The Essence of Afro-Cuban Percussion and Drum Set

Download or read book The Essence of Afro-Cuban Percussion and Drum Set written by Ed Uribe and published by Warner Bros Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth study (324 pages) of all the percussion instruments, rhythms and song styles of Afro-Cuban music, along with their applications to the drum set. Detailed technical studies of each instrument are presented along with notations of many rhythm styles. The entire rhythm section (parts for bass, piano, horn section, string section, tres, and guitar) is also studied in detail. The book comes with two CDs that include performances of each percussion instrument, drum set, all rhythm section instruments, as well as examples of all musical styles with full instrumentation in score form.