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Conversations in Clave with El Negro
Learn to Hear Part 1: Fundamental Concepts
of the Clave Rhythm Part 2: Achieving Dexterity
With the Clave Rhythm 1) Technical Exercises: Rhythmic Permutations with the Rumba Clave - Includes exercises to develop your coordination and musical phrasing. The clave is played with the right hand, hi-hat is played with the foot on the initial downbeat of each measure, and they're both played against left hand variations (using one-note to seven-note patterns). Reversing the hand parts around is also recommended. 2) Creative Exercises: Melodic Permutations with the Rumba Clave - Contains examples of how to treat the clave rhythm as a melody and play it using different sound sources. Part 3: Fundamental Concepts
of the Cascara Rhythm Part 4: Achieving Dexterity
With the Cascara Rhythm 1) Technical Exercises: Rhythmic Permutations with the Cascara - Includes exercises to develop your coordination and musical phrasing. Cascara is played with the right hand, the hi-hat is played with the foot on the initial downbeat of each measure, and they're both played against left hand variations (using one-note to seven-note patterns). It's also recommended to reverse the hand parts. 2) Creative Exercises: Melodic Permutations with the Cascara. Four options are given for practicing this section:
3) Applications In Improvisation: This new subdivision gives you examples of how to improvise both the rhythmic line and the melodies. Let's talk a look at the remaining four sections of the book. Part 5: Fundamental Concepts
of Afro-Cuban 6/8 Clave 1) Technical Exercises: Rhythmic Permutations with the Afro-Cuban 6/8 Clave - Includes exercises to develop your coordination and musical phrasing. Afro-Cuban 6/8 clave is played with the right hand, the hi-hat is played with the foot on the initial downbeat of each measure, and they're both played against left hand variations (using one-note to five-note patterns). Reversing the hand parts is also recommended. 2) Creative Exercises: Melodic Permutations with the Afro-Cuban 6/8 Clave - Four options are given for practicing this section using two of the most common Afro-Cuban 6/8 Clave patterns. 3) Applications In Improvisation: This subdivision gives you examples of how to improvise both the rhythmic line and the melodies. 4) Variations for 6/8 Rhythms: Variations of cowbell ride, bass drum, and hi-hat patterns for 6/8 rhythms. It's also recommended that you apply these to all of the previous exercises in this section. Part 6: Advanced Systems 1) Technical Exercises - Consists of preparatory patterns and combinations that will give you the coordination required to perform the more advanced exercises that follow. 2) System Exercises - Contains 15 examples of applying left hand variations to various ostinato hi-hat, bass drum, and right hand patterns. 3) Creative Exercises - The final part of this section gives you some tips on applying what you've learned in a musical way and shows you how to combine the previous 15 System Exercises with Melodic Exercise Master Sets (shown later in Part 8) for a thorough coordination study. Part 7: Groove Transcriptions Part 8: Supplemental Materials 1) Left-hand Variations: Master Sets - All variations, from one- to seven-note, are reproduced here for convenience in practicing. Also recommended is the application of these patterns to all of the systems in Part 6. 2) Melodic Exercises: Master Sets - All are reproduced here for practice purposes, along with the recommendation that they be applied to all of the systems in Part 6. 3) Selected Discography - A listing of selected recordings of Horacio appearing with such artists as Tito Puente, David Sanchez, Santana, Giovanni Hidalgo, Gary Burton, and many more. The Conversational Bottom
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