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Notes on the 3rd String

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Notes on the 4th String

See figure 5.Now that you have made the connection here again I added the cuatro neck and the notations that corresponds to them. Practice the

Whole Notes and Half Notes

Now that the positions are learned, we can move on to reading notes. In this lesson you will learn what are whole notes  half notes

Songs in Note Names

This section will offer to memorize the positions of the notes on the neck of the cuatro which is the principle into the beginning of

Assignment 1 – Sight Reading

Please take time to read the tablature and memorize this.     1st  assignment Memorize this tablature and play the notes on the cuatro to

Apoyando Technique

This technique will be used throughout the exercises, so practice it carefully as it will help you to develop independence and strength  in the fingers