Piraña Cajón Jam – Book

80 pages book complement for the video “Cajón Jam”, in english language.

This book comes without dvd, since the video can be purchased separately. The dvd format will be available soon.

Contents:

INDEX

1-2 Piraña’s biog and selected discography
3-4 Foreword
5-10 History of the Flamenco Cajón

PART I: BASIC LEVEL

11 Basics

12 The Cajón
13 The “sweetspots”
14-15 Basstone
16-17 Sharp tone
18 Ghost notes
19 Knuckle stroke

20 Nail flick
21 Excercise 1
22 Excercise 2
23 Excercise 3
24 Rhythm patterns
25 Pattern A

PART II: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

26 Intermediate
27 Patterns with compound meter
28 Pattern B
29 Over 4 beat pulse
30 Over 6 beat pulse
31 Over 3 beat pulse
32 Pattern C
33 Over 4/6/3 beat pulse
34-35 Introducing the Soleá and
Bulería rhythms
36 Pattern D – “Half Bulería”

37 Over 3/6/4 beat pulse
38 Pattern E – “Bulería”
39 Over 3/6/4 beat pulse
40 The Jam
41-42 “Chameleon” pattern
43 “Chameleon” pattern variations
44 ” Chameleon” theme cajón
transcription
44-45 “Afro Blue” pattern
46 “Afro Blue” pattern variations
47″Afro Blue” theme cajón transcription

PART III : ADVANCED LEVEL

47 Advanced

50-62 Cajón Solo transcription

63-74 Mixed set solo transcription

EXTRA

75-76 The gear
77 Recording the cajón

78 Mixing the sound
79 Musicians

80 Credits