Krakatoa - Styles - Latin-Rock - Clave Rock
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Background
This represents a typical Latin-Rock Style, combining elements of the Latin Style (e.g., Claves playing the 3-2 Son Clave rhythm, Guiro part, Cascara rhythm) and elements of the Rock Style (e.g., the heavy 2 & 4 Back-Beats, straight 1/8-note Shakers simulating the Drum Set’s Hi-Hats). Many of the players also are pointing on count 1 to create the characteristic “hole” in the 2-side of the Clave (the 2nd Bar).
Song's Accompaniment Style-Guidelines - See also Accompaniment Role-Guidelines:
Listen to an audio clip of the "Mother" Drum Groove for practicing:
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Key: Am
|1 + 2 + 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |
Song's Drum & Percussion Style-Guidelines - See also Instrument Role-Guidelines:
Only Role 2 Shakers and Role 5 Advanced Time-Keepers should fill the hole on count 1 in the 2nd Bar. Everybody else is pointing to keep it open. This acts as a Set-up for counts 2 & 3 to help the Clave rhythm stand out. Many of the parts are bringing out the Back-Beats or echoing them. Other parts are bringing out the 3-2 Son Clave rhythm. Latin-Rock!
Role 1 "Father" Drum Style-Guidelines:
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1 + 2 + 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |
|b r r b c |p r b r c | b = bass, r = rim, c = click sticks together, p = point
|r l r l |r r l r | right-handed: r = right, l = left
Role 2 Steady Time-Keepers Style-Guidelines:
Metal played on a deep sounding Cowbell - See also Role 5:
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |
|m c m c |p m | m = mouth, c = center, p = point
Wood, using something that sound more like a clap - See also Role 5:
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
| 2 + 4 | 2 + 4 | Back-Beats + echo
Shakers – use 2 different sounding Shakers or Maracas, the louder one in the right-hand:
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Play tight 1/8-note Subdivisions
|r l r l r l r l |r l r l r l r l | right-handed: r = right, l = left
Tambourine:
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
| 2 4 | 2 4 | Back-Beats
Rasp or Guiro:
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1 2 + 3 4 + |1 2 + 3 |
|L s s L s s |p s s s | L = long scrape, s = short scrape, p = point
|d u u d u u | d d d | d = down-stroke, u = up-stroke
Role 3 "Mother" Drums Style-Guidelines:
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1 + 2 + 4 |1 2 + 3 4 |
|b t t b c |p o b o c | b = bass, t = fingertip tap, c = clap, p = point
|r l r l |r r l r | right-handed: r = right, l = left
Role 4 "Child" Drum Style-Guidelines:
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
| 2 3 + 4 |1 2 3 + 4 |
| c o o c | p c o o c | c = click sticks together, p = point, o = open tones
| r r | r r r | right-handed: r = right
Role 5 Advanced Time-Keepers Style-Guidelines:
This Clave Rhythm can be played using Claves or Wood Block – See also Role 2:
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1 + 4 |p 2 3 | 3-2 Son Clave, p = point
This Cascara Rhythm can be played on different parts of a medium to higher-pitched Cowbell (see also Role 2), using different parts of the stick:
|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | Count 1/8-note Subdivisions
|1 2 + + + |1 2 3 + + | Cascara
|m c m m c| m m c m c | m = mouth with shoulder, c = center with tip
Role 6 "Master" and Solo Drum Style-Guidelines:
The Quinto “Conga” Drum or Bongas will be used by the Master Drummer to Call Responses from Soloists and can also be used to improvise w/ the vocals and dancers. The Calls and Responses could be 1 Bar or more likely 2 Bars long, and usually respect the 3-2 Son Clave rhythm – starting or stopping phrases on the notes played by the Clave. They can also “play off” the other Time-Keeping patterns or Dialogue with any of the other Drum parts or Accompaniment players.