Master the Clave: Essential Rhythms & Patterns 🎶

This video will cover:
• introduction to basic rhythmic structure
• clave as an instrument and rhythmic pattern
• different feels of 3-2 vs 2-3 son clave
• bars/measures and phrases
• the 8 count
• where the steps fall in the count
• how to find the beat with clave

It is a clip from part 1 of the Music & Rhythm section of Casino Fundamentals

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00:00 Intro
01:09 Music & Rhythm pt. 1
01:35 Son clave
02:44 Some basic music terminology
03:00 3-side and 2-side of clave
04:10 Listening to clave with music
05:17 How the steps fit in
06:41 Why dancers count to 8
08:41 Finding the beat with clave
11:06 Using the 3-side to find the start of each measure
12:05 Using the 2-side to find every beat & the tempo
13:12 Finding the beat with 2-3 son clave vs 3-2
13:30 Is clave useful to find the beat?
14:16 Sh*t talking
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15:39 Recap of clave, music, rhythm, and timing
18:09 Outro