Content
- Introduction to Afro-Cuban Styles
- Slap Technique
- Lesson 1: Cha Cha Cha
- Lesson 2: Son Montuno
- Lesson 3: Songo
- Lesson 4: Timba
- Lesson 5: Afro-Cuban 6/8
- Lesson 6: Latin Jazz
- Lesson 7: Latin Jazz in 7
Learn to play slap bass in seven popular Afro-Cuban styles
Book with Play-Along-CD
for | Bass guitar |
Musical Editions | Music score, Playback-CD |
Item no. | 369981 |
Author / Composer | Oscar Stagnaro |
Level | easy |
Language | english |
Scope | 56 pages; 23 × 30.5 cm |
Release year | 2004 |
Publisher / Producer | Berklee Press |
Producer No. | HL50449512 |
ISBN | 9780634023781 |
UPC | 0073999799361 |
Afro-Cuban rhythms are hot, and the bass is the beating heart of the groove! Now you can learn to play slap bass in seven popular Afro-Cuban styles: cha cha, son montuno, songo, timba, Afro-Cuban 6/8, Latin jazz, and Latin jazz in 7. Whether you read tab or standard notation, you will quickly learn all these styles and develop your slap bass techniques to create style-appropriate articulations. The included CD has percussion tracks, play-along tracks and complete songs to help you improve your groove to an Afro-Cuban rhythm. Grammy-winning bassist Oscar Stagnaro is one of today's top players and a pioneer in bass education. He is an associate professor at Berklee College of Music, where he helped found the Latin bass studies department. He is co-author of The Latin Bass Book.
Slap bass techniques you will learn include: