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Posted: **Mon Feb 21, 2005 4:20 pm**

Here's my latest study focus. It's a quinto solo based on Dan's interpretations of selections from Cliff Brooks' book Afro Cuban Conga Drum Improvisation.
Cliff's Afro-Cuban Chops Page

I took the ideas and mad scientisted together a solo with elements of clave, shekere, and quinto - leaving out the root parts of Salidor and Tres-Dos (mid and low drums).
I used the program developed by Henry Keller, called Percussion Studio.
Percussion Studio

Here's the block notation from Percussion Studio. Sorry about the smudges, they're from re-used printer paper which had something scanned through the other side:
solo1st page
solo2nd page

And here are the mpg sound clips. First one is at 110 bpm for easier interpretation, and the second is closer to real-time speed of 222 bpm:
solo1
solo2

I'm really having a great time being a composer!
Sure hope that at some point I can actually play this whole pattern!! ???

Any one else working something interesting and challenging?
Using programs to compose?

Dave

Edited By windhorse on 1109003039

Posted: **Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:31 am**

Hi Windhorse, allthough its an old thread, I've been away for a bit.
I use software to compose, but for the whole tune, not just percussion.
I am into recording alot and have been trying to incorporate both playing and composing.
I try to differentiate the composing of percussion instruments to the real performance and record it instead of putting it down with software. Not to bash your idealism, but to me its more of being a percussionist at heart and emulate the other instruments.
it may be similar to many guitarists, keyboardist that incorporate percusson instruments to their main 'axe". They have a more preconcieved iea about what its about, and fail as you may have witnessed.It just gives the uninitiated the wrong idea of what percussion is about. I think it would be better to you as a percussionist to perfect your performance in a traditional sense to" keep" the instrument and its role true.

T

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 3:50 am**

Hey T! I know exactly what you mean,, and no worries..
I won't be sucked into the "black hole" of the pattern junky who tinkers and tinkers without ever devoloping the chops on the drums..
I spend a few hours a day playing the drum, and at least twice a week with a group playing Afro-Cuban Folkloric about 4 hours a shot.
The amount of time tinkering with this program doesn't hold a candle to where my heart is..!!

Just another angle or a tool.. Kind of like posting on the net..

Dave :;):

Posted: **Sat Mar 05, 2005 8:25 pm**

Dave, yeah definately don't get too caught up in it. It can be good for studying and to explore different facets of soloing/patterns etc in a scholastic way. Kinda to get the brain to be prepared-like learning/analyse lead sheets etc.

T

Posted: **Sun Mar 06, 2005 2:49 pm**

windhorse wrote:Here's my latest study focus. It's a quinto solo based on Dan's interpretations of selections from Cliff Brooks' book Afro Cuban Conga Drum Improvisation.
Cliff's Afro-Cuban Chops Page

I took the ideas and mad scientisted together a solo with elements of clave, shekere, and quinto - leaving out the root parts of Salidor and Tres-Dos (mid and low drums).
I used the program developed by Henry Keller, called Percussion Studio.
Percussion Studio

Here's the block notation from Percussion Studio. Sorry about the smudges, they're from re-used printer paper which had something scanned through the other side:
solo1st page
solo2nd page

And here are the mpg sound clips. First one is at 110 bpm for easier interpretation, and the second is closer to real-time speed of 222 bpm:
solo1
solo2

I'm really having a great time being a composer!
Sure hope that at some point I can actually play this whole pattern!! ???

Any one else working something interesting and challenging?
Using programs to compose?

Dave

Hi,

can you give us the pcc files ?

Thanks

ZunZun

Posted: **Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:23 pm**

Laurent Lamy wrote:can you give us the pcc files ?

Sure,,

http://animaldreams.net/cong/quintsol1.pcc

Enjoy!

Dave

Posted: **Sun Apr 17, 2005 2:23 pm**

Here's another neat quinto ride I learned yesterday.
It's the Tresillo Hocket:

hand: | - L R - L R - L | - R L - R L - R ||
quint: | - O O - S S - O | - S S - O O - S ||

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Mad Scientisting quinto solos - composing?