As a musician, you’re always looking to improve your skills and master new techniques. TuCuatro’s online education system—called the TuCuatro methodology—helps you achieve this. Our self‑paced courses cover the Venezuelan Cuatro, ukulele, bandola llanera, cavaquinho and other exotic instruments. You learn through on‑demand videos and guidance from professional cuatristas and instructors wherever you are.
Course Structure and Modules
The methodology encourages active learning with short modules and clear objectives, so you never feel lost.
Our courses provide a comprehensive curriculum for many instruments. Each course is divided into sections or modules of 2–4 lessons. You complete the sections in order because each lesson builds on the previous one.
At the end of some lessons you’ll answer a series of questions to show that you’ve retained the information and are ready to move on to more advanced concepts.
The curriculum covers the basics of each instrument—its history, parts and basic techniques. As you progress, the lessons become more advanced and teach you complex techniques and pieces.
In order to get the most out of the courses, we recommend spending at least 2 weeks on each module. This will give you enough time to fully understand the material and practice the techniques being taught.
Each module in our course consists of 3-4 lessons, which is enough to practice and master within two weeks. (The first few introductory lessons may be an exception.) The lessons in each module cover chords, techniques, rhythms, theory, and finally, a song, so that you can learn the individual components and songs at the same time. After all, the point of learning an instrument is to play songs.
Studying songs helps you progress quickly. Moreover, our structured methodology guides you through chords, techniques, rhythms and theory. TuCuatro is the only online education system dedicated to exotic instruments like the Venezuelan Cuatro, bandola llanera, cavaquinho and ukulele. In addition, we provide a clear curriculum that lets you master songs while building foundational skills. You can progress at your own speed because modules let you study when you want and feel accomplished every time you finish a lesson.
Interactive Learning and Community
Furthermore, as a student you can ask questions and get feedback from our experienced teachers. Your profile lets you upload videos of your progress or questions, and you’ll receive personalised tips. You can also join a supportive online community where students help each other. We host live sessions where you can learn and interact with others, and everyone can join. These sessions follow the material in the course.
After all, we are here to learn!
About TuCuatro’s Education System
- Learn exotic instruments like the Venezuelan Cuatro, bandola llanera, cavaquinho, ukulele and other world instruments.
- Structured self‑paced modules with 2–4 lessons covering chords, rhythms, techniques, theory and songs.
- Step‑by‑step video lessons taught by professional cuatristas and musicians.
- Vibrant online community with live sessions, forums and instructor feedback.
- Bilingual content accessible worldwide with options to order instruments.
