Because of the unique relationship between Tarantas and Tarantos, You’ll want to be clear about the difference between Tarantas and Tarantos before diving in to one course or the other. Taranta is Libre, which means that there is no compás underlying the structure. Taranta is sung and played as a guitar solo, but is not danced. Tarantos have almost everything in common with Tarantas, but are in 4/4 time, with a compás very much like that of Tientos, and can be sung and played and also danced (thanks to the great Carmen Amaya!).