Krakatoa - Styles - Cuban - Tresillo Cubano
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Background
Tresillo Cubano is Spanish for “Cuban Triplet”. It is the same as the 1-Bar Clave, the 3-side of the 3-2 Son Clave in 4/4 Meter: |1 + 4 | (3 notes stretched out over a Measure of 4 Beats – sometimes shown as a ½-note Triplet), or in Double-time or 2/4 Meter: |1 a + | (stretched over 2 Beats – sometimes shown as a ¼-note Triplet), or the 3-side of the Afro 6/8 Meter Clave: |1 3 5 | (stretched over 6 Beats – shown as 3 ¼-notes). It is found throughout W. African music (Yeve Sovu, Sikyi), Mozambique, Conga, Reggae, Soca, Calypso, and is the cornerstone of New Orlean’s Conga de Comparsa and Second-line drumming.
Song's Accompaniment Style-Guidelines - See also Accompaniment Role-Guidelines:
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Key: Cm (or ma7) (Exotic Scale pg18)
|1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a| Count 1/16-note Subdivisions
|1 +a2 + 3 +a4 |
Song's Drum & Percussion Style-Guidelines - See also Instrument Role-Guidelines:
Keep the 2 Clave rhythms below in mind, the Back-Beats (counts 2 & 4), and 2-Pulse Feel (counts 1 & 3):
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1 + 4 | ½-note Clave
|1 a + 3 a + | ¼-note Clave
Role 1 "Father" Drum Style-Guidelines:
Bring out the 2-Pulse Feel, a strong Pulse on 3, and add Pick-up notes to signal the end of the
Phrase. This is what I suggest to bring out the 2-Pulse Feel (loud Drum), the ¼-note Clave (drum and Drum), and keep lined up with the Back-Beat (rim):
I suggest this to bring out the 2-Pulse Feel (loud Drum), the ¼-note Clave (drum and Drum), and keep lined up with the Back-Beat (rim):
|1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a| Count 1/16-note Subdivisions
|1 a2 + 3 a4 + | ¼-note Clave + Back-Beats
|D dr d D dr d | D = loud Drum, d = soft drum, r = rim
|r l r l r l r l | right-handed: r = right, l = left
Role 2 Steady Time-Keepers Style-Guidelines:
Metal:
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1 2 3 4 | ¼-note Beat to keep us together
Shakers:
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1 2 3 4 + | ¼-note Beat
|r l r t t | right-handed: r = right, l = left, t = together
Tambourine:
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1 + 4 | ½-note Clave
Wood - Claves or Woodblock:
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1 + 4 | ½-note Clave
Rasp or Guiro:
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1 + 3 + | 2-Pulse Feel + Set-ups/Pick-ups
|L s L s | L = long scrape, s = short scrape
|d u d u | d = down-stroke, u = up-stroke
Role 3 "Mother" Drums Style-Guidelines:
|1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a| Count 1/16-note Subdivisions
|1 +a2 + 3 +a4 |
|b obc o b obc | b = bass, o = open, c = clap
|r lr l r lr | right-handed: r = right, l = left
Role 4 "Child" Drum Style-Guidelines:
|1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a| Count 1/16-note Subdivisions
|1 +a +a +a +a| Down-Beat + Double-Off-Beats
Role 5 Advanced Time-Keepers Style-Guidelines:
Play syncopated rhythms that tie into either of these. Use instruments that will contrast with what’s already being played.
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1 + 4 | ½-note Clave
|1 a + 3 a + | ¼-note Clave
Role 6 "Master" and Solo Drum Style-Guidelines:
Play syncopated rhythms that tie into either of these – starting or stopping small melodic/rhythmic phrases on one of these counts. Also play off Soloist and the other instruments in the group.
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1 + 4 | ½-note Clave
|1 a + 3 a + | ¼-note Clave