295. The slur, the appoggiatura, the mordent, etc., give new emphasis to the expression if used with due care and not too frequently. There is another kind of ornament which consists in varying the mechanism of some melodies; this should be simple so as not to distort the main idea, and like all types of ornament must be dictated by good taste. In the following example from Sor’s Fantasia, opus 7, the second bar has been varied in five ways.* Variation 1 296. When one plays alone, the expression permits a slight change in the beat in some short passages, either quickening it or slowing it; in this case there is an apparent departure from the tempo for a moment, and then it is followed with the same accuracy as before. 297. Lastly, the guitarist must seek models of expression in teachers of renown, whatever the instrument used to express their sentiments. He should listen to them with great attention and endeavour to imitate them until he is able to form his own particular taste and style.