MUSI 2960 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Tumbao, Salsa Music, Conga
I. Conga drums
1. Quinto - small
2. Conga - medium
3. Tumbadora - large
II. Clave pattern
A. 3/2 clave has two sides, a three side and a two side
III. Tumbao
A. Basic rhythm played on the bass
1. Bass in tumbao aligns with ⅔ and 3/2 pattern in clave
2. You have to play them together otherwise they will clash
B. Used in Salsa music
C. Played in ⅔ clave
D. Spelling:
1. Two-sided
a) Palm finger slap finger palm finger open open (????????)
2. Three-sided
a) Palm finger slap bass bass finger open open (?????????????????)
IV. African Bass Drums
A. They have a top and bottom playing surface
B. Djun Djun
1. We play them with mallets
2. Biggest bass drum
C. Sangban is medium sized drum
D. Kenkeni is the smallest of the bass drums
V. Brazilian Bass drums
A. Called surdo
1. All drums have the same name
B. Ensemble
1. Samba bateria
VI. Stick drumming
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Document Summary
Conga drums: quinto - small, conga - medium, tumbadora - large. Clave pattern: 3/2 clave has two sides, a three side and a two side. African bass drums: they have a top and bottom playing surface, djun djun, we play them with mallets, biggest bass drum, sangban is medium sized drum, kenkeni is the smallest of the bass drums. Brazilian bass drums: called surdo, all drums have the same name, ensemble, samba bateria. This allows the stick to move freely and bounce after striking a percussion instrument: traditional grip, a technique used to hold drum sticks while playing percussion instruments. Unlike matched grip, each hand holds the stick differently. Commonly, the right hand uses an overhand grip and the left hand uses an underhand grip. Rlrr or lrll: double paradiddle, rlrlrr, lrlrll, flam, a flam consists of two single strokes played by alternating hands (rl or lr).
