Recently I have taken on the challenge of remaking (as much as possible) my drumming vocabulary. Cleaning out the vocabulary closet one might say. Making new stuff, being creative with stuff I already know and twisting everything around as much as possible. Including my body! My set up. My mind, creativity etc. Pushing everything to …
Welcome to our next workshop. The mixture of the 6 feel and 2 feel is omnipresent in almost all Latin styles. One of the most popular grooves in South America is Cumbia. And boy…this new stuff being played swings like mad! It has such a huge hump it almost feels like you could roll off …
You’ve got to Funk a Drei! A bit of humor never hurts:-) I will reference for you…The title is from a Tower of Power tune – and Drei means the Number 3 in German. (Well…At least I think its funny haha!) Leaving my career as a comedian behind…lets check out the stuff! Develop the skill to …
Bells bells bells! I cant get enough of those bells! This next workshop deals with…The famous and wonderfully colorful sound of the cowbell. Learning the function of bells is a very important step in your journey into Latin music. In the U.S. some people call them cowbells. “Campana” as it is known in the Latin …
Do you want to increase your vocabulary? The best way by far of doing that is by studying Rhythm! NOT licks! Inner Clock 2 brings the concept of time to a new level of understanding. By helping you get a hold of rhythmic melodies through MUSIC! No other method in the world does this and …
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Contra Campana Greetings to all and welcome to our next workshop. We explored some basics of the Bongo or Coro bell on the drumset. Now lets get another pattern together. This pattern is played on what is called “Contra Campana” . It is also known as the “Mambo bell” or Timbal bell. Some explanation of …
A new lesson clip from Inner Clock 2 is up and ready to check out! Coastal Dream – 3 bar Cycle work = 2nd Variation on “E’s” IC2 Featured Artist – Martin Verdonk / Percussion This tune is from our 3 bar cycle series and deals with the second variation, starting on the E’s. Make sure to …
Full Circle So…if you have been following my path at all with the latest project- IC2, you know that it is coming to a close. Its now June 2013…so many things have happened since the beginning of the project. I have learned so much about so many things in the 3 year process of production. …
Welcome to the next workshop. Although there are many books and there is much discussion about the patterns played on the bells, this is without a doubt a topic that is understood at a much deeper level when you listen to the music and take in a bit of the culture. One of the tasks …
HI Folks!! In this next workshop we will focus on a few different things. A) Basic Coro / Bongo Bell patterns. B) Learning a few new terms that will help you function in an ensemble. C) Basic independence with the Coro bell. [fancy_link link=”www.gonbops.com” variation=”orange”]Gonbops Percussion[/fancy_link] Just to review, the Coro bell, AKA Bongo bell, …