Compas and tempo of the Cumbia
| Region | Colombian Caribbean, especially the Momposine Depression and lower Magdalena Ribes |
|---|---|
| Compas | 2 / 2 (match) or 2 / 4 |
| Reference time | For example, white = 100 in the reference recording of the "Spurps and Reels" sign |
| Instruments | Mill or gaite cane, cheerful drum, call, drum, seawater and guache |
| To listen | "La pollera colorá" (Juan Madera Castro and Wilson Choperena, 1960) |
Where every instrument falls
- Call: It plays at the backlash, constantly. It's the soft click of the metronomer.
- Maracas and guache: divide each pulse into two and maintain continuous movement.
- Tambora: It brings serious and signifies the key call of cumbia, an accent at the seventh of the eight subdivisions of every two compas.
- A cheerful drum: He improvises and dialogues with his melody and his dance.
- Mill or shingle: They have their melody.
What's with the party?
In the music of pits and drums of the Caribbean, the two-pulse compases are almost general. To write the cube at 2 / 2 rather than 4 / 4 reflect how it feels at two, as a step of dance that goes and goes back and not at four times. If you prefer to count at 2 / 4, choose that beacon at [metronomus]](/herramientas/metronomo): The pulse's the same, but only the figure changes.
How to practice cumbia with the metronome
- It counts "1 and 2 and" at a moderate tempo and sets 1 and 2 with his feet as a dance step.
- Give a palm at each "and," along with the soft click: that's the call.
- Switch the branch to clocks and add a shaker or his fingers to the table: they are the seawatballs.
- When everything feels natural, the tempo goes up to the 100 targets of the reference recording.
How to read the tempo of this page
The BPM count the pulse of the bar, which isn't always a black: at 6 / 8 each pulse's a black with a tipstick (3 clocks), at 2 / 2 it's a white (4 clocks) and at 3 / 4, a black (2 clocks). That's why we should think about clocks a minute as well:
- In 2 / 2: 90 BPM blancaThat's what I'm talking about. 360 That's how you write them every minute.
How to adjust the metronomer
- Compas: At 6 / 8 compases, the metronome counts black with a tipple (two pulses per bar), and at 2 / 2 count with a white figure and at 3 / 4 with a black figure.
- Section: He adds soft clics between his pulse and his pulse. With his clocks, you listen to his rhythm and without his subdivision, his pulse alone.
- Actors: Touch every point so that that time sounds strong, soft or without an accent, and weapon the pattern that you are practising.
- A time of a recording: put up the song and play Tap tempo at the pulse rate, and the metronomer calculates the BPM.
- Retirement: From 2 to 5 BPM when the passage goes clear three times in a row. If it's broken down, put down 8 and get back up.
Common errors with methonomal
- Speed up at end of sentence: It's the most common mistake. Record some compas with your phone and listen if you get there before clicking.
- Play without listening to the click: When you go exactly to tempo, your blow and click merge and you nearly stop listening to it. If you listen to it before or after your note, it's okay.
- Retirement up too soon: A clear and slow rhythm sounds better than a fast and tipsy one, and you learn more quickly.
- To count the wrong compass: A quick tempo, a 6 / 8 sits in two pulses and a 2 / 2 in two white ones and count all the clocks out loud challenges you.
Frequently asked questions
What's his name with his cube?
Two pints per peter (2 / 2) or two pints per peter.
What's the phone call up to at his place?
Fold the drawback constantly and hold up the group. At this metronomer, it's a soft click between pulse and pulse.
Can I have a battery cube?
Yes: you can share with the set the roles of the drum, the call and the seatbeds. Read [Latin drums or percussion]](/blog/bateria-o-percusion-latina) to decide where to start.