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 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