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Summary: Learn how to mute large shakers when playing shaker percussion in the music lesson in this free video.
Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all 12 keys. When applying his 12-key technique to understanding the logic behind...read more
"RYAN LARSON: Now, we can go over our muting techniques. Remember we had one shaker and we'd played it open and then in close. Now, it's hard to do that with two big shakers but if you have one big shaker and you put both your hands over, you can get different sound tones. So, that's just another thing to keep in mind is you can use this especially if you're recording with the instrument. You can get all these different color tones out of it. So, keep that in mind as you play your shaker and you even get a little bit muting with one hand as you play it open like this and then play it. So, these are all different things to keep in mind as you approach your shaker techniques."
eHow Article: How to Mute a Large Shaker
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