Description
The master Giovanni shows you how to apply the Cha-Cha’s lead-in or pickup notes, called “Abanico.” He also demonstrates their different variations, at a normal tempo as well as at slower tempos, so that you can understand the placement of the strokes.
Commentary:
Before those patterns, we know something that we call “Abanico”, that’s before starting the patterns. So the “Abanico,” you do like this, 1, 2, 1, 2,… Slow, 1, 2, 1, 2,… Ok? 1, 2, 1, 2,… Again, 1, 2, 1, 2,… Some people they do like this, 1, 2, 1, 2,… Slow, 1, 2, 1, 2,… Ok?… Slow, 1, 2….
Demo (Solo) Guaguancó – 8155 – E
The master Giovanni plays a second Demo with the “Guaguancó Cáscara” to demonstrate how you can apply all those exercises, maintaining a line on the cowbell and improvising with the other on Timbales. Commentary: Cáscara in Guaguancó par
Demo (Solo) Free – 8156 – E
The master Giovanni plays a third DEMO-SOLO in 6/8 to demonstrate how you can apply all of these exercises, maintaining one line with the left hand on the Cha-Cha cowbell and improvising with the other on the Mambo cowbell and the Timbales. Commentary:
Demo (Solo) Mozambique A – 8157 – E
The master Giovanni plays a fourth DEMO-SOLO with two variations on the Mozambique pattern to demonstrate how you can apply all those exercises maintaining one line with the left hand on the Cha-Cha cowbell and improvising with the other on Timbales. Co
