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Learn how to play a percussion shaker with free music lessons from a jazz composer in this free video series.
There are 15 videos in this series:
Get an introduction to shaker percussion and playing shakers in this free video.
Learn a basic shaker percussion pattern with a slap in the music lesson in this free video.
Learn a basic shaker percussion pattern with a curve in the music lesson in this free video.
Learn loose rolling effects with shakers in the music lesson in this free video tutorial.
Learn muting effects for playing shaker percussion in the music lesson in this free video.
Learn how to play shaker percussion with "soul" in the music lesson in this free video.
Learn how to shaker percussion in a band in the music lesson in this free video.
Learn how to play shaker percussion with two hands in the music lesson in this free video.
Learn how to play two handed triplets with shakers, in the music lesson in this free video.
Learn how to play one handed shaker triplets in the music lesson in this free video.
Learn how to advance to playing better shakers in the music lesson in this free video.
Find out how to adjust the volume when playing shakers in this free percussion lesson.
Learn how to mute large shakers when playing shaker percussion in the music lesson in this free video.
Learn how to play two different sized shakers in the music lesson in this free video.
Learn how to set up microphones for recording shaker percussion in the music lesson in this free video.
Shakers, whether big or small, are great additions to bands of many different musical genres. Using a percussion shaker is fairly easy and very intuitive, but using a percussion shaker well is far more difficult. There are many different styles and effects you can achieve with percussion shakers. If you would like to learn how to use percussion shakers well, for playing in a band, you have come to the right place. You can learn how to use percussion shakers, for free and online, from on of our experts.
In this free music lesson, learn how to play percussion shakers from musician Ryan Larson. Ryan will show you basic shaker percussion techniques and patterns such as loose rolling effects and muting effects. He will teach you how to play percussion shakers with "soul", and how to play shakers with a band. Additionally you can learn how to play percussion shakers with two hands, how to play triplets, how to mute large shakers, how to play two different sized shakers, and how to set up microphones for recording shaker percussion music.
Ryan Larson 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 reading and improvising over the harmonic series, students can learn every basic chord just by running one song through all 12 keys.dkdk
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