Afro-Cuban Slap Bass Lines. Includes Audio Online

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ISBN 10: 0634023780 ISBN 13: 9780634023781

Publisher: Berklee Press Publications, 1900

Synopsis

Afro-Cuban rhythms are hot, and the bass is the beating heart of the groove! Now you can learn to play slap bass in seven popular Afro-Cuban styles: cha cha, son montuno, songo, timba, Afro-Cuban 6/8, Latin jazz, and Latin jazz in 7. Whether you read tab or standard notation, you will quickly learn all these styles and develop your slap bass techniques to create style-appropriate articulations. The book includes access to online percussion tracks, play-along tracks and complete songs to help you improve your groove to an Afro-Cuban rhythm. Grammy-winning bassist Oscar Stagnaro is one of today's top players and a pioneer in bass education. He is an associate professor at Berklee College of Music, where he helped found the Latin bass studies department. He is co-author of The Latin Bass Book. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

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Synopsis

Learn to play slap bass in seven popular Afro Cuban styles - cha cha, son montuno, songo, timba, Afro-Cuban 6/8, Latin Jazz and Latin Jazz in 7. Whether you read tab or standard notation, you will quickly learn all these styles and develop your bass techniques to create style-appropriate articulations. The included CD has percussion tracks, play-along tracks and complete songs to help you improve your groove to an Afro Cuban rhythm.

Edition details

• Publisher: Berklee Press Publications
• Publication date: 1900
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0634023780
• ISBN 13: 9780634023781
• Binding: Sheet music
• Number of pages: 64