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Lesson 16

Latin Clave - Clave is a 2 bar phrase in 4/4. It is played with two small pieces of wood that are hit together to create the main rhythm in Latin music. For drum set applications we can
use a cross stick to simulate the sound. The examples below show where the accents would fall if played with eighth notes on the snare.

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Lesson 17

Ostinato Patterns - An Ostinato is an underlying rhythm played throughout a piece of music. In the following exercises the Ostinato is played with our Bass drum & Hi-hat foot. Try to keep the eighth notes on the snare even.

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Lesson 18

Samba - Samba is a very complex rhythm of Brazilian decent. We will try to comp four different percussionists parts; the Bass drum is our Surdo, the Hi-hat foot is our Shaker, the bell of the ride is our Cowbell & the Snare drum is our Clave. It is best to master each of the following concepts before you put them all together. Good Luck!

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Lesson 19

Mambo - Mambo is a very complex rhythm of Afro Cuban decent. We will try to comp four different percussionists parts; the Bass drum is our Surdo, the Hi-hat foot is our Shaker, the bell of the ride is our Mambo Bell & the Cross Stick and Toms are our Congas.
The Ostinato that is being played with our feet implies the Clave. It is best to master each of the following concepts before you put them all together. Good Luck!

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Lesson 20

Linear Grooves - The idea of a Linear Groove is that no note is played in unison with another.

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All of the above exercises come from the books:
Murray Creed's "Groove Essentials - A Guide for Drum Students" &
Murray Creed's "Advanced Groove Essentials - A Guide for Drum Students"
The representation above is a very small portion of what you would
actually find in the books themselves.

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