Cajon
Master the box drum
Get your hands on our Cajon Syllabus Beginner Series now!
From mastering basic techniques to exploring rock, disco, surf, and latin grooves, this syllabus offers a clear and logical progression tailored to your skill level.
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Whether you're a beginner or an experienced drummer looking to refine your craft, you'll find everything you need to know about cajon basics in this book.
From fundamental techniques and rudiments to exploring various musical styles and genres, this syllabus has you covered.
An exceptionally versatile box drum originally from Peru, the cajon is an instrument you wanna get your hands on right away, and jam to your favourite pop and rock songs!
You will learn hand, finger, and slapping techniques. And with the Cajon Syllabus Beginner Series book, you will be exposed to various grooves, fills, and more.
Upon advancing, you will learn how to incorporate accessorised playing, which will require a level of mastery over limb independence!
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Here's an outline of what you'll learn in your cajon course. The content and pace of lessons will always be customised according to your playing level
Hand placement and technique
You will learn how to correctly place your hands and fingers on the tapas of the drum and incorporate the right technique when playing the cajon.
Popular grooves
You will learn an extensive variety of popular grooves, ranging from pop to latin compositions.
Based on various genres, we will teach you how to identify which groove to play with which particular genre of song.
Working on Solos
Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced cajonist, you will learn the full concept of solo-ing. We will teach you how to approach solos, and understand how certain types of solos only work well with certain genres of songs.
Cajon Rudiments
You will learn all 40 essential drum rudiments, adapted to the cajon, ranging from basic rolls to flams, to intricate drag essentials.
Accessorised Playing
We are probably the only ones teaching accessorised playing on the cajon. Once you master the basics, you will learn how to play a foot block, a foot tambourine with your other leg, a heck stick and cymbals, all while playing the cajon!
Mastering finger-work
Once you comprehend and acquire the basic hand rudiments, you will learn extensive finger-work patterns, that will help you play 32nd and 64th notes in a bar, which is blindingly fast!
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