How long does it take to learn how to play tiple?
The first chords of the tiple come out in weeks, and with his accent and with his pounding melodies takes more. These are the actual stages.
with weekly class and practically daily practice, at 1 to 3 months you can play your first chords with a simple scattering and 6 to 12 months with an accent that makes them sound Colombian. To score melodies and arrangements, what's known as a melodic tiple, usually takes from 2 to 4 years.
They are guiding times. If you play guitar, the path cuts quite a bit, because the tiple shares the tuning of the first four strings. What doesn't cut so far is his right hand: Andean scrag gets learned listening and playing, and not just reading.
To sum up
- With regular practice, first chords and a basic scattering come with an oriential form between the first and third months.
- It usually takes 6 to 12 months to come with complete bambucos and corridors with his accent.
- The melodic tiple, with your aim of the melody, is a different skill that develops in about 2 to 4 years.
- The assembled metal strings require more pressure than a nylon guitar: their fingers tighten in a few weeks.
- If you come from guitar, chord positions look alike and the new ones are pressure, turned off and Andean rhythms.
Stages of tiple and tipple times
| Etapa | What do you get? | Orientation time with regular practice |
|---|---|---|
| First chord | Filling with the help of the tuner, 3 or 4 chords in comfortable tones and a slow scrape. | 2 to 6 weeks |
| Basic Andean scattering | A corridor pattern and a bamboo with its accents and turned off, changing from chord to time. | 2 to 6 months |
| Accompanying songs | Full bambucos and simple corridors, with someone who sings and minor tones. | 6 to 12 months |
| More rhythms and positions | Guabine, whirlwind and dance, chords high and play with trio or españantine. | 1 to 2 years |
| Melodic tiple | To score melodies and simple arrangements, combining melodia and accompaniment. | 2 to 4 years |
| Solista | Repertoire of tiple soloist and arrangements with advanced right-hand technique. | 4 years or more of serious study |
Many students feel that the second stage lasts longer than expected. It's normal: to get out chords is fast but to have a "walk" with the right accent requires an ear and many slow repetitions.
First months: fingers, metal and chord
The tiple has 12 metal strings grouped into four orders of three. When you step on an order, you are pressing three strings at once, and that requires more force than a nylon guitar. During the first few weeks it's normal for the yolks of the fingers to feel sensitive and with short and frequent practice they form quiet and nuisance passes.
- It practice in blocks from 10 to 15 minutes at first and rest as the yolks are hot.
- It lays close to the fringe, and doesn't come into space: you need less force and the chord sounds cleaner.
- Check that the three strings of each order sound and an order that buzzes is usually a bad finger.
- Ask your teacher or a luthier to check the height of the strings: a tiple with very high strings can double the effort.
Filling's also part of learning. In three orders, the core string goes an octave more serious than those of the sides, and at first tuning the 12 strings takes time. Civil tuning It helps a lot and we explain step by step at how to tuning the tiple.
Andean Rashes: The challenge that isn't in chords
The chord can be the same in a corridor and a bamboo but his right hand changes everything: where's his accent going, how his sound goes with his palm and how they share his blows down and up.
Pasillo
It counts in three and usually is the first Andean rhythm to be learned, because his pulse feels clear. The challenge lies in keeping his accent stable as his song accelerates.
Bambuco
Play with the sensation of three and six at once and that's why it's confusing at first. Many students play it "square" for months until the accent sits. Listen to a lot of bambucco with trios and student, accelerates this step more than any written exercise.
Practice every scrape with [metronomer]](/herramientas/metronomo) very slow and goes up only as the shutdown always falls into place. If you want to understand the rhythmic base of every genus, read [Colombian rhythms: bamboo, corridor and cumbia]](/blog/ritmos-colombianos-bambuco-pasillo-y-cumbia-explicados).
To accompany to aim: two different skills
| Aspecto | Tipple accompaniment | Melodic tiple |
|---|---|---|
| Right hand | Rage, turn off and accents. | Finger or finger tit, note by note. |
| Left hand | Agreed and their changes on time. | Stages, high positions and melody digitations. |
| Lectura | Filling of chords and architecture of the song. | A score or a tablature of the melody. |
| Orientation time | 6 to 12 months to come with flares. | 2 to 4 years for simple arrangements. |
The tipple has its own difficulties: by pressing a three-string order, we have to do so as to sound as a single brilliant note. That's why most teachers first consolidate their accompaniment and then introduces the tipstick about melodies that the student already knows by ear.
If you play guitar: how long you save
A tiple with an experienced guitarist can be accompanying simple corridors in a few weeks. A few forms of chords are moved about directly.
What you do not save: get used to the pressure of metal strings and a shorter mast and especially learn Andean scattering, that do not look like those of the pop guitar. If you are still deciding between them, you can have a comparison [guitar or tiple].](/blog/guitarra-o-tiple).
What accelerates and challenges tiple learning
- Expand: listening to Colombian Andean music every day, because the ear learns an accent before his hand.
- Expand: To play with others, even if it's a guitar that does the bass while you scrape.
- Expand: a well-calibrated tiple with good and comfortable tipple.
- Braking: practice quick scrape before keeping them clear at a slow tempo.
- Braking: Learning only from tablatures without listening to true rhythm recordings.
- Braking: an instrument that doesn't put up well with high jobs and looks like an ear problem and an adjustment problem.
At [tiple classes]](/clases/tiple) The teacher accompanies you in that transition from chord to rhythm, that's where more students get stalled as they learn by themselves.
Frequently asked questions
Can I have some bad fingers while I'm learning tiple?
At first, a little. The metal strings in groups of three press more yolks than a nylon guitar. With short and frequent sessions, the coves usually form within a few weeks and the nuisance disappears.
Do I need to read score to play tiple?
To be accompanied, we simply have an encryption of chords and a good ear. The score becomes useful when you want to score melodies, play arrangements or be part of a student who works with written parts.
How old can you start tiple?
Orientatively, about 8 years old, when fingers have the strength to step on metal ropes. For minor children, nylon guitar or musical initiation prepare very well. Adults can start at any age.
Is it better to learn guitar first and then tiple?
No, you can start directly with tiple if you're attracted to Andean music. Learning guitar first puts you up to chords but tiple scrape will be taught from scratch.