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Tiple 101: Beginners Lessons for the Puerto Rican Tiple
Your journey to tiple mastery begins
START HERE: Your journey to tiple mastery begins
Lesson 1: Laying the Foundation – Music Theory Basics
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Theory: Deciphering the Staff & Musical Alphabet (4:33)
Theory: Finding the Groove with Rhythm, Measure & Meter
Reading Music: Demystifying Tiple Tabs
Technique: Keeping Time & The Power of the Metronome
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Lesson 2: Meet Your Instrument – The Puerto Rican Tiple
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Introduction to the Puerto Rican Tiple
Anatomy of the Tiple (1:53)
Tuning Your Tiple
How to Practice Effectively (1:52)
Posture, Picks, and Hand Placement (2:22)
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Lesson 3: Making Melodies – The First & Second Strings
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Technique: Striking the Open Strings (1:00)
Fretboard: Mastering the First String (2:53)
Fretboard: Mastering the Second String (1:07)
Song: Ode to Joy — Ludwig van Beethoven (3:41)
Theory & Song: Eighth Notes & "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (4:16)
Theory: Understanding Sharps and Flats (1:41)
Lesson 4: Deepening the Sound – The Third & Fourth Strings
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Fretboard: Mastering the Third String (6:01)
Fretboard & Song: The Fourth String & "Snake Charmer" (1:27)
Song: Jingle Bells
Maintenance: When and How to Change Your Strings
Song: This Old Man
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Lesson 5: Completing the Set – The Fifth String
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Fretboard: Mastering the Fifth String (2:43)
Theory & Song: Repeat Signs & "Arroz con Leche"
Theory: Stepping Up the Pace with Sixteenth Notes
Song: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Song: La Carbonerita (Puerto Rico)
Theory & Song: Triplets & "Seis Español" (2:11)
The vibrant plena: "¡Qué Bonita Es!" (Puerto Rico)
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Lesson 6: Finding the Pocket – Syncopation & Rhythm
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Technique: Chromatic Strength Builder
Theory: Understanding Syncopation
Song: Aguinaldo Isabelino (Puerto Rico)
Song: Alegre Vengo (Puerto Rico)
Song: Vámonos, Vámonos (Puerto Rico)
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Lesson 7: Harmony & Flow – Chords and Arpeggios
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Theory: Intro to Chords and Arpeggios
Song: Aguinaldo Traditional (A Minor)
Song: Si No Me Dan de Beber (E Minor)
Song: Seis Pampero (C Major)
Song: Seis Fajardeño (D Major)
Song: Aguinaldo Antillano (A Minor)
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Lesson 8: Putting It All Together – Intermediate Repertoire
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Song: The Star-Spangled Banner (US)
Technique: Moving in Thirds
Song: Seis del Llano (A Minor)
Song: Los Reyes de Oriente (Villancico)
Song: Nélida — Tomás "Maso" Rivera
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Lesson 9: Expressive Playing – Dynamics & Tempo
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Theory: Mastering Dynamics & Tempo
Song: Minuet in G — Johann Sebastian Bach
Theory: Understanding 6/8 Meter
Song: Alegría, Alegría, Alegría (Villancico)
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Lesson 10: Growing Your Repertoire – Traditional Classics
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Song: Seis Mapeyé (A Minor)
Song: Vals de la Guinea (Puerto Rico)
Song: A La Zarrandela (Puerto Rico)
Song: Seis con Décima (D Minor)
Song: We Wish You A Merry Christmas
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Lesson 11: The Tiple Player's Theory Toolkit
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Music Theory: Essential Major Scales
Music Theory: Essential Harmonic Minor Scales
Music Theory: Essential Major Chords
Music Theory: Essential Minor Chords
Decoding Key Signatures: The Circle of Fifths
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Lesson 12: Mastering the Fretboard
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Memorizing the Complete Tiple Fretboard
Fretboard Reference Guide: Navigating Sharps and Flats Across All Strings
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Course Wrap-Up: What's Next?
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Theory: Understanding 6/8 Meter
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