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Learn an Abakwa Drum Rhythm

Abakwa Drum Rhythm Lesson Use the Abakwa Drum Rhythm in many different ways The Abakwa drum rhythm is a really fun polyrhythmic pattern that is often found within the Afro Cuban six eight rhythms today. It derives from the secret Abakuá society found in Cuba, with roots in Western African culture, where they use their own language and music. This Abakwa drum rhythm takes the influence of rhythms within this music and it's evolution through Cuban music arriving at something on the drumkit that is a real independence challenge. So be warned, this rhythm is hard. But it is really fun, sounds…

Rumba Clave Drum Pattern

The Cuban Rumba Clave Learn this essential rumba clave The rumba clave is a very important aspect of Cuban music. Cuban music is generally based around a rhythmic pattern know as a clave, which translates as 'key'. This key to the music acts as a reference point around which everything is based. This includes not only the percussion but also the melodies and dances. The rumba clave can be played as 3:2 or 2:3. You will see below that there are five notes across two bars. One bar has three notes and the other has two. You can switch which…

Son Clave drum pattern

The Cuban Son Clave Learn this essential son clave This Is The Cuban Son Clave The son clave is a crucial element of Cuban music. Most Cuban music is centered around a clave - a word which translates as 'key'. This rhythmic reference point is felt throughout the music, not just by the percussionists but by every musician and dancer involved. They may not always play the rhythm literally but it is present in the music and therefore informs what they play and how they phrase it.The son clave can be played as 3:2 or 2:3. The clave is a five note pattern played across the…

What is the Bembe clave?

Bembe Clave Drum Lesson Here we break down the Bembe Clave This Is The Bembe Clave Drum Lesson The Bembe clave is a rhythmic pattern found today in Afro Cuban rhythms, particularly the Afro Cuban six eight pattern. It is a ternary pattern which means it is based on a three note grouping, same as triplets. That is why it fits neatly into the six eight time signature. Like all the Cuban claves, it takes some work to get really comfortable with it, but once you do it unlocks the door to so many interesting rhythmic possibilities that aren't available…

Afro Cuban Drum Lesson

Afro Cuban Drum Lesson Learn the key Afro Cuban drum beats This Afro Cuban drum lesson is an entry point into the exciting world of Afro Cuban six eight grooves. Here we will learn traditional Afro Cuban rhythm style adapted for the drumkit, as well as a couple of rock variations so that you can apply this to any style of music. We'll even throw in a double paradiddle funky option as well! The thing with learning these different styles is that you don't have to play in that style to use them. Sometimes people dismiss it because they might play heavy…

Take Five Drum Beat

Take Five Drum Beat Lesson Learn Joe Morello's Take Five Drum Beat It's time to learn the Take Five drum beat people, and that's a good thing. If you're here reading this then you probably already know about Joe Morello's drum beat in the Dave Brubeck classic track 'Take Five'. If you don't then that's also cool because you're about to discover something very special which can help your drumming in so many ways. The tune was composed by the sax player in the band Paul Desmond and he performed that prominent sax melody as part of Dave Brubeck's pioneering…

Odd Groupings Funk Drum Beat

Funk Drum Beat with Odd Groupings An odd groupings funk drum beat to mess your mind This Is The Funk Drum Beat with Odd Groupings This odd groupings funk drum beat video lesson helps us get a little Garibaldi in our lives. UK readers I don't mean the Garibaldi biscuit, obviously although that is nice. I mean David Garibaldi of Tower of Power fame and one of my favourite funk drummers.One thing I love about Garibaldi is the clever way he displaces beats and turns them on their head to create unpredictable and interesting grooves. The funk drum beat below teaches…

Funky Monster Drum Beat Lesson

Funky Monster Drum Beat Lesson Learn the funky monster beat "What is the funky monster drum beat?" I hear you ask. Are you serious, you mean you've never heard of the funky monster drum beat? Well I'm not surprised because I only made it up last week. But you will know it soon. Basically this is a fairly complex funk groove that really pushes you on several aspects of your drum development. For a start it's quite tough from an independence perspective. This is a real four limb independence challenge with the hands and right foot working hard whilst the…

Rock Drum Beats Beginner Drum Lesson Course

Essential Rock Drum Beats Drum Lesson This rock drum beats drum lesson course exists to teach the you three most common rhythm types that you will definitely need to get started in rock drumming. In fact these are the foundation to most popular music styles in Western music whether it's rock, funk, pop, gospel, punk, hip-hop, R&B, country or blues. Although blues is often swung and we're mainly concerning straight rhythms here, these grooves are still found throughout blues and give you the foundation of the rhythm which can then be swung later. The only real rhythms that are totally…

Simple Three Four Drum Beat

Learn a simple three four drum beat This three four drum beat is easy & gets you started in odd time immedaitely This simple three four drum beat video lesson will get you started right away by breaking a few things down. When we talk about odd time we often think about the less common time signatures such as seven eight, five four, eleven sixteen and so on. But three four is actually pretty common and whereas eleven sixteen will probably never be required unless you play for a pretty progressive band, three four will almost definitely crop up at some point in…