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Sanford Augustus "Gus" Moeller (1878–1960) was an American rudimental drummer, national champion, educator, and author who pioneered and taught a method of accenting that became know as the Moeller method. It whipping action that is usually played as an accented note followed by 2 or 3 unaccented note. In this below lesson Bill Bachmann gives us a great demonstration of how it can used and practiced. Get your self set with a pad and some stick and get ready to play along. In a Jazz feel the main time keeping is down with the ride cymbal. The left hand and the bass drum often play add complimentary rhythms (often called comping) that help create interest in the music or add new musical ideas to the what is already going on. In this series of exercises we start by learning how to add the snare drum on all 4 different beats of the bar. Then we learn how to add it on all the off beats, followed by combinations of the on and off beat hits. Here is a great video from Tommy Igoe explaining the essence of getting a great Jazz sound Click here to download the sheets
There are two main ways that we use the bass drum in a jazz context. One is feathering the bass drum playing four on the floor, and the second main way is using is as a voice for comping which was used extensively in the bebop and post bop era by players such as Max Roach and Philly Joe Jones.
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The music of Latin America refers to music originating from Latin America, namely the Romance-speaking countries and territories of the Americas and the Caribbean south of the United States. Latin American music also incorporates African music from slaves who were transported to the Americas by European settlers as well as music from the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Latin American music encompasses a wide variety of styles, including Cha-Cha, Son, Mambo, Rumba, Merengue, Salsa, Bossa-nova, and Samba.
Mambo and Cha-Cha has their roots in Cuba.
Samba and Bossa-nova are from Brazil. Cuban music is based around clave. There are 2 common clave patterns. Son Clave and Mambo Clave. We can also paly the clave pattern in a triplet base 56/8 feel. Read this excellent article by Brendan Bacheto get a better idea about what instruments are commonaly used in cuban music. A Guide To Cuban Music: Instrumentation and Clave Then see if you can answer these questions. |
Contents
Chapter 1 Popular Music - an overview Rudiments - intro 1. Single Stroke Roll Multiple Bounce Rolls Double Stroke Rolls Open Rolls 5, 6 and 7's 9, 10, and 11's 13,15, and 17's 2. Diddle Rudiments 3. Flam Rudiments Part 1 Part 2 4. Drag Rudiments Moeler Technique Warm Up Routine - Adv Chapter 2 Jazz 1 - Adding the SD Jazz 2- Adding the BD Jazz 3 - Putting it together - Reading the Hits 3/4 Jazz Greatest Jazz Drummers Doxy Chapter 3 Latin Music Cha-Cha Afro-Cuban Instruments Sway Mambo Bongos Conga Conga Songs Brazillian Instruments Bossa-nova Samba 6/8 Afro Cuban Chapter 4 Country Gospel Turn On Your Love Light Motown I Can't Help Myself Funk it Up! Chapter 5 Odd time Signatures - Money - Pink Floyd - Odd time Sting Songs Double Bass Drum - Rhythmic Scale - 4 way Coordination Double Bass Drum Songs Overture 1928 Practice ex Chapter 6 Putting it All Together Composing Categories |