Drum Lesson Menu #3: Latin Rhythms

Latin Rhythms: Merengue

PART I:

VIDEO: Click here to see, and hear the above pattern, (IE w/WMP). Memorize part I, before moving to part II. Be able to play it rapidly from memory without looking at the notation.

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PART II:

Memorize this the same way. That 3rd cowbell is between the snare and bass.
WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE VIDEO: of the above pattern. This video is intended for use with Internet Explorer using Windows Media Player.

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STEP #3: Now, combine Part I with Part II:

SEE AND HEAR BOTH PARTS TOGETHER.

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STEP #4: Next, add the double tom tom lick.

WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE VIDEO: Now add a double (left hand) tom at every other backbeat. Layover rimshots work well on the snare here too, the same way we did them with the Mambo beat, in the previous lesson.

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I apologize for the hand-written examples in this lesson. I lost my notation writing application in a recent computer crash. This will have to do until I can replace it.
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