An Introduction to Hand Percussion, Volume 1: Congas

Alfred Music Publishing is the world’s largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational, reference pop and performance materials for teachers students professionals and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument style and difficulty level. Wilson Chembo Corniel teaches how to assemble three types of conga stands how to tune the congas what pitch is appropriate for each size of conga the four basic hits (open closed slap and muff) special accents and sounds and more. You will learn how to play a basic tumbao pattern and how to master cha cha mambo bolero bomba and 6/8 as well as how to play with one two or more congas. (25 min.)