BRAZILIAN (+ AFROCENTRIC) RHYTHMS & STICKINGS
A TIERED APPROACH for ALL LEVELS
Directions
RHYTHM
- Play the subdivision (...or rhythmic skeleton)
- Play just the rhythm (w/ any sticking)
- Accent the rhythm with an alternating sticking (i.e. RLRL)
- Accent the rhythm but change the sticking
Rhythms
SON CLAVE
RHUMBA CLAVE
BOSSA CLAVE
CINQUILLO ('Little five' -- Cuba)
IJEXA / AFOXE (Bell Pattern)
SAMBA (Caixa)
SAMBA (Caixa 2)
SAMBA (Tamborim)
SAMBA (Tamborim 2)
- ||: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL :||
- ||: x - - x - - x - - - x - x - - - :||
- ||: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL :||
- ||: RLLR LLRL RLRL RLRL :||
RHUMBA CLAVE
- ||: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL :||
- ||: x - - x - - - x - - x - x - - - :||
- ||: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL :||
- ||: RLLR LRLR LLRL RLRL :||
BOSSA CLAVE
- ||: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL :||
- ||: x - - x - - x - - - x - - x - - :||
- ||: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL :||
- ||: RLLR LLRL RLRL LRLL :||
CINQUILLO ('Little five' -- Cuba)
- ||: RLRL RLRL :||
- ||: x - x x - x x - :||
- ||: RLRL RLRL :||
- ||: RLRR LRRL :||
IJEXA / AFOXE (Bell Pattern)
- ||: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL :||
- ||: x x - x - x x - x - x - x - x - :||
- n/a
- ||: RRLR LRRL RLRL RLRL :||
SAMBA (Caixa)
- ||: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL :||
- ||: x - - x x - - x x - - x x - - x :||
- ||: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL :||
- n/a
SAMBA (Caixa 2)
- ||: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL :||
- ||: x x - x x - x - x - x - x - x - :||
- n/a
- ||: RRLR RLRL RLRL RLRL :||
SAMBA (Tamborim)
- ||: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL :||
- ||: - x - x - x x - x - x - x x - x :||
- n/a
- ||: LRLR LRRL RLRL RRLR :||
SAMBA (Tamborim 2)
- ||: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL :||
- ||: - x - x - x x - x - x - x - x x :||
- n/a
- ||: LRLR LRRL RLRL RLRR :||