Description
Until now you have been working with 1 stroke, now you will use 2 strokes to reach the independence of your hands (it is important that you sing the subdivisions like Horacio does). Your right hand plays the Clave in the Wood Block, the left hand will play the Sixteenth notes. In this video you have an exercise with the 1st and the 2nd Sixteenth note of the bar.
Commentary:
Then we are going to do the same with 2 notes, 3 notes, 4 notes, 5, 6, 7, until we fill again the hole sixteen notes. We are going to set some examples, 2 examples of each groupings and then you guys practice it at home and also you can get my book named “Conversations in Clave” where you can find all these exercises perfectly written. Groups of 2 notes. 1, 2, 3, 4…
Songo (B) with Clave on the left foot cowbell – 5106 – E
Here you have another version of the “Songo” pattern, with a variation where Horacio shows us how to apply the Cowbell with the Right hand and the Clave with the Left foot in the Foot Cowbell while the Left hand plays Snare and Toms. Comment
Guaguancó – 5107 – E
Horacio shows you how to apply the “Guaguancó” pattern. Here you have a demonstration of how he applies all his independence technique, with “Cáscara” in Right hand in Wood Block, Clave in left foot (Foot Cowbell), “Tumbao”
Mozambique – 5109 – E
Horacio shows you how to play the “Mozambique” pattern. Right hand plays “Cáscara” in Cowbell, Left foot plays Clave in Foot Cowbell, Bass Drum with “Tumbao” and Left Hand orchestrates in the Drum Kit. Commentary: Mo
