Description
Your first exercise on the Cowbell. The great master Giovanni explains how to hold this instrument and to position the hand to achieve different sounds. In this first exercise, you work with the Son/Salsa pattern.
Commentary:
The way that you hold the cowbell, like this, ok, like that, only one finger. Some people play it like this, some of them like that. Alright? Okay. So, the movement for your comfort, has to be just wrist… Slow… Many, many, many ways to play the cowbell. Some of them are playing like this with the finger to muff a little bit the sound… or the open… The other one, opening the cowbell, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4…
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
Demo (Solo) Mozambique B – 8158 – E
The master Giovanni plays a fifth DEMO-SOLO with variations on the Mozambique pattern to demonstrate how you can apply all of these exercises, maintaining one line on the Cha-Cha cowbell with the right hand and improvising with the other on Timbales. Co
