CONGA FUNDAMENTALS

ESSENTIAL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

15 VIDEOS

A comprehensive guide for the beginning and intermediate player. Building on some of the lessons from the Congas 101 Course, here we'll delve deeper into specific concepts and techniques to take your conga playing to the next level. 

In This Course We'll Learn:

  • How to choose the right drum

  • How to develop analytical listening skills

  • Exercises to develop your sound

  • Concepts to start building your technique

  • About the role of the clave in Afro-Centric music

  • And SO MUCH more...

Let's get to work!!!

Introduction

 
 

Lesson 1 - Choosing the Right Drum

 
 

Lesson 2 - Analytical Listening

 
 

Lesson 3 - Transcription

 
 

Lesson 4 - Warm-Up Routine

 
 

Lesson 5 - Developing Your Sound

 
 

Lesson 6 - Pulse, Time, and Feel

 
 

Lesson 7 - The Palm-Tip Technique

 
 

Lesson 8 - Understanding the Clave

 
 

Lesson 9 - Tumbao Concepts

 
 

SUGGESTED PRACTICE LOOPS:

 
 

Lesson 10 - The Congas in Salsa Dura

 
 

SUGGESTED LISTENING:

 
 

Lesson 11 - The Congas in Modern Salsa

 
 

SUGGESTED LISTENING:

 
 

Lesson 12 - Practice Routine

 
 

Practice Routine Play-Along

 
 

Course Wrap-Up