BONGO FUNDAMENTALS
ESSENTIAL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
15 VIDEOS
A comprehensive guide for the beginning and intermediate bongocero. Building on all of the concepts from the Bongos 101 Course, here we'll delve deeper into specific rhythms, phrases, and techniques, to take your bongo playing to the next level.
In This Course We'll Learn:
How to choose your perfect set of bongos, bongo bell, and beater
How to develop your analytical listening skills, and the importance of transcription
Exercises to develop your sound and technique
More language based phrases to add to your arsenal
Classic bongo riffs, approach phrases, and calls and responses
How to breakdown, analyze and play through an arrangement in an Old School and Modern Salsa context
And WAY, WAY, WAY more...
Let's get to work!!!
Introduction
Lesson 1 - Choosing the Right Drum
Lesson 2 - Analytical Listening
Lesson 3 - Warm-Up Routine
Lesson 4 - Sound and Technique
Lesson 5 - Language Based Phrases
Lesson 6 - Rhythmic Approaches
Lesson 7 - Calls and Responses
Lesson 8 - Essential Bongo Riffs
Lesson 9 - The Bongo Bell
SUGGESTED PRACTICE LOOPS:
Lesson 10 - The Bongo in Salsa Dura
SUGGESTED LISTENING:
Lesson 11 - The Bongo in Modern Salsa
SUGGESTED LISTENING:
Lesson 12 - Practice Routine
Practice Routine Follow-Along
Course Wrap-Up
