Have Fun Playing Hand Drums
Author: Ben James
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780769280585
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInstructions for playing the djembe, conga, and bongo drums.
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Hip Grooves for Hand Drums
Author: Alan Dworsky
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Published: 2012-08-05
Total Pages: 122
ISBN-13: 0985739827
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYou don't need a drumset to lay down a groove. All you need is one drum. It can be a djembe, a conga, or anything else where you can fit both your hands on the drumhead. Whether your goal is to play in a band, jam in the park, play in a church group, or just drum along with your favorite CDs, this book will show you how, step by step. Please note: audio files of the CD that comes with the print version of this book are not included in this ebook version (but are available separately).
Progressive Steps to Bongo and Conga Drum Technique
Author: Ted Reed
Publisher: Alfred Music
Published: 2005-05-03
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781457412257
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBasic rhythms, variations, fill-ins, short solos for the bolero, cha-cha, merengue, mambo, guaracha, rumba, modern jazz and more.
How to Play Djembe
Author: Alan Dworsky
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Published: 2012-06-27
Total Pages: 119
ISBN-13: 0985739800
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a complete, step-by-step course for beginners on how to play djembe. Right from the start you'll be learning interlocking parts for some of the most popular West African rhythms: Kuku, Djole, Kassa, Madan, Suku, Sunguru Bani, and Tiriba. While you learn the patterns, you'll also learn how to make each of the basic strokes--bass, tone, and slap--with proper playing technique. We use life-like illustrations to show how each stroke looks from the outside and give detailed descriptions to explain how each stroke feels from the inside. The book also has easy-to-read box charts and a friendly writing style that creates the feel of private lessons. Please note: audio files of the CD that comes with the print version of this book are not included in this ebook version (but are available separately).
Hand Drums for Beginners
Author: John Marshall
Publisher: Alfred Music
Published:
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9781457415012
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book teaches everything you need to know to get started playing djembe, conga, pandeiro, dumbek fram drum and riq. Starting with an introduction to the various families of drums throughout the world and to basic drum notation, the author takes you from holding each instrument to playing appropriate world rhythms on each. You'll learn about Nigerian Frekoba; West African Djoli; the Latin clave and Samba; Moroccan folk rhythms; Arabic Dawr Hindy and much more! The easy, step-by-step approach will quickly have you playing rhythms from all over the world.
Conga Drumming
Author: Alan Dworsky
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Published: 2012-08-23
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 0985739835
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book--which won the 2000 DRUM Magazine Readers' Poll for "Best Instructional Book"--is a complete, step-by-step course on conga drumming. It's the book we looked for but couldn't find when we were first learning to drum. We did everything we could to make it user-friendly, so even non-musicians could understand it. The book teaches families of drum parts for several authentic Afro-Caribbean rhythms, including rumba, bomba, calypso, conga, and bembe. The instruction is clear and step-by-step, and the writing creates the intimate feel of private lessons. The charts are big and easy to read. Life-like illustrations clearly demonstrate proper technique for each stroke. Please note: audio files of the CD that comes with the print version of this book are not included in this ebook version (but are available separately).
Bongo drumming
Author: Trevor K. Salloum
Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780786643844
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSchool of Bongo
Author: Salloum TREVOR
Publisher:
Published: 2016-01-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780786688180
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDestined to become a classic, School of Bongo is Trevor Salloum's fourth bongo book for Mel Bay, but first to seriously explore a variety of bongo patterns in contemporary music. This text begins with the basic Afro-Cuban patterns (Martillo, Afro, Bolero), but demonstrates over 300 rhythms including jazz, blues, rock, R&B reggae, bossa nova and samba. This book is ideally suited for the intermediate-advanced player. Rhythm patterns are demonstrated on audio download available online
Drum Circle: A Guide to World Percussion
Author: Chalo Eduardo
Publisher: Alfred Music
Published:
Total Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 9781457417351
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFinally, a book no percussionist should be without! This unique guide to world percussion covers 28 different instruments with descriptions and performance techniques. Exercises and traditional rhythms are illustrated in both traditional music notation and time-box notation. With information on several different cultures and six unique compositions, Drum Circle: A Guide to World Percussion is the definitive guide to getting you started with your own drum circle.
All about bongos
Author: Kalani
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780739033869
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn-depth coverage of popular percussion instruments, including history, tuning, maintenance, techniques, exercises, ensembles, and more, from a world-renowned educator and performer, Kalani. Each book comes with an enhanced CD featuring additional multimedia content, including demonstrations of all rhythms and techniques and tuning instructions.
