Issues
April 2013
April 2013 Issue Of DRUM! Magazine
Hand Drum
Y’all In Clave? Nashville Percussionists Roundtable
Not long ago, if you were a percussionist from Nashville, most folks would assume you played country music. Well, the time signatures have changed.
Lessons
Glen Caruba: Funky Cascara For Timbales & Cowbell
Nashville percussionist Glen Caruba demonstrates a cool cascara rhythm on the timbales that incorporates cowbell and works perfectly with a 2:3 clave.
Lessons
Photo Lesson: Double Time Your Toys
Use this simple stick technique to roll on your mountable percussion toys and accessories with one hand, while keeping your other hand free to play other instruments.
Lessons
Glen Caruba: How To Coax Four Tones From Timbales
In his brand new video lesson, Nashville session percussionist and DRUM! Magazine columnist Glen Caruba demonstrates four essential tones that can be played on a timbale: A center strike, playing near the edge, rimshots, and cascara, which involves playing rhythms directly on the shell.
Lessons
Glen Caruba: Mastering Conga-Diddles
So you thought paradiddles were strictly for drum set players, eh? Well, back in the ’90s, Puerto Rican conga sensation Giovanni Hidalgo blew everybody’s minds by applying drum set rudiments to conga technique, and redefined the boundaries of that age-old discipline. In this exercise, DRUM! columnist Glen Caruba shares a number of paradiddle variations for conga players.
Lessons
Cajon Tune-Up
The front plate of your box cajon is designed to have a certain amount of flex or “give” to not only obtain a rich deep tone, but also to be easy on the hands. Because of this you can actually bend it with slight pressure from your heel as you are playing to change the pitch.
