If your goal is to learn to program or play drums in a wide variety of genres, Mike Elliott is writing the manual for you. This week he continues the Latin section with Brazilian rhythms. Each tutorial is incredibly detailed, and contains all the diagrams and audio examples you could wish for. And Mike doesn’t just show you the patterns, he explains how they work.
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Welcome to the third drum based tutorial in the series that will show you what the beats are and how to make them sound good. In this tutorial we are going to continue to cover Latin drums but now in the Brazilian style.
Brazilian music is one of the two main categorizations of Latin music; the other being Afro-Cuban which we covered last time. Just like in Afro-Cuban music, the drums are one of the key components and you need to know which beat to insert depending on the context of the music. Remember, Brazilian music is at its core dance music just like Afro-Cuban.
So if you want to use these grooves in a more traditional sense, know what beat goes with what dance or context. If you just want to add some Samba, Bossa, or Baiao grooves to your repertoire, now is your chance to learn too! The last time we talked we built beats from smaller elements that when summed together formed our bigger beats; this tutorial will do so as well. With that all in mind, get ready to jam!
Here’s the kind of music you’ll be able to create once you harness the knowledge inside:
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Table of Contents
- Setting Up: What You Need
- Setting Up: What to Use
- Brazilian Conversions: Traditional to Drum Set
- Samba
- Surdo, Cruzado, and Pardito Alto
- Feet Patterns
- Surdo
- Cruzado
- Partido Alto
- Bossa Nova Boss
- Baiao Oh Yeah
- Baiao Oh Yeah: Review
- Sound Color
- The Kick
- The Snare
- The Cymbals
- Toms
- Sound Color: Review
- Fills, Fills, Fills
- The Accent
- Fill Me In: And Lead Me In
- Patchwork
- Beat Base
- Fills, Fills, Fills: Review
- Brazilian in Review
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