Clave Explained / Son, Rumba, 3-2, 2-3 and more

[@solomongrundy6806]

For beginners, on the 3 side: Counting like this 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + for both sides then hit it on the 1, on the + after the 2 and on the 4. On the 2 side hit it on the 2 and the 3 (That's for the Son clave). For the Rumba clave the differences is on the 3 side play it on the + after the 4 instead of the 4! The rest stays the same. I hope this help some people out there! 🙂 Thank you Kalani for this video!

[@Neal_Schier]

Thanks! Good tip.

[@musiclady72076]

Thanks!

[@ThatVeryStrangeMan]

So much value from this short vid! Many thanks Kalani and World Drum Club! 😃

[@boboloko]

A drum teacher taught me the palito rhythm can be learned by using the phrase, “will you…remind me…to call…you…later…and will you… remind me…to call…you…later…and will you…etc”.

[@joegiotta7580]

I love those kind of musical mnemonic devices. I learned the cascara with “I’ve got rhythm…like Ti, to Puente. Yes I’ve got rhythm…like Ti, to Puente.

[@boboloko]

@@joegiotta7580 that one makes a little more sense with the context

[@ofdrumsandchords]

That's a good way of teaching a rhythm to a kid when you want him to play with teens (who read music correctly). I used to do this with funny sentences (in french). It's better to use phrases with plosives and simple vowels.

[@cello5841]

I'm a drum teacher. This is a wonderfully idea. I will y use it for shure. Tank you.

[@danarzechula3769]

@@boboloko brilliant!!

[@igorg.8624]

This is very useful. I'm not a musician, I'm a social dancer who wants to develop better Musicality. So now I can practice with my clave at home. Thanks for this.

[@natanrodriguez2580]

This is great. Would you be able to do a video one day using examples of the salsa music danced today where you can show one that uses the 23 clave and another one that has the 32 clave?

[@LuisMcDougall]

The clave can sometimes change within the same arrangement from 3-2 to 2-3 or vice versa, with plenty of examples of this variation. I teach my students that in this type of music-guaguanco and son-there are only two claves: 3-2 and 2-3. These notations simply indicate how to start counting. The challenge lies in teaching syncopation. Think of clave as a password or key; it helps decode how the arrangement was composed, enabling you to align the accented parts with it. This ability allows you to pinpoint where the clave is or which part of it is playing at any given moment. Another effective method I use is having non-percussion musicians write the clave notation above at least the first 20 bars of music. This visual representation helps them understand how it relates to the arrangement. I've found this approach particularly beneficial for those who may not listen to the music as frequently as we Latinos do.

[@guitarmanmusic5233]

It's all from African slaves, Salsa and rumba It comes from the same context, traditionally it's all folk music...... before the piano and all those fancy classical instruments, it was played with "Três ou Quatro" traditional salsa guitar, congas , flutes etc .... and the 2/3 and 3/2 clef , salsa already existed before the modern ways of playing salsa, you can't separate Salsa and Rumba from Cuban Africans, you can talk about the evolution of salsa to modern salsa, parlor salsa, high society etc... but it doesn't separate from its genesis anyway. thank you very much for the musical part of the class, it's very good.

[@usergvhhyu1223]

On point....Salsa is a misnomer for Guaracha Cubana.....Rumba does not use the Tres Guitar.....this is for Nengon, Kibara, Changui and Son.

[@Work782]

Thanks for this great post

[@j.d.7208]

Good stuff wish you used the wood pins for the sound

[@susanamartin603]

Thanks...

[@JohnNugroho]

does palitos pattern equal with "cascara"?

[@danarzechula3769]

Anybody? Anybody?

[@jalillgamble7158]

This was super helpful!!!

[@katemarin8703]

1:22

[@antvilla72]

Claudia questo è per te😂

[@susanamartin603]

👍🎼

[@luckydog-287]

Wow. Very complicated.

[@danarzechula3769]

Just feel it don't think

[@ImaginationSpace]

this video wasnt quick false advertising

[@keenban]

it's just 13 minutes

[@KermodeBear]

@@keenban TikTok generation has an attention span of 13 seconds, though.

[@jjsan27]

@@KermodeBear lmao

[@usergvhhyu1223]

Great. Just a couple of comments 1) Salsa is a misnomer for Guaracha Cubana 2) Rumba originated in Cuba following cultural vectors from West Africa, it is not West African music 3) the name is Kata...not palitos.

[@adderal2147]

@@usergvhhyu1223 He did said that rumba had western african influence