Video Lesson: Clave Accents, Part 2

From Drum Magazine’s November 2017 Issue | Text, Music, And Video By Brian Andres This next step in playing clave accent patterns expands upon the concepts in the first “Clave Accents” lesson (October 2017, page 79) by using alternating, double-stroke, and then paradiddle sticking for some challenging but fun patterns. Once again, as in the previous lesson, clave is in a triple meter feel, written as one measure of eighth-note triplets in 4/4 time (Ex. 1). Before you attempt to … Continue reading Video Lesson: Clave Accents, Part 2