Endorsed by Karl Perazzo, Dave Garibaldi, John Santos, Ignacia Berroa, Mark Levine, Rebeca Mauleon, Jesus Diaz and more.
"The Conga Drummer's Guidebook" is the only method book specifically designed for intermediate to advanced conga drummers---packed with exercises on every aspect of the craft!
Includes complete chapters on:
a clear, lucid explanation of clave
exercises on playing quinto
correct phrasing concepts
revoicing ideas to give more depth to your playing
12 coordination exercises
explanation of many different rhythmic styles
stamina exercises
agility exercises
heel-toe technique, and much more!
Spiro goes behind the superficial licks and shows you how to approach any Afro-Latin rhythm with the right feel, i.e. he explains the concepts of HOW to play correctly, not just WHAT to play.