Lessons

In this episode, Jiovanni Cofiño discusses the importance of percussion and the bass, some exercises for both hands, and the difference in acoustic bass vs electric and why you may ...

In this episode, Jiovanni Cofiño discusses playing modern Cuban timba on the bass.

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In this episode, Jiovanni Cofiño discusses playing modern Cuban songo on the bass.

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In this episode, Jiovanni Cofiño discusses playing modern Cuban son on the bass.

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In this episode, Jiovanni Cofiño discusses playing the Cuban Bolero on the bass.

Here is the next lesson in the series on Cuban bass. It features Jiovanni Cofiño (Afro Cuban All Stars, Elito Reve), talking about the basics of danzón.

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In this video, Jiovanni Cofiño talks about playing the bass in a mambo setting. It's short, but sweet!

Here is the next lesson in the series on Cuban bass. It features Jiovanni Cofiño (Afro Cuban All Stars, Elito Reve), talking about the basics of cha-cha-chá and also a ...

In this video, Emilio Morales explains son montuno for pianists.

Guitarists often want to play the Cuban tres tumbao. Here is an exercise to help you understand the tumbao played by the tres player. G minor.

Here is a very short clip on playing changüi on the piano. It is normally played on the Cuban tres, but here Emilio talks about adapting the piano for this style.

Let's talk about the style known as danzón. This is a very peculiar style within Cuban music, since it has several different playing outlines.