Afro-Cuban Drumset: Grooves you
can Use
"If ever there was a DVD that every set-drummer needed, "Afro-Cuban
Drumset" is it. It's authentic and comprehensive,
and will benefit both the student and the professional. Curt has done
a
great service for the
Latin and jazz players."
Frank Dorritie
Grammy Award Winning Producer for Cal Tjader, Tito Puente,
Art Blakey
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out what people are saying about the DVD.
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| Lakeridge Productions is pleased
to announce the new DVD title "Afro-Cuban Drumset: Grooves you
can Use" featuring Curt Moore. Get in the groove by playing traditional
Afro-Cuban percussion parts on the drumset. Detailed lessons, interactive
practice tools and loads of features. |
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| Check Out
the Video |
Click
here to see a video clip of
the DVD intro. Curt presents the disc's highlights and explains his teaching
method.
To play the clip, you will need Quicktime 7 or later, available
as a
free download from Apple. |
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| Curt Moore |
| With over 100 recordings to his credit,
celebrated drummer and educator Curt
Moore has amassed an impressive resume that lists collaborations
with many leading jazz, pop and world music artists, including Francisco
Aguabella, Pete Escovedo, Andy Narell, and Steve Turre, and leads
his own critically acclaimed Latin Jazz group "Soul Sauce".
Moore is on the faculty at The Jazzschool in Berkeley, California,
and is in demand nationally as a clinic instructor and festival adjudicator. |
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| Grooves |
| Learn how to apply traditional Afro-Cuban
percussion parts to the drumset with nearly 3 hours of instruction
covering 99 grooves in Cha Cha, Mambo Son, Bolero, and Afro 6/8 song
styles. Curt breaks down each groove and demonstrates how it sounds
in a band setting. The grooves are also presented using Curt's unique
"Latin Feet/Jazz Feet" concept as a step toward learning
the traditional "tumbao" bass patterns. |
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| Performances |
| Get inside each song style with music
by Curt's band "Soul Sauce". Gain valuable insight into
how the grooves are used in the context of a performance. Or choose
the alternate audio track to hear Curt's commentary on his technique
along with advice for playing with other musicians. |
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| Practice
Tools |
| Come up to speed with extensive practice
tools that include interactive play-along tracks for each groove and
options for choosing which instruments to practice with. DVD-ROM features
include printable PDF notation files of all the grooves, as well as
looping audio files in Sony® Acid® and Apple® Garageband™
formats that facilitate tempo alterations without affecting the pitch
of the instruments. |
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| Loads of
Features |
| Check out Curt's setup and pick
up some choice tips for your kit in the interactive drumset feature.
Learn the do's and don't's of playing with congas and timbales. Study
basic clave concepts. Jump straight to what you're looking for quickly
and easily with extensive menu access. |
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