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Percussion Lessons
with Luis Conte
Basic Percussion
Introduction to Basic Level Percussion
Conga Posture
Tuning the Congas
Hand Position
Conga - Different Types of Sound
Conga - Heel / Toe Exercise
Intro to Clave
Son Clave
Clave on Congas
Basic Tumbao
Tumbao Variations
Combining Tumbao Variations
Single Strokes
Triplet Exercise 1
Triplet Exercise 2
Double Strokes
Bongo Posture
Tuning the Bongos
Bongo Hand Positions
Bongo Exercises
Basic Martillo
Timbales Posture
Timbales - Set Up & Tuning
Timbales - Stick Holding
Timbales - Old and New Style
Timbales - Basic Cha-Cha
Timbales - Cha-Cha Variation
Timbales - Abanico
Timbales - Cha-Cha Exercise
Guiro - Types of Sounds
Guiro - Patterns
Guiro - Exercise
Maracas - Types of Sounds
Maracas - Patterns
How to Hold the Shekere
Shekere - Pattern 1 & 2
Shaker Types
Shaker - Clave Patterns
Tambourine - Types & Sounds
Tambourine Patterns - Shuffle
Tambourine Patterns - 16th Note & Variations
Cajon - Types of Sounds
Cajon - Rumba Flamenca & 6/8
Cajon - Pop Groove
Placement - Video Exchange Archive
Miscellaneous - Video Exchange Archive
Intermediate Percussion
Yambu - Clave
Guaguancó
Guaguancó - Tumba / Salidor
Guaguancó - Tres Golpes
Guaguancó - Tumba / Tres Golpes Combination
Guaguancó - Guagua
Columbia - Pattern & Clave
Columbia - Tumba
Columbia - Segunda
Columbia - Guagua
Columbia - Combination
6/8 Bembe - Cowbell
6/8 Bembe - Congas
6/8 Bembe - Shekere
Conte Combo - Independence Exercise #1
Conte Combo - Independence Exercise #2
Conte Combo - Independence Exercise #3 (Cha-Cha)
Son Montuno - Congas
Son Montuno - Bongos
Son Montuno - Maracas
Cha Cha - Congas
Cha Cha - Guiro
Salsa - Congas
Salsa - Bongos
Salsa - Timbales
Salsa - Timbales Performance
Salsa - Maracas
Bolero - Congas
Bolero - Bongos
Bolero - Timbales
Bolero - Maracas
Merengue / Tambora
Merengue - Congas
Merengue - Guayo
Merengue - Cowbell
Merengue - Timbales
Mozambique - Congas
Mozambique - Timbales
Songo - Congas
Songo - Guiro
Advanced Percussion
Introduction to Advanced Level Percussion
Three Congas: Variation 1
Three Congas: Variation 2
Three Congas: Variation 3
Soloing: Using Beats to Lean On
Soloing: Using Beats to Lean On - Performance
Soloing: Using Form of Song
Soloing: Orchestrating the Solo
Shuffle: Congas
Shuffle: Timbales
Shuffle: Tambourine and Shaker
Shuffle: Tambourine and Shaker - Performance
Shuffle: Tambourine Variations
Shuffle: Tambourine Variations - Performance
Technopop: Explained
Technopop: Timbales
Samba: Explained
Samba: Congas - Performance
Samba: Shakers
Samba: Pandeiro
Samba: AgogĂ´
Samba: Tambourim