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INTRODUCTION
Cliff’s Afro-Cuban Drumming Method 5
Who will Find this Book Useful 7
Audio Recording List 8
The Four Types of Supporting Tracks 10
Practice Suggestions 12
What You will Find in this Book 13
SECTION 1: Timekeeping Lines Concept
Overview 14
Timekeeping Lines 15
Horizontal Downbeat Diagram 16
Spacing Between the Downbeat Lines 17
The Time Keeping and Click Track Exercise 18
The Downbeat Bass Drum Exercise 19
The 8 Symbols You Need to Know 20
The Underlined Symbols 22
What do the Timekeeping Lines Tell You to Do 23
SECTION 2: Timing and Hand Clap Exercises
Overview 25
Instructions for the Timing and Hand Clap Exercises 26
Timing and Hand Clap Exercises 27
SECTION 3: Hand Coordination and Reading Exercises Overview 30
Creating the Vertical Downbeat Diagram 31
The Vertical Downbeat Diagram 33
The Vertical Timekeeping Lines 34
Instructions for the Hand Coordination and Reading Exercise 35
Hand Coordination and Reading Exercises 1-28 (Right Hand Lead) 36
Hand Coordination and Reading Exercises 1-28 (Left Hand Lead) 38
SECTION 4: Quinto Ride Patterns
Overview 40
What is the Quinto Ride? 41
What do the Vertical Timekeeping Lines Tell You to Do 42
Instructions for the Quinto Ride Patterns with Downbeat Exercises
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Quinto Ride Patterns 1-14 (Right Hand Lead) 44
The Longer Vertical Downbeat Diagram 45
Quinto Ride Patterns 15-35 (Right Hand Lead) 46
Quinto Ride Patterns 1-35 (Left Hand Lead) 49
The Ride Flow Exercise–Developing your Ride Flow 53
Instructions for the Ride Flow Exercise 54
The Ride Flow Exercises (Right Hand Lead) 55
The Ride Flow Exercises (Left Hand Lead) 56
SECTION 5: Quinto Phrases
Overview 57
Instructions for the Quinto Phrases Exercises 58
Quinto Phrases Exercises 1-12 (Right Hand Lead) 59
Quinto Phrases Exercises 1-12 (Left Hand Lead) 60
Explanation of the Ride and Phrase Flow Exercises 61
Instructions for the Ride and Phrase Flow Exercises 63
The Ride and Phrase Flow Exercises (Right Hand Lead) 64
The Ride and Phrase Flow Exercises (Left Hand Lead) 65
SECTION 6: Quinto Solo
Overview 66
Instructions for the Quinto Solo 67
The Quinto Solo 68
Appendix A: What is Guaguanco? 69
Appendix B: Glossory 70
The End 73
About the Author 74
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