Edition: Paperback Book & CD Package, Cajon

Description: 64 Pages

Originally from Cuba and Peru, the cajon has evolved from a "rumba box" to one of the most popular and most commonly used rhythm instruments. The basically endless number of musical contexts in which it can be employed fascinate not only drummers and percussionists.

With this book, you will acquire the basic playing techniques and first grooves and will have a lot of fun with this fascinating instrument after a short amount of time.

The accompanying CD not only provides many sound examples which you can listen to, but also includes play-along tracks as well!

Beginning level.

Contents:

CHAPTER 1
The cajon
How to mic the cajon
The sitting position
Legend
First a few words

CHAPTER 2
Drumming techniques
The Cuban bass tone
The Cuban edge tone (also called open tone)
The Peruvian bass tone
The Peruvian edge tone (also called tip)
The slap
Combinations on the edge of the cajon (tip, open tone, tip and slap)

CHAPTER 3
Special sounds
The finger roll
The claw
Playing with the knuckles
Playing with the fists
Example-Heavy Metal
Glissando
Playing with brushes
Playing with the heel trick
Playing with rods
Accent exercises

CHAPTER 4
Drumset grooves

CHAPTER 5
Drumset grooves with a continuous right hand
Triplets in the right hand
Sixteenths in the right hand

CHAPTER 6
Hand patterns and combinations
Combining all three exercises

CHAPTER 7
Alternating drum pattern (hand-to-hand)

CHAPTER 8
Groove and fill (rhythm and variations)

CHAPTER 9
Triplets
New hand patterns (stickings)
Preparatory exercise
Shuffle

CHAPTER 10
Shuffle
Shuffle halftime
Combining all three grooves

CHAPTER 11
Styles
Polka
Walzer
Fast Blues
Variation
Variation
Blues Shuffle
Pop
Hip Hop
Variation 1
Variation 2
Variation
Disco
Soca
Afro
Baiao
Reggae
Latin
5/8, 7/8, 9/8 and 10/8

CHAPTER 12
Ensemble