Deepen rhythmical knowledge - learn to drum 6/8 clave rhythm
There are so many great drum beat rhythms to learn in 6/8 time signature and one of the most important rhythms is the clave.
But let’s not get too technical; let’s keep it nice and simple. We want to be able to feel and hear the rhythm for 6/8 online drum lessons for beginners.
I mentioned in my Fun 6/8 Rhythms for Beginners to keep it simple when learning new drum beats, by playing rhythms at slow tempos. I have recorded a song called 6/8 Meditative Groove where you can practice and build your timing and rhythm skills.
6/8 clave rhythm
There are lots more wonderful rhythms and in-depth information in Energise Your Life book to help grow and deepen rhythmical knowledge and skills. Here is 6/8 clave rhythm written in box form notation for easy learning.
There are three components for learn to play drums:
- Listening
- Co-ordination
- Timing
Listening to music is a wonderful way to build musicality, understanding rhythms and compositions. A great way to learn to play drums is playing along to music. And let’s face it rhythm is the foundation of music. Energise Your Life music has been created for this purpose to help hone skills.
There are many ways to listen to music. The surface listening, for example driving the car, in the background while working at your computer. Then there’s deep listening. Make time to sit down or lay down, put on some music and deeply listen – what can you hear? Tune in to each percussion instrument, guitar, bass, strings, voice, one at a time, which means listening to one song many times and discovering each instrument.
Playing drums uses both sides of the body, building co-ordination skills will help build motor memory, which will help enhance your rhythm skills. Simple rhythmical exercise will help develop this skill.
Continue your learning experience with my free djembe drumming PDF
A little gift for you as you continue to build your djembe drumming skills.
I want to help you out as much as I can so I’ve added some great hand drum beats for beginners and ensemble drums that accompany the djembe, called 7 Easy Steps to Develop Rhythm, Technique, Timing and Feel ebook. It’s filled with lots of tips on technique and how to improve your timing and feel, to really take your playing to the next level.
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