Documents
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Look here to find various documents and resources, including the "clave families," Percussive Notes articles and others.
Family of Cuban Clave Patterns
January 18th, 2011
Here is a list of the Cuban clave patterns, along with a half-note indication for help in stepping and clapping the rhythms. [ Read More ]
Associated File: familyofcubanclave.pdf
Cover pages I and 2 of Clinic hand out from UNI Day of Percussion
March 29th, 2009
Text hand out pages [ Read More ]
Associated File: dopclinicp1and2.pdf
Cascara Pattern
March 29th, 2009
PDF files of all music/pattern examples given at UNI clinic, March 27, 2009 [ Read More ]
Associated File: cascarahihat_copy.mus.pdf
Conga Pattern
March 29th, 2009
PDF files of all music/pattern examples given at UNI clinic, March 27, 2009 [ Read More ]
Associated File: conga_copy_copy_copy.mus.pdf
Timba-go Pattern
March 29th, 2009
PDF files of all music/pattern examples given at UNI clinic, March 27, 2009 [ Read More ]
Associated File: timba-go.mus.pdf
Jose Amat Pattern
March 29th, 2009
Here are the four establised cuban patterns that I apply to the drum set [ Read More ]
Associated File: amatpatterns_copy.mus.pdf
Timba-go Article for Modern Drummer Magazine
June 20th, 2008
My article in the July, 08 edition of Modern Drummer [ Read More ]
Standard Tune Learning Sequence (STLS) form
October 1st, 2007
STLS form referenced in the PN article [ Read More ]
Associated File: stlsrevised.doc
Kiko's Samba
July 6th, 2007
Article for Percussive Notes from 2001 [ Read More ]
Associated File: kiko\'s_samba.pdf
Article for Percussive Notes
May 23rd, 2007
Singing and playing makes you a better drummer! [ Read More ]