Martillo variations at high tempo - Some impossible?

[Raymond]

Charangaman,

Where you at, we were all were. (Unless, the person was a virtuoso from the start and there aren't that many).

You have to push yourself without sacrificing technique. Remember to drumming there is the physical and the sychological side to it. You will hit "walls" that think you cannot pass and that will give you desire of of giving up. The most important thing is knowing your limitations and trying to overcome it correctly and with patience without getting desperate about. Those who overcome them and keep on working at it, again without sacrifying technique, are those that make it. What do you think keeps up the percussionists that keep on excelling and that are examples to us? Practice and going right about it.

Eventually you will get it and laugh about it like I did.

Saludos!



Edited By Raymond on 1133370120

[franc]

raymond,
hope all is well. about ''cheat'' please explain what you meant by''missing some of the double eighth notes in the macho and just doing it in eight notes''?? mucho áche and felicidades, mi bro!!! franc

[Raymond]

Franc,

My music notation is not that good but what you are actually doing is in the 1 of the bar intead of playing double eighth, you play a quarter note in 1 and then you go double eighth note. If you notice the bongo "feel" is like congas...all double eigth notes. (I think that's how it goes...)

Saludos!

[franc]

raymond,
my best! now i understand. yes on 2/4. for ex. in ''paso doble'' or ''seis chorreao'' on the first beat is 2 eigth note, on the second beat with 4 sixteen notes. great!!! i figured it out like this 1 y 2 y 1 y 2 y
x x xxox x x x o in the first bar is 2 eigth and 4 sixteen . in the second
4 eigth note. in here is where you are allow to sheat while in time. i guess i figured it out. if not i welcome
your correction. my best and felicidades, mi bro!!! franc

[franc]

is like this 1 y 2 y 1 y 2 y
x x xxox x x x o
the open is on the hembra. sorry!! franc