Studies for Cajon - Softcover

Marting Rottger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786679891 ISBN 13: 9780786679898

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc., 2009

Synopsis

Don't want to lug a entire drum kit on stage? Want to play unplugged without drowning out your band mates? The Cajon, the smallest drum kit in the world, is the perfect powerful accompaniment instrument to any kind of band, be it blues, hip hop, boogie or rock - providing a full snare and rich bass sound, amplified or acoustic. This book provides beginners with a step-by-step introduction to this little box, called Cajon. You'll not only find all important back-up information (history, instrument-building), you'll also learn how to play rock, pop and Latin grooves. Enclosed you'll find a CD containing sound examples to the respective exercises to help you practice and control the sound you make. The CD also includes play along-tracks, allowing you to test your skills under realistic conditions.

About this title

About the Author

At the age of 12, he was already performing on stage with musicians from the New Orleans jazz scene. Now Martin Rottger is one of the hottest cajon players in Europe. He was amongst the first to establish the Peruvian percussion instrument as a fully fledged alternative to the drum kit and thus accompany numerous national and international greats at over 600 concerts: from Louisiana Red, Chuck Berry, Toni Sheridan and Tom Shaka to Vince Weber, Chris Jones, Steve Baker, Rainer Baumann, Abi Wallenstein and Gottfried Bottger. Numerous radio and TV appearances at home and aboard plus several CD productions round off his success as a musician.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786679891
• ISBN 13: 9780786679898
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 76