Percussion Instruction

This episode is a conga solo designed to help implement some of the ideas that were discussed in the rhythmic concepts. I hope it helps and everyone enjoys.

Second part of Rythmic Concepts on the congas. Exploring the triplet, five stroke rolls and accents...

in this podcast we explore some of the melodic ideas of playing on the congas and specific movements such as the five stroke roll and triplets. The tumbao however is found however in 4/4 just as often as in songs in 6. Thanks for watching!

In this episode we introduce ways to be creative in your playing and worship, as well as incorporating traditional styles in other settings. Thank you for viewing!

Episode two of tuning the congas. In this episode we will be going over how to tune your congas. We will begin from the very basics and then further develop more complex techniques in coming episodes. thank you for viewing. Please visit the blog on my site at www.heartbeatforworship.com and leave any comments or questions you may have. Also please subscribe to our email list so that we may notify you of future events. Thank you and may God bless you!

In this episode we will be going over how to tune your congas. We will begin from the very basics and then further develop more complex techniques in coming episodes. thank you for viewing. Please visit the blog on my site at www.heartbeatforworship.com and leave any comments or questions you may have. Also please subscribe to our email list so that we may notify you of future events. Thank you and may God bless you!

In this episode we explore the slap tone on the congas and include the "muff".

Part two of the "slap" technique on the congas. In this lesson we will explore further the slap technique of hand drumming as it pertains to the congas. More specifically we will be explaining the open slap tone. Victor VillaFania will be with us in this episode and the next several ones to come. He is a tremendous percussionist and very humble. So humble in fact he requested himself that he'd rather not speak much. We will however have him speak more in the very near future since he has so much to offer in the way of playing and teaching. Enjoy, and please feel free to send us your questions. The link to our podcast is on the site www.heartbeatforworship.com. God bless you all!

In this podcast we will introduce the "heel toe" and go over a couple exercises to develop it. Please feel free to post questions on the blog. You can also go to www.heartbeatforworship.com for additional resources and information. The new website is currently being upgraded and will be ready in June. We do encourage you to subscribe to our podcast so that you may recieve automatic updates on new episodes. Thank you for watching.

*This is a shorter version and will download faster. In this episode we will go over the slap tone on the congas. We will also go over a couple of exercises to develop the technique further. Thank you everyone for your patience in waiting for this podcast. We will do our best to upload future episodes more frequently. Please visit my blog and post any questions you may have. You can go to www.heartbeatforworship.com and follow the link for the blog. If you subscribe to my podcast on my blog or in itunes you will be automatically notified of future episodes by email. Also feel free to visit the site and drop us a line and let us know how you are doing. God bless you and heaven smile upon you is my prayer. William