Tiple lessons in Bogotá, at home and online

The tiple is one of Colombia's most representative instruments and a distinctive voice of Andean music. Its 12 metal strings, grouped into four courses of three, give it a bright sound rich in overtones. Learn to accompany bambucos, pasillos, guabinas and torbellinos, or play picked melodies as a soloist. Lessons welcome both guitar players and complete beginners.

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Starting ageFrom age 8
Lesson formatVirtual and at home
Home lessons inBogotá and surrounding areas
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Teachers for tiple

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Sergio R.🇨🇴
- - Acoustic guitar
  - Tiple
- Spanish · English
I'm the teacher with curious facts and even more curious examples. My name is Sergio, and you'll learn music in ways you never imagined.
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What you'll learn in tiple lessons

Posture, tiple tuning and management of his string orders.
Basic accordes and accompanying scattering.
Colombian Andean rhythms: bamboo, corridor, guabina, whirlwind and dance.
Melodic tiple: matching of melodies and arrangements as a solo.
Accompanying the voice and playing in traditional formats such as the Andean trio, with bandola and guitar.
A reading of encryption and score applied to the Colombian Repertoire.

When can you start?

From age 8

The tiple as an orientation reference usually starts at about 8 years old, as its metal string orders require more force on their fingers than a nylon guitar. acoustic guitar For minor children with nylon or musical initiation They prepare the path very well and depend on each child and his or her case will be evaluated by his or her teacher. Adults can start at any age and those who play guitar will find a natural transition, because his or her tiple will be put up as the first four guitar strings.

What do you need to start with?

A tiple in good condition and well calibrated, and ask the teacher to check if it's used or inherited.
A chromatic tuner (a tuner app works too), very useful for strings tuned an octave apart.
Replacement rods, because the thinner can be broken after tuning.
For virtual classes: stable connection and a camera with both hands.

Why learn tiple

It connects you with the repertoire and tradition of Colombian Andean music.
His bright and harmonic sound fills space even while playing alone.
If you play guitar, extend your rhythmic and accompanying resources with a new instrument.
Open the door to trios, student and traditional music groups next to Andean bandola.

How to start tiple lessons

Virtual classes from anywhere or at home in Bogotá and surroundings for children, youth and adults.

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Questions about tiple lessons

The tiple's bad if I play guitar?

You have an advanced path, because you share the tuning of the first four guitar strings and many chord positions are similar. The new is in the pressure that the grouped strings demand, in the right hand and in the Andean rhythms. With a teacher, that transition becomes far more clear.

What's the difference between tiple and guitar?

The tiple has 12 metal strings grouped into four orders of three, a smaller body and a more brilliant sound. The guitar has 6 simple strings and a more serious record. The Andean music usually plays together: the guitar contributes the bass and tiple, the harmonic and rhythmic mattress.

Do you play only traditional music at the tiple?

It's his most natural but not his only repertoire. Today his tiple appears also in popular music, mergers and contemporary arrangements and can accompany songs from other genres. Your teacher adapts his repertoire to what's interested with you, without losing the Andean rhythmic base.

Can you have virtual tiple classes?

The tiple works well by video phone if the camera shows both hands and there's good light. Stretch it calmly before each class saves time, because they are 12 strings and those that go octave require attention.