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Play bongo drums and become king of the bongo, using bongo beats, tempos, bends and syncopated techniques learned in this free bongo tutorial video series from our expert bongo drummer.
There are 9 videos in this series:
Position bongos for playing, so you can drum comfortably and effectively; learn how with tips from our expert bongo drummer in this free bongo video tutorial on percussion instruments.
Find the beat of the song when playing bongos; learn how with tips from our expert bongo drummer in this free bongo video tutorial on percussion instruments.
Play the beat of a song with bongo drum beats; learn how with tips from our expert bongo drummer in this free bongo video tutorial on percussion instruments.
Play bongos for a fast tempo song; learn how with tips from our expert bongo drummer in this free bongo video tutorial on percussion instruments.
Play bongos along with songs that don't normally have them; learn how with tips from our expert bongo drummer in this free bongo video tutorial on percussion instruments.
Bend notes and get different sounds from bongos; learn how with tips from our expert bongo drummer in this free bongo video tutorial on percussion instruments.
Bongos vary in type, like latin percussion and congas; learn more from our expert bongo drummer in this free bongo video tutorial on percussion instruments.
Play syncopated drum beats on bongos; learn how with tips from our expert bongo drummer in this free bongo video tutorial on percussion instruments.
Our expert bongo and conga drummer performs a bongo demonstration, after offering a bongo summary in this free bongo video tutorial on drums and percussion instruments.
Because of its endless potential as a means for the imaginative manipulation of sound, music is one of the most important and powerful forms of human expression that exists today. Music is unique in that it facilitates a conversation for the musician and the audience that language alone cannot, creating a connection between people that is not limited by time, distance, or relationship.
The drum is thought to be the oldest of musical instruments—and its basic design has not changed for thousands of years. Over time, drumming has had a significant impact on the history of man, both as a method of communication over long distances and as an implement of religious symbolism. While the modern Western man has largely abandoned a lifestyle that would incorporate the drum in these ways, popular music still realizes some of that original intent, since drums have served as the backbone of just about every song produced in the last 50 years.
In these free percussion lessons on video, learn how to play the bongos, a set of small circular drums with skin heads and an open bottom. Our expert will illuminate some of the characteristics of the bongo drums, including tips on how to hold them, how to find the beat of a song, how to play uptempo songs, how to bend notes, and how to play syncopated beats.
Bob Saldana Bob Saldana has been enjoying music since first hearing the Ventures "Walk Don't Run." He started on drums, then guitar and bass. He has produced and performed with Texas and California musicians, including Mance Lipscomb, Roger McGwinn, James Burton, Gary P. Nunn, Jane Quisenberry, Etahn Riley, Mary Lynn Dias, Norton Buffalo, Marcus, Phil Seymour, Dwight Twilley, Susan Cowsill, Shawn Sahm, Speedy Sparks, Johnny (JP) Perez, and Harry Hess.dkdk
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