All About Hand Percussion: Your Guide to 47 Instruments & Techniques

Description

This book provides everything you need to know to start playing now. It includes an overview of 47 instruments, rhythm patterns and playing techniques, pronunciation guide, assessment tools and an audio/video CD.
The contents give brief history and overview, construction (where applicable), techniques, and musical applications. The enhanced CD shows Kalani playing each instrument. The rhythm pattern for each instrument is given in the book.
Contents:

Introduction
Practice Tips
Percussion Actions and Skills

Percussion Actions
Percussion Skills
Percussion Techniques
Benefits of using KPAS

Instruments

Metal – Cowbell, Agogo, Gankogui, Triangle, Sistrum and Jingle Stick, Tambourine, Sleigh Bells, Gongs, Singing Bowl, Bell Tree, Finger Cymbals, Tibetan Bells, Mark Tree, Wind Chimes, Kalimba (Mbira), Flexatone, Spoons
Wood – Woodblock, Two-Tone Block, Temple Blocks, Frog Rasper, Claves, Castanets, Bones, Log Drum (Krin), Tongue Drum, Clapper Sticks, Ka’eke’eke (Stamping Tubes)
Shakers, Rattles & Scrapers – Shaker, Maracas (Rattle), Axatse (Rattle), Shekere, Caxixi and Seke-Seke, Cabasa (Afuche), Ratchet (Cog Rattle), Dress Rattles, Guiro, Guira, Reco-Reco, Pu’ili Sticks, Binzasara, Vibraslap
Other Worldly Sounds – Rain Stick, Ipu (Ipu-Heke), Udu, Berimbau, Whistles

Appendix
Tools of the “Played”
Assessment Tools
Instrument Icons
Assessment Answers