by Kaban » Sat Oct 19, 2013 4:45 am
As simple as "P Tp Tp P Tp" looks on paper (online) its not! I remember doing this one with JC, because I was so frustrated that such an exercise that should have been easy wasn't. During the exercise/drill JC corrected me on timing, sound development, lifting hand to early, to late, speed up, faster, now faster, to much palm with right, not enough with the left, your hands are getting to far down on the drum, too tense, relax, speed up, keep your elbows in, you skip the p tone...etc.
The above is why JC is a good instructor, it sounds like boot camp, but it's done with patience and a gentle push. Anyone can show you a pattern (as seen on Youtube), but not everyone can make you a better conga player.
Godspeed!