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Cuatro 102: Intermediate to Advance Lessons for the Puerto Rican Cuatro
Lesson One
Course Introduction
Aguinaldo Jíbaro in A Minor
Perpetual Motion—Niccolò Paganini
Music Theory: Understanding Chord Progressions
Getting Started with Tremolo Picking
Seis Enramada in D Minor
Lesson Two
Warm-up—Chromatic Excercise
Seis Arrecostao in G Major
El Coquí (Danza)—José Ignacio Quintón
Aguinaldo Lamento in A Minor (3:29)
The Four Seasons—First Movement Excerpt “Autumn” (Duet)
Lesson Three
Technique: Slurs and Vibrato (2:09)
Notes in the Ninth Position (2:31)
Seis Joropo in A Major
Alma Boricua—Clodomiro Rodríguez
Seis Habanero in E Major
Lesson Four
Aguinaldo Cagüeno in G Major (3:52)
Cuatro Master: Tomás "Maso" Rivera—Pulsando Mí Cuatro
Palitos (Marumba)
Aguinaldo Yumac in E Minor
Understanding Your Role During a Performance (3:57)
Lesson Five
Effective Ways to Practice Scales (4:01)
Chromatic Scale —Two Octaves
Impromptu (Danza)—Luis Rodríguez Miranda
Seis Montuno in C Major
Lesson Six
The Minor Pentatonic Scale: What It Is and How to Use It
Mis Amores (Danza)—Simón Madera
Timbre: The Color of Your Sound
G Major Scale in Different Positions
Sara (Danza)—Angel Mislán
Master Craftsman: The Life and Legacy of Don Julio Negrón Rivera
Lesson Seven
Maintenance & Care: When To Change Your Strings (2:46)
D Minor Scale in Different Positions
Seis Mariandá in D Minor
La Borinqueña (Danza)—Félix Astol Artés
Seis Montebello in D Major
How to Play Natural Harmonics & Slide Guitar (1:50)
Lesson Eight
E Minor Scale in Different Positions
Cuatro Masters: El Maestro Ladi—El Gallo, la Gallina y la Guinea
Spotlight on Wood: Sitka Spruce
Arpeggios Study in A Minor
Major Sevenths Arpeggios
Lesson Nine: Picking Techniques
Two New Picking Technique—Hybrid Picking and Strummed Octaves (1:12)
C Minor Scale in Different Positions
Aguinaldo Costanero in C Minor
10 Public Performance Tips
The Entertainer—Scott Joplin
Lesson Ten: Building Speed
Building Speed With Moving Chromatic Exercises (2:02)
Seis Bayamonés in G Major (2:00)
D Major Scale in Different Positions
Seis Choreao in D Major
Traveling With Musical Instruments
Seis de la Campiña in C Major
Lesson Eleven: Technical Studies
Getting Creative with Arpeggios
Exercise of Sixths
Dominant Sevenths Arpeggios (3:54)
Diminished 7th Arpeggios
Review of the Scales
Lesson Twelve: Playing with the Masters
Cuatro Master: Pedro Padilla—La Arboleda
Cuatro Master: Pepe Rodriguez—La Durita
Cuatro Master: Heriberto Torres—El Vigoroso
Cuatro Master: Tuto Feliciano—Complicación
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