The structure of solea is more flexible and open to interpretation than either alegria or sevillana, but there are nonetheless common structures and passages you’re likely to encounter when accompanying a dancer. Common arrangements include:

• Introduction & Temple
• First Copla & First Falseta
• Redoblao
• Second Copla & Second Falseta
• Escobilla
• Transition to Buleria and Ending

You should experiment with moving these pieces around and fitting them to each other in new ways. As with the alegria, sections can be rearranged, doubled, or eliminated altogether.

The compas of solea is based in 12s and, like alegria, is accented on the 3, 6, 8, 10, and 12 beats:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12