Master Zé Pereira and the 200 cavaquinho students

The instructor for the club's workshop explains how he teaches the rhythm and why he doesn't like sheet music during the circle.

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by Cecília Nogueira · Sep 19, 2026 · 1 min read

Zé Pereira started teaching by chance: first his nephew asked him to, then his nephew’s friend, and then the whole class.

You learn the cavaquinho by playing with others, but the rhythm takes time to master.

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