In this lesson Leonel talks about picking and gives two exercises to develop independence between the right and left...
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.
In this lesson Leonel shows how to adapt the cha-cha-chá to the Cuban tres. Although cha-cha-chá is not normally played...
Leonel talks about playing timba on the tres. This is an advanced lesson, but take your time and practice.
The bolero is the combination of emotions and harmonic concepts. Like any other style, we need to have a wide harmonic knowledge and a refined musical taste.
The changüí flavor can be obtained by playing specific rhythmic accents on either the piano's tumbao or the tres's contratumbao.
In this lesson, Leonel talks about the Cuban bolero and plays a fantastic solo. He also discusses the guajeo, or...