Practice notations

[rumbaman]

How you guys do'in . JC how are you man , the best of blessings to you and your kin . I 'am in miami . Hey jc i am waiting for an advanced instructional video from you , i would love to learn some of your rifts , and hope it also has written music with . Does it ? I hope it is easy to understand . I mean easy to see the strokes that make up the rythums or exercises .

thanks rumbaman

[rumbaman]

Alafia Abure onile . How are you my friend . I'm always intrested in your post man . They always are enjoyable . Good luck to you and all my rumba brothers on this forum . Man i wish i could hook up with a couple of steady guys and play a mix of latin jazz and traditional generes with .

rumbaman :laugh:

[onile]

Alafia Ni Abure Rumbaman!
(perfect peace/greetings to you brother Rumbaman!)

Thank you for the kind words my brother, and also thank you for the feed back on the "Bossa Nova" rythm I posted. It's one of my first attempts at doing that, and like I stated, if it weren't for all of the talented brothers on this forum offering encouragement, and teachings, I don't know that I ever would have tried to otherwise. This IS a wonderful forum for latin percussionists of all genres to learn and share!

Adupue Abure Mi!
(thank you my brothers!)

Onile!

[JohnnyConga]

Vaya Rumbaman.....the DVD I expect to be ready for the new year.January 2006...I shot it straight on, so u can "mirror" what I do, but I will also be showing the same patterns shot from over my shoulder.....there will be minimal "transcription" for the rhythms. I think it is very easy to understand what I am doing....Of course there will be comparisons made, I expect that, and there will be things of course you will be familiar with, and hopefully things u may not know...my skool is the "first" skool from the "ol skool" so my ways are traditional but street too, coming out the Bronx. which you will hear on my "Rompe La Parche" CD, which is now half done.....Sooooooo I will have a DVD and a CD "package" for those that want it, thru this forum......I haven't put a price on them as of yet....My DVD will also include "bloopers" and at least 15 minutes of performance video of me on a variety of instruments-congas/bata/chekere/vibes/timbales...Okay....that's where I'm at right now..... "JC" Johnny Conga....

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[rumbaman]

Hey how you guys doin' today . Hey JC i will buy th set when you post that it is ready . I'm looking forward to it because i specialy like that "ol skool " NewYork pulse in latin music it gives it a nice taste.


rumbaman

[franc]

mucho ''tambor'' to all in the forum!!
mi pana,JC. conguerro mayor!!! long time since we post one another. but always learning from and wishing you best of health and success alway. also looking foward to your instructional DVD. oh!! yeah!!! my best and áche!!! tu pana, franc

[windhorse]

Using Diceman's technique - Caps for dominant hand, and lower case for non-dominanat, here's Michael Spiro's really fun exercise.

6/8
BTtBTtBTtBtTbtTbtTbtTbTt

The bass-touches are obviously the same as Onile's "heel-toe". But, as a science teacher, I just can't succomb to the substitution of foot terminology for hand.

:;):

This has been a great exercise that I've recently brought back during the holidays.
Hope everyone's good and healthy!

Dave

[taikonoatama]

Here are a couple of excellent exercises for equalizing the technique of each hand.

The first is just basic tumbao except the final open tone is on the opposite hand as usual, so when you play the second part you start the heel/toe with the opposite hand as usual. Just loop it:

htSthtOOhtSthtOo
HTsTHTooHTsHToO

once you get that down, move on to this:

htSthtOo
HTsHToO

The second is doing the same kind of thing in 6/8 with a basic bembe middle drum ride with a slap (or muff) substituted for the more usual bass or heel tone on the third note. Again, just loop it:

htSbOOhtSbOo
HTsBooHTsBoO

once you get that down, move on to this:

htSbOo
HTsBoO

~taiko



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[captainquinto]

Best of New Years my Drum Brethren!

Great stuff guys ... I know it's hard to post these patterns and we appreciate your time and effort.


Here's a loop that goes nicely with a jazz/funk feel - this was condensed from three drums
to one so that it could be a "reversing hands" technique:

B o O o O B T s T m B T s T O O : b O o O o b t S t M b t S t o o

BTW - the Muff is really more of a touch at faster speed

Peace!

Cap'n Q

p.s. what type of science do you teach, Windhorse?
(I am a medical laboratory scientist)

[windhorse]

Here are a couple of excellent exercises for equalizing the technique of each hand.

The first is just basic tumbao except the final open tone is on the opposite hand as usual, so when you play the second part you start the heel/toe with the opposite hand as usual. Just loop it:

htSthtOOhtSthtOo
HTsTHTooHTsHToO

once you get that down, move on to this:

htSthtOo
HTsHToO

The second is doing the same kind of thing in 6/8 with a basic bembe middle drum ride with a slap (or muff) substituted for the more usual bass or heel tone on the third note. Again, just loop it:

htSbOOhtSbOo
HTsBooHTsBoO

once you get that down, move on to this:

htSbOo
HTsBoO

Very cool Taiko!

I've got a three drum version of the tumbao switching at:
http://animaldreams.net/cong/congblock.html
It's the one labeled - Switching the Tumbao

* Cap'n Q, I teach 6th grade Physical Science and 8th grade Earth Science.
Much respect to the practicing Scientist Cap'n! :;):

[captainquinto]

I've got a three drum version of the tumbao switching at:
http://animaldreams.net/cong/congblock.html
It's the one labeled - Switching the Tumbao

Wow! What a great page. There are close to 30 patterns ... not counting variations. :p

Thanks Windhorse! Also, keep inspiring those kids. It was at that age when I knew science was
going to be a passion for me. :;):

Peace for the New Year!

Cap'n Q

[windhorse]

Thanks Cap!

I should add that anyone considering playing that three drum hand switching tumbao, Dusty - the one who showed it to me originally keeps insisting that you hit an extra bass on the quinto on the (2). Problem is to me that you then have to change that next bass to a touch - since it's the same hand, making it a bass-touch/heel-toe move.

Whatever,, too many irons in the fire to get all half-baked..