BONGO FUNDAMENTALS

ESSENTIAL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

15 VIDEOS


A comprehensive guide for the beginning and intermediate bongocero. Building on all of the concepts from the Bongos 101 Course, here we'll delve deeper into specific rhythms, phrases, and techniques, to take your bongo playing to the next level. 

In This Course We'll Learn:

  • How to choose your perfect set of bongos, bongo bell, and beater

  • How to develop your analytical listening skills, and the importance of transcription


  • Exercises to develop your sound and technique


  • More language based phrases to add to your arsenal


  • Classic bongo riffs, approach phrases, and calls and responses

  • How to breakdown, analyze and play through an arrangement in an Old School and Modern Salsa context

  • And WAY, WAY, WAY more...


Let's get to work!!!

Introduction

 
 

Lesson 1 - Choosing the Right Drum

 
 

Lesson 2 - Analytical Listening

 
 

Lesson 3 - Warm-Up Routine

 
 

Lesson 4 - Sound and Technique

 
 

Lesson 5 - Language Based Phrases

 
 

Lesson 6 - Rhythmic Approaches

 
 

Lesson 7 - Calls and Responses

 
 

Lesson 8 - Essential Bongo Riffs

 
 

Lesson 9 - The Bongo Bell

 
 

SUGGESTED PRACTICE LOOPS:

Lesson 10 - The Bongo in Salsa Dura

 
 

SUGGESTED LISTENING:

Lesson 11 - The Bongo in Modern Salsa

 
 

SUGGESTED LISTENING:

Lesson 12 - Practice Routine

 
 

Practice Routine Follow-Along

 
 

Course Wrap-Up