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Bongo Basics is the ideal way of getting into the world of bongos. Not only does this book teach you the basic stroke playing techniques, but it shows you many rhythms of various styles as well. ©2011, Book & CD, 64 pages.
Contents:
Part 1
The origin
The instrument
The bongos
Tuning the bongos
How to hold the bongos
The original bongo playing position
Bongo maintenance
Part 2
Playing techniques
Notation
First practice rhythm
Second practice Rhythm
Third practice Rhythm
The small bongo head and the fingertip tone (FTT)
Fingertip tone and finger tone with one hand
Fingertip tone and finger tone with two hands
The first bongo rhythm: "Dum Ta Ta"
The second bongo rhythm: "Ta Ta Ta Ta Dum Dum"
The third practice rhythm: 4 bars "Ta Ta Ta Ta Dum Dum"
The mute tone
Fingertip tone and mute tone
Fingertip tone, finger tone and mute tone
Combination of the first three tones!
The universal rhythm PiTTillo
The PiTTillo ""€“ the main rhythm in this book!
Variations
The original Martillo rhythm ""€“ the hammer
The accent
The floating technique for the left hand
The accent with the right hand
The number one rhythm for pros: the Martillo
Part 3
The rhythms
PiTTillo/Martillo
Pop Music/Slow Beat/Half Time
Slow Rumba in a dance tempo
Samba Brazil
Disco
Hip Hop One
Hip Hop Shuffle
Slowfox
Jive Shuffle
Foxtrot Swing
Rock
Afro
Country/Bluegrass
Cha Cha
Latin/Son/Martillo
House Groove
CD tracklist
ISBN
9783802408557