The fifth of these solos on what the great master Giovanni calls the “Next Fronteer.” He demonstrates the level he has reached thanks to the knowledge and experiences lived during all these years. It is very interesting to see how Giovanni applies

Here you can see Alex’s talent and skills showing you patterns of Puerto Rico, “Bomba”. 1st Part – Right hand plays “Cáscara” with sixteenth notes in Cowbell Left hand play in Toms. Bass Drum combines with Snare and Bass Dr

This exercise consists of 6 parts. Work with both hands (R-L or L-R) on the snare for the first 3 bars, then accenting with bass drum (BD) and cymbal (Cym) in the next 3 bars. The HiHat is always on quarter notes. Bar 1 – Right hand and left hand accent

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 th

In these exercises while your right hand plays the Cáscara in Wood Block, your other hand plays quarter notes in snare, your right foot plays the Clave with the Foot Cowbell and the BassDrum plays the 9th Sixteenth note of the bar.   Commentary: Number n

124. This exercise is conceived for you to work on standard structures within music. A musician must first master the beat, then the measure and, thirdly, the structures. These are usually based on 4, 8, 12 and 16 measures. Use them to practice breaks, solos,&

This video shows how to work with one of the denominated Afro-Cuban music’s most interesting rhythms: the “Guaguancó”. 1st line: Right hand plays Rumba Clave in 3/2 on Cowbell. 2nd line: Left hand plays Snare combinations. 3rd line: Bass Dru

This video consists on an exercise with a different combination for the rhythms called Latin Jazz with Cymbal, Snare, Bass Drum, hihat and introduction of the Toms imitating the pattern of the Congas. 1st line Right hand plays Cáscara “E” imitatin

This exercise has 16 parts: work with both hands (R-L or L-R), one stroke by each, and the HiHat always on quarter notes. Line 1 – Quarter notes Line 2 – Quarter note triplets Line 3 – Quarter notes Line 4 – Eighth notes Line 5 –

Here we work on independence, one of the most interesting aspects of the drum kit. These exercises were influenced by those created by the drummer Kenny Arnoff. Watch out that the cymbal maintains one figure, the snare is in the 2-4, the hi-hat with crotchets

In this video Ignacio Berroa shows how to work a “Shuffle” and the application of the Rumba Clave (3/2) in the same one. 1st line Right hand plays all the Triplet Eighth Notes in Hihat and the Clave with the Cowbell 2nd line Left hand plays the 2nd

In these exercises we will apply the “Stick Control” combinations method . While our left foot plays the Clave in the foot cowbell our Bass Drum will play the “Tumbao” of Guaguancó. Our hands play Sixteenth notes in the Snare with the