Level 4 · Musician · 20 min
Take a piece from first reading to performance
By the end you can divide, correct and join two study phrases before a complete take.
Before this lesson
Lesson steps
1 Divide the piece
Find the two sections marked by Sor’s repeats.
4 min
Rhythm variations
Check for · You identify the starts at bars 1 and 9 and the endings at bars 8 and 16.
More detail
Each section can be divided into two four-bar groups for practice. Select “Complete piece” to see the full tab.
2 Choose one detail
Isolate the opening C’s duration in the first two bars.
4 min · Quarter note = 44, 1 note per click
Revisit the tablature · Step 1
Check for · Each opening C lasts for two clicks.
More detail
One bar is enough to observe a movement. A precise target gives repetition a purpose. You can hear a bass cut short.
3 Practise the join
Loop the final attack of one bar and the first attack of the next.
4 min · Quarter note = 44, 1 note per click
Check for · You link the end of bar 4 with the start of 5 three times at the same tempo.
More detail
The excerpt links bars 4 and 5. Listen to the last sound of the first bar and the first sound of the next.
4 Keep the route intact
Play all sixteen bars with their repeats.
4 min · Quarter note = 44, 1 note per click
Rhythm variations
Check for · You move to the next section after the second reading of bar 8.
More detail
Choose a tempo that suits the join you practised. The take should preserve the rests. Select “Complete piece” to see the full tab.
5 The practice record
Record the whole piece in one take.
4 min
Rhythm variations
Check for · You write down a bar number and one movement to revisit.
More detail
A bar number identifies a precise spot. A tempo records how you practised. Together they help you resume tomorrow. Select “Complete piece” to see the full tab.
You can move on when…
You pass when your take preserves the join and you can describe the correction you hear.
If a movement feels difficult
You restart the piece after every slip.
Loop the two bars containing the join.
Your goal changes with each pass.
Write down the gesture to listen for before the first repetition.