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Chops-Building Cajon Exercises For Left Hand
In my last lesson I provided a drum set pattern to be played on a cajon.
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Independent Iyesa: An Afro-Cuban Cowbell Workout
In this independence exercise, we will look at two cowbell patterns that are played in the Afro-Cuban Iyesa rhythm. To get started, you’ll need two cowbells – a cha cha bell and another large cowbell. As always, start off slowly.
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Guiro Grooving: Percussion Vocabulary
Here are some widely used guiro patterns that should be a part of every drummer's percussion vocabulary.
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Independence Exercises
One thing that I like to do to help me with my independence is to do exercises that I normally wouldn’t necessarily use as such, but would help me in playing other patterns. This particular exercise will help you get started.
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Maraca Madness
Let’s have a shake at three popular maraca patterns used in Latin music. Ex. 1 is a salsa pattern that is played at a medium-to-fast tempo. Make sure you hit the accents clearly. Ex. 2 is a son montuno pattern that is played at a slow-to-medium tempo.
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Making Mozambique
The Mozambique pattern originated in Cuba and is a lot of fun to play.
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Video Lesson: Clave & Cascara
Here are two patterns that go great together. The patterns will change hands in the second measure of each example.
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