Midterm Flashcards
Bass drum
Djun djuns
(Cylindrical, play with mallet)
West African
Order: djun djun–> song bon–> kid kinney
Aschiko
Ice cream coned shape, from W Africa
Djembe
Goblet shaped, w Africa
Batas
Hour glass shaped, Afro-Caribbean
Kpanlogo
Pegs sticks out; W African
Conga
Tumbadora; Cuban
Hand drums by tone and size (in a group of 5)
Afro-Cuban, Afro-Latin Bomba- biggest/deepest, Afro-Puerto rican Tumba/Tumbadora Konga Quinto Requinto
Djembe Tones
Gun dun pa ta do go
Tumbao drumming patterns
Palm, finger, slap, open, bass
Clave
2-3 starts after 1
3-2 starts on 1
Diddles
right-right, left-left; A diddle is a double stroke played at the current prevailing speed of the piece
Para diddle
right-left, left-right; A paradiddle consists of two single strokes followed by a double stroke, i.e., RLRR or LRLL
Single strokes
right-left (one stroke for each hand)
Single paradiddle
Two alternating notes followed by a diddle. right-left-right-right-left-right-left-left
Para diddle diddle
right-left-right-right-left-left-right-left-right-right-left-left
Triple para diddle
Right-left-right-left-right-left-right-right-left-right-left-right-left-right-left-left
Double stroke
A double stroke consists of two single strokes played by the same hand (either RR or LL)
Flam
almost simultaneous (right after the other) right-left or left-right ; A flam consists of two single strokes played by alternating hands (RL or LR)
Roll
Palm finger palm finger
Gallup
Palm palm finger finger
Ratamaque
2-3-2-3
R r l r l r / l l r l r l
Tumbadora rudiment
Palm finger slap finger palm finger open open
Palm finder slap base base finger open open
Goes left left right right left left right right right
