Slightly OT Instrumentation Neo Bodhran Rhythms
|
|
| Neo Bodhran Rhythms |
| Written by Administrator | |
|
Neo-bodhrán Basic rhythms David Kuckhermann (c) 2003 The first pattern is the fundamental of the rhythm below. It is played only with the right hand. It is a good exercise to practice the movement from 'Pa' to 'Dum'which is very important. Fill up the spaces with left hand 'Taks': In the next example the left-hand stroke on the 3rd beat is accented: And now play a snap instead:
A second
pattern is added. It is similar to the one before, just the first two strokes
are substituted with a right hand 'Tak':
Add some brush strokes in the middle of the pattern. Start to brush downwards:
The last
two strokes are substituted by fingersnaps of
the left ring and middle finger:
A
combination of the variations before: If you leave out the last two strokes of the pattern, you are in 6/8: Add a second pattern:
A
variation using the brushing technique:
more complex variations using the brushing technique:         |
| < Prev |
|---|
Supporting Bodojo
If you feel that the site has been useful, you may wish to support the site on its mission to help others.
An easy way is to link back to pages in bodojo from your websites, blog posts and other web activities.
If you include the word bodhran in your link, it will improve our poor search rankings for that word. Thank you for your support of bodojo, everyone benefits!
|
|
Paul Phillips Awards
A non-profit fund to support young bodhran players
