Son and Rumba Clave Hand Exercises
Here’s an exercise using either singles or paradiddle style sticking, which is based on either the son or rumba clave. And I’ve added a HH pattern and a common “American style” bass drum pattern. Why do I say that, “American style”? Well, I’ve never heard any Cuban drummers playing this pattern, over and over again. But, it is common for most of us, when someone says play a “latin” groove, so you need to know it and be able to play over the pattern. Rather than write all the stickings out and making this looks rather jumbled, I’ll explain the stickings here.
You can print out the image of the patterns and write the stickings in. I wonder how many of you will actually do this?
If you are going to play this using singles, well it’s really straight ahead. Just play the 16th notes as singles, either leading left (LRLR…) or leading right (RLRL…). Ahh, but getting all the singles to line up with the BD/HH pattern is the key!
Now, as paradiddles, it’s really quite simple.
Wherever there’s the clave sound, a new paradiddle is begun.
Doubles then follow until the next accent.
Son Clave with Paradiddle Sticking
PARADIDDLEDIDDLE PARADIDDLEDIDDLE PARADIDDLE
DIDDLEDIDDLE PARADIDDLE PARADIDDLE DIDDLEDIDDLE
Rumba Clave with Paradiddle Sticking
PARADIDDLEDIDDLE PARADIDDLEDIDDLE DIDDLEPARA
DIDDLEDIDDLE PARADIDDLE PARADIDDLE DIDDLEDIDDLE
Why You Should Do This!?
1. Hand Conditioning for Singles, Doubles, and Paradiddles
2. Coordinated Independence when adding BD/HH
3. Creative Applications! This part is up to YOU!
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