Conga Lesson 1

Conga Lesson 1 with Jerry Rivera

[@fazedamusik]

love the idea of practicing on the seat of the drum throne. get your technique without waking up the neighbors. thx bro...

[@esitoris]

Fantisc Jerry. Nicely done!...This conga groove of my youth :) Thanks

[@boricua0073]

1 video only? Or do you have another channel?

[@eljoelo2459]

First slap demonstrated is more of an open slap because you take your hand of the skin. For a slap you have to keep your hand in contact like he does in the pattern but also note that for the pattern he is using the other hand holding the skin which makes the slap sound higher and "dry". In Spanish we call the slap "seco" (dry) to note that there is almost no ringing to it. Also you have to correct the explanation of the pattern, you're transposing some hits (2:57). You are saying "heel, tip, slap, heel, tip, heel, open..." but you did it correctly "heel, tip, slap, tip, heel, tip, open", after the slap the other hand starts with a tip.

[@Koryuhoka]

Jerry.. just wanted to say that even though the pattern is noted as "heel toe", it is actually palm toe. The idea is to drive your palm down and almost forward. Then you raise the "toe" like a hinge at the heel. When you take your hand off for the open tones, just tilt your arm down so the wrist maintains contact with the drum at the bearing edge. Great playing!

[@eljoelo2459]

It is a palm-finger but that sounds weird lol

[@SAHBfan]

This is a great basic lesson, thanks. I hope one day you will post some more...

[@dsanchezsylvan]

Thank you for the lesson. I got a lot from it. I'm trying to teach myself and my nephew how to play. Your church reference brought a lot of memories... ah los cantos. God bless. 🙏🏽

[@berjaniasoliscaro2565]

Saludos cuál es la medida de esa congas por favor

[@RNmerritt]

thanks just got a conga drum, have some bongos too.. love playing trying to get better

[@speedskis777]

Cool, very helpful for me as a composer, writing out my first percussion ensemble piece.

[@maricarmencruz2105]

Awesome brother! Thanks for the basics!

[@lilliancolon2210]

Dios te bendiga.por enseñar el grandioso don que dios te dio de tocar este instrumento. Ponga mas despacios para yo poder aprender de usted.

[@pinpointmen]

Very helpfull, excellent easy start

[@60gidget]

Thank you so much, you are my first Conga teacher. I only have mini Congas that is okay?

[@barbaraowen5654]

very clear thank you

[@powerbylightfutureisnow1579]

Great lesson for the new players. Much love bro

[@fabiosparago]

Grazie Jerry! very appreciated!

[@derbeno]

If you follow this as a beginner you will have quite a lot to undo and re-learn to do correctly, heel tip is wrong. You may get by with this technique but to move on to a more advanced level you will be found out. Sorry

[@ManOfRhythm]

You are correct, Ilya. It is HTSTHTOO, not HTSHTHOO. He plays it correctly, but explains it incorrectly on the breakdown.

[@anonymousone4034]

Thanks so much! I'm starting hand drumming.

[@phillyman5000]

Thank you!

[@willymorales9413]

thanks for the video, i like congas but im so hard to learn, i play congas at my church, do you have any idea how to play christian music?

[@RickChesler]

Super-helpful, thanks.

[@fazedamusik]

sounds fantastic!

[@iel2006]

Thank you. I am learning to play and would love to play in church. Que Dios te bendiga...California..

[@AdrianD2010]

the drums sounds very well...do you have a quinto -conga or a conga- tumba??

[@Ticonderous1]

good lesson brother

[@amihanmendoza674]

I got a bit confused as your breakdown is the opposite when you played. Which is is correct? Heel toe or toe heel on '&3& count' thank you.

[@sicopr2003]

Nice lesson,thanks.How tall are this congas,28 or 30 inches tall?

[@zer0six472]

Good by my brother thank you 🙏

[@danielarroyo121076]

Do you live in ct

[@arnaudlefaivre6230]

THANKS A LOT.SIMPLE AND CLEAR

[@josecorrea1297]

THANKS.

[@user-uc9wy1sn3b]

Please can you explain with notation?

[@JamJonesLivelyStatio]

when you break it into two parts you say the second starts with heel tip heel, but I think it is tip heel tip actually

[@michaelhicks5150]

Ilya Eryzhenskiy in many other videos, the teachers seem to always start with the heel

[@nebimolina7086]

Excellent

[@g41thomas]

GOOD STARTING INSTRUCTION TNX

[@bluegemini0527]

por favor, muy bien, I wish I could learn this

[@cdm1250uhf1]

are you still playing?

[@riadabdlla7974]

اصلي

[@seanphillthephotosgrimsley2888]

Not sure the tumboa is gonna work for me in my church lol

[@RNmerritt]

goofball

[@johnlopez8279]

Thank you

[@samsondadula6253]

excellent teacher!!

[@powerbylightfutureisnow1579]

🥁🎷🎸🕯

[@mikemcclung6486]

your verbal discription is out of sync with the actual played rythem. its 3 beats for the left hand in the first have and 2 beats in the later half..sounds good

[@pastoresmanuelyramonitamad4452]

AMADO TODO BIEN PERO LEVANTA MUCHO LA IZQUIERDAD Y TIENE QQUE ABRIRLAS MAS PARA QUE SEA UN SONIDO UNIFORME. BENDICIONES.

[@tonywarrior]

You forgot to say the beat is bolero, by the way is helpful.

[@michaelhicks5150]

Tony Warrior some congueros refer to it as a “Tumbao”

[@congero0957]

This is not just a Church technique it's for any music and he's not matching the tones, sorry m opinion

[@daneyadams30]

derp derp derp... derp

[@ricosalsa]

"heel tip heel" you say on 2.00 minuts, your wrong, it's "tip heel tip", so it is: heel tip slap tip heel tip open open

[@charliem.camilien1035]

Thanks! As someone who just started to learn that's what I was taught.

[@derbeno]

Be careful following. You will end up spending many hours undoing bad habits. Many good vids out there but be selective. This guy is a beginner and has no business making an instruction video. Before you follow anyone google their name first.

[@peterselie6500]

true...pattern is wrong

[@OneDrumBum]

In Church for worship? Although this gentleman is sincere and trying to be helpful he manages to make important mistakes on the easiest and most widely known pattern of Tumboa. Don't let this guy confuse you. Look elsewhere for lessons! Sorry

[@gurmith]

I can't learn from a 'teacher' who makes such a basic error and isn't even aware that he's f...?? up!

[@jagdevsingh9290]

Shit.. More than half video spent, just in gossip

[@TheVikingtropical]

Totally wrong!!