Table of Contents
Introduction to the Series ...... 12 How the Series is Organized and Sold ...... 12
Book ...... 12
Audio ...... 12
Video ...... 12
Series Overview ...... 13
Companion Series ...... 14
Beyond Salsa Piano ...... 14
Video Looping and other Educational Software Issues ...... 16 PC Versus Mac Issues ...... 16
Audio Looping ...... 16
Video Looping ...... 16
Slowing Down Audio and Video ...... 17
Transcribe! ...... 18
The Beyond Salsa Percussion Solution ...... 18
The Beyond Salsa Percussion Notation System ...... 19 Removable Drum Legends ...... 20
Notehead and Positioning Logic ...... 20
Instrument by Instrument ...... 20
16th Note Versus 8th Note Notation ...... 25
Terminology Reference Chart ...... 28 Notes ...... 28
Introduction to Volume 2...... 29
5 Biography and Discography ...... 30 Calixto’s Original LP Recordings with Adalberto Álvarez y su Son ...... 32
The Roots of NG La Banda ...... 33
Calixto’s Original LP Recordings with Nueva Generación ...... 34
Calixto’s Original Recordings with NG La Banda ...... 37
Calixto’s Recordings Under His Own Name ...... 38
Chapter 1: Danzón ...... 39 Why Study Danzón? ...... 39
Danzón History ...... 40
Danzón Form ...... 40
The A‐section ...... 40
The B‐ and C‐sections ...... 40
The estribillo Section ...... 41
The mambo Section ...... 41
Danzón Dance and Rhythm Section Gears ...... 42
Basic Güiro Pattern for Danzón A‐section (3‐2 Clave) ...... 43
Basic Güiro and Cha Bell Patterns for Danzón Mambo Sections (2‐3 Clave) ...... 44
Danzón and Clave ...... 44
Danzón Exercises ...... 44
How to Use the Exercises ...... 44
Danzón Notation ...... 45
Danzón Noteheads ...... 46
Exercise 1‐01 – Danzón Baqueteo 1a ...... 48
Exercise 1‐01 alt. 1 – Danzón Baqueteo 1‐alt. 1...... 48
6 Exercise 1‐01 alt. 2 – Danzón Baqueteo 1 alt. 2 ...... 49
Exercise 1‐02 – Danzón Baqueteo 2 ...... 49
Exercise 1‐03 – Danzón Baqueteo 3 ...... 49
Exercise 1‐04 – Danzón Baqueteo 4 ...... 50
Exercise 1‐05 – Danzón Baqueteo 5 ...... 51
Paseo ...... 51
Exercise 1‐06 – Danzón Paseo 1 ...... 52
Exercise 1‐07 – Danzón Paseo 2 ...... 53
Exercise 1‐08 – Danzón Paseo 3a ...... 54
Exercise 1‐08 – Alternate Version – Danzón Paseo 3b ...... 55
Exercise 1‐09 –Danzón Full A‐section ...... 56
Danzón Bell Patterns ...... 58
Exercise 1‐10 – Danzón Bell 1 ...... 58
Exercise 1‐11 – Danzón Bell 2 ...... 59
The Abanico ...... 59
Common Abanico Patterns ...... 60
Exercise 1‐12 – Paseo to Danzón Bell with Abanicos and Llamada ...... 62
Suggested Listening – Danzón ...... 64
Chapter 2: Chachachá ...... 66 Chachachá on Timbales ...... 67
Chachachá Patterns...... 67
Exercise 2‐1 ‐ Chachachá 1 ...... 68
Exercise 2‐2 ‐ Chachachá 2 ...... 69
Chachachá Conga Marcha ...... 69
7 Exercise 2‐3 ‐ Chachachá 3 ...... 70
Exercise 2‐4 ‐ Chachachá 4 ...... 71
Suggested Listening: Chachachá ...... 72
Chapter 3: Mozambique ...... 73 Exercise 3‐01 – Mozambique Bell and Clave ...... 74
Exercise 3‐02 – Mozambique Timbales 1 ...... 75
Mozambique and Timba Kick Drum Playing ...... 76
Exercise 3‐03 – Mozambique Timbales 2 ...... 76
Exercise 3‐04 – Mozambique Timbales 3 ...... 77
Exercise 3‐05 – Mozambique Timbales 4 ...... 78
Exercise 3‐06 – Mozambique Timbales 5 ...... 79
Controlled Improvisation ...... 79
The Beyond Salsa Percussion Solution ...... 80
Exercise 3‐07 – Mozambique Timbales 6 ...... 81
Exercise 3‐08 – Mozambique Timbales 7 ...... 81
Exercise 3‐09 – Mozambique Toms and Bell 1 ...... 82
Exercise 3‐10 – Mozambique Toms and Bell 2 ...... 82
Exercise 3‐11 – Mozambique Toms and Bell 3 ...... 83
Exercise 3‐12 – Mozambique Toms and Bell 4 ...... 83
Exercise 3‐13 – Mozambique Toms and Kick 1 ...... 84
Exercise 3‐14 – Mozambique Toms and Kick 2 ...... 85
Exercise 3‐15 – Mozambique Toms and Kick 3 ...... 86
Exercise 3‐16 – Mozambique Toms and Kick 4 ...... 87
Exercise 3‐17 – Mozambique Drumset 1 ...... 88
8 Exercise 3‐18 – Mozambique Drumset 2 ...... 88
Exercise 3‐19 – Mozambique Drumset 3 ...... 89
Exercise 3‐20 – Mozambique Drumset 4 ...... 89
Exercise 3‐21 – Mozambique Drumset 5 ...... 90
Suggested Listening – Mozambique ...... 91
Chapter 4: Pilón ...... 92 Exercise 4‐01 – Pilón Timbales 1 ...... 92
Exercise 4‐02 – Pilón Timbales 2 ...... 93
Exercise 4‐03 – Pilón Timbales 3 ...... 93
Exercise 4‐04 – Pilón Timbales 4 ...... 94
Exercise 4‐05 – Pilón Timbales 5 ...... 94
Exercise 4‐06 – Pilón Timbales 6 ...... 95
Exercise 4‐07 – Pilón with Kick Drum 1 ...... 95
Exercise 4‐08 – Pilón with Kick Drum 2 ...... 96
Exercise 4‐09 – Pilón with Kick Drum 3 ...... 96
Exercise 4‐10 – Pilón with Kick Drum 4 ...... 97
Exercise 4‐11 – Pilón Drumset 1...... 97
Exercise 4‐12 – Pilón Drumset 2...... 98
Exercise 4‐13 – Pilón Drumset 3...... 98
Exercise 4‐14 – Pilón Drumset 4...... 99
Exercise 4‐15 – Pilón Drumset 5...... 99
The Hihat ...... 100
Exercise 4‐16 – Pilón Drumset 6...... 101
Suggested Listening – Pilón, Simalé and Upa Upa ...... 101
9 Chapter 5: Simalé ...... 102 Exercise 5‐1 – Simalé 1 ...... 102
Exercise 5‐2 – Simalé 2 ...... 103
Exercise 5‐3 – Simalé 3 ...... 103
Chapter 6: Upa Upa ...... 104 Exercise 6‐1 – Upa Upa 1 ...... 105
Exercise 6‐2 – Upa Upa 2 ...... 107
Chapter 7 (Audio and Video only): Soloing – Part 1 ...... 108 Looking Ahead ...... 109 Appendix 1: Glossary – Terms Used in These Books ...... 110 Appendix 2: Rhythmic Terminology Glossary ...... 115 Explanation of X & o Notation ...... 115
A Note on Terminology ...... 115
Time Signature Terms ...... 116
Clave Terms ...... 117
Dance Terms ...... 120
Terms for the Types of Beats ...... 121
Appendix 3: How to Use the Videos ...... 128 Extracting the Videos ...... 128
Using the Videos without the Transcribe! Program ...... 128
Acquiring the Transcribe! Program ...... 128
Using the .XSC Files with the Transcribe! Program ...... 128
Troubleshooting ...... 131
Appendix 4: For Further Study ...... 132 Suggested Reading ...... 132
Suggested Listening to Prepare for Subsequent Volumes ...... 133
10 Photography Credits ...... 135
Calixto’s Equipment ...... 136 Acknowledgments ...... 137 Acknowledgments ...... 137 About the Author ...... 137 Terminology Reference Chart ...... 140
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BEYOND SALSA PERCUSSION
VOLUME 2 • CALIXTO OVIEDO DRUMS AND TIMBALES: BASIC RHYTHMS
by Kevin Moore
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