leedy2 wrote: many of you were not men't to be conga ,bongo ,timbales players .You may play traps perfect and are good at that or may play another instrument to perfection very well. To start to learn to play conga at a late age or any other instrument it is just crazy .You will not learn the true aspects of the instruments ,it become very difficult for you to under stand and worst of all you spend money that really don't need to in book ,teachers and instruments that later on it's wasted money sold you instrument for fraction of what you paid and at the end you have learned nothing. I have seen students that study under the tutelage of great musician's and I have put them to play a simple tumbao or a marcha on a set of bongos and can't play for the life in them. With this said if you find your self having problems in learning , you read and do not understand , see a teacher for 3 month's and nothing gets through then playing a percussion instrument of this source is not for you .You will be giving some one money paying there bill and you will be broke in long run.
YOU WERE NOT BORN TO BE A CONGA ,BONGO OR TIMBALES PLAY TRY SOME THING ELSE IT MAY BE BATTER FOR YOU
leedy2 wrote:New Plan's in the works Johnny Conga will know be known as the Karate kid of Conga drumming.![]()
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. Many here will criticizes what I am about to say but it a true fact many of you were not men't to be conga ,bongo ,timbales players .You may play traps perfect and are good at that or may play another instrument to perfection very well. To start to learn to play conga at a late age or any other instrument it is just crazy .You will not learn the true aspects of the instruments ,it become very difficult for you to under stand and worst of all you spend money that really don't need to in book ,teachers and instruments that later on it's wasted money sold you instrument for fraction of what you paid and at the end you have learned nothing. I have seen students that study under the tutelage of great musician's and I have put them to play a simple tumbao or a marcha on a set of bongos and can't play for the life in them. With this said if you find your self having problems in learning , you read and do not understand , see a teacher for 3 month's and nothing gets through then playing a percussion instrument of this source is not for you .You will be giving some one money paying there bill and you will be broke in long run.
YOU WERE NOT BORN TO BE A CONGA ,BONGO OR TIMBALES PLAY TRY SOME THING ELSE IT MAY BE BATTER FOR YOU.
Here a quick story I studied radiology in collage spent 4 years of my life in school to be come a drummer for numerous Latin bands during 60-80's made more money in music than radiology and today I am retired and still do odd music job . Today it just for fun there is no money in Latin music.
leedy2 wrote:To start to learn to play conga at a late age or any other instrument it is just crazy .You will not learn the true aspects of the instruments...
YOU WERE NOT BORN TO BE A CONGA ,BONGO OR TIMBALES PLAY TRY SOME THING ELSE IT MAY BE BATTER FOR YOU.
leedy2 wrote:Mike
I bet that you may play a better trombone than conga drum,and that you may have errors in playing congas that no one ever corrected you on.
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