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    This document provides a walkthrough and instructions for playing different sections of a drum piece called 'Cuba Mama'. It describes the rhythms, techniques, and coordination required for each section, including playing hi-hat foot with backbeat, coordinating left foot with fills, building up to a trumpet solo, and developing four-way limb coordination.

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    Drums Grade 2 16

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    This document provides a walkthrough and instructions for playing different sections of a drum piece called 'Cuba Mama'. It describes the rhythms, techniques, and coordination required for each section, including playing hi-hat foot with backbeat, coordinating left foot with fills, building up to a trumpet solo, and developing four-way limb coordination.

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    This document provides a walkthrough and instructions for playing different sections of a drum piece called 'Cuba Mama'. It describes the rhythms, techniques, and coordination required for each section, including playing hi-hat foot with backbeat, coordinating left foot with fills, building up to a trumpet solo, and developing four-way limb coordination.

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    Drums Grade 2 16

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    This document provides a walkthrough and instructions for playing different sections of a drum piece called 'Cuba Mama'. It describes the rhythms, techniques, and coordination required for each section, including playing hi-hat foot with backbeat, coordinating left foot with fills, building up to a trumpet solo, and developing four-way limb coordination.

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    Walkthrough

    A Section (Bars 1–12) to do than co-ordinating only three. When practising four-
    ‘Cuba Mama’ opens with your hi-hat foot on the backbeat way co-ordination it is common to take out and re-introduce
    and continues with a rhythmic phrase played around the kit the patterns until the full groove feels comfortable to play
    that leads into the mambo groove from bar 5. and is, more importantly, stable. Playing hi-hat foot with the
    backbeat snare is an important technique that can be used in
    Bar 1 | Hi-hat foot many advanced grooves and various styles (Fig. 2).
    Play your hi-hat foot on the backbeat in this bar. Aim to
    perform the movement with accuracy and conviction
    to avoid unnecessary splashing sounds. There are two C Section (Bars 21–31)
    techniques that can be used when attempting a hi-hat foot This section has a mambo beat similar to the A section but
    pattern: heel up and heel down. Use the technique that suits with a few added ride cymbals. The ending phrase is based
    you best. With both techniques, ensure your foot always on the introduction phrase in bars 3–4.
    remains in contact with the hi-hat pedal.
    Bars 21–27 | Sound production: ride cymbal
    Bars 3–4 | Co-ordinating with the left foot In order to produce the best sound from the ride cymbal,
    The hands pattern in these bars follows the other allow your hand to bounce back after hitting the cymbal
    instruments that play on the track. The rhythm is: 1 2 rest and ensure that your grip of the stick is not too tight. To
    & rest & (bar 3) rest & 2 & 3 & 4 (bar 4). Try playing the fill achieve a clear ring from the ride, try playing with the tip
    on the snare only initially then, when the rhythms are clear, of your drum stick and hitting the cymbal in the area half
    move it around the kit as written. Your hi-hat foot should way between the bell and the edge of the cymbal. As with
    continue to play on each backbeat throughout these bars. the drums, hitting the same area of a cymbal will naturally
    This might be quite challenging to co-ordinate accurately, produce a more consistent sound.
    but because there is nothing to play on the bass drum you
    can focus fully on the hi-hat and fill (Fig. 1). Bar 31 | Rhythmic displacement
    The ending fill consists of two groups of three snare strokes.
    Bar 5 | Mambo The first group starts on the beat, and the second on the
    This mambo beat consists of quarter notes on the ride offbeat. Moving phrases across beats and bars is the basic
    cymbal, bass drum on beats one and three, snare on beat concept of rhythmic displacement.
    two and varied toms. Maintain your right hand on the ride
    cymbal and aim to achieve even and consistent strokes.
    Play the snare and toms part with your left hand. Move it in

    ∑ ∑
    good time and maintain a solid pulse. Co-ordinate this hand

    œ œ ‰ J J ‰ œ œ œ œ œ
    œ œœ œ
    pattern with the bass drum and you are ready to mambo.
    ã
    œ œ œ
    J J
    y y y y
    J

    B Section (Bars 13–20)


    The first four bars of this section are the build-up for the Count: 1 2 REST & 4 & REST & 2 & 4 & 4
    trumpet solo in bar 17. The section between bars 17 and 20
    is marked with a repeat sign and should be played twice.
    Fig. 1: Co-ordinating with the left foot
    Bar 13–16 | Build-up
    The drums play consistent quarter note bass drums and
    eighth note hi-hat until the fill in bar 16. It is common in
    Latin music for build-up sections such as this to feature two
    or more different rhythmic patterns played by the musicians.
    In this piece, the piano and bass play syncopated rhythms
    that might be confusing at first. However, the shaker plays a y yœ y yœ œ
    straight pattern that you can sync to. This is your chance to ã œ y œ y
    work on developing a stronger inner pulse.
    Drums Grade 2

    Bar 17 | Four-way co-ordination


    When playing the mambo beat in this section, you will need
    to add your hi-hat foot on the backbeat. This means you will Fig. 2: Four way co-ordination
    use four limbs to play different patterns. This will be harder

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