Description
If you want to understand how the Rumba Clave is in 3:2 this is your exercise. Always with very low speeds learn how to apply one of the most used Claves in the Latin music.
Commentary:
And then we have the Rumba Clave (3/2) which is very similar to the Son Clave but, it has the particularity that we can use the binary subdivision as well as the triplets, and it only has one stroke that is different than Son Clave and it is the third beat and it will be delayed on an eighth notes. So it will sound like this. 1, 2, 3, 4…
Left Hand (L) and Bass Drum (B) play BLBL-LBLB – 5098 – E
In these exercises, while our Right Hand plays the “Cáscara” and our left foot plays the “Clave” in the foot cowbell we will apply the “Stick Control” combinations method playing with the Left Hand in the Snare (I) and the
Mambo (B) with Clave on the left foot cowbell – 5104 – E
Here you have Horacio’s 2nd variation with the Mambo pattern (very used in Latin Jazz): right Hand plays Cáscara in cymbals, Left Hand orchestrates in Toms and Snare in addition to Hihat and Bass Drum. Commentary: This also can be used on the Mam
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
