Beginner Conga Lesson Playing Doubles 

No prob thanks for watching 👍

nice one thanks for letting me know

no prob glad it helped

No prob!!!

cheers

Great idea, never thought of that before, thanks for the feed back! Chat soon Brendan

Thank I'm delighted

Steve Milton thanks I'm glad it helped

Thanks for saying so.

I delighted it helped, unfortunately I sold all my percussion gear about two years ago, I've a couple more past videos you could check out

no worries thanks for saying so

great, i think its a good technique, thanks for the kind words and the comment

You’re welcome Paul, best of luck

​@@BrendrumJonesI have palsy so can't play the kit. I can play bongos and the bodhrán.

@@pauljordan4452 you know I’ve always wanted to play the bodhran properly

@@BrendrumJones There are a few videos and alternatively I could explain it. Caroline Corr inspired me. I use the ancient Indian rhythms called Konokol and sometimes hit the bottom of the skin for bass and top for snare. It's tiring for your playing arm.

Hey, thanks for saying so. Chat soon, Brendan

Thanks for your feedback

ahhh, youre to kind

@@BrendrumJones no worries

No prob, thanks for having a look

yes i will Jyrus

hamid19701 Thanks for watching!!!

what

+DrummerGrrrl No prob man, thanks for the support.

will doo!!! thanks for watching!!!

thanks

@Cruz Fraticelli thanks for saying so im glad it helped. i sold my congas so i dont make any more but i have a few i made in the past so have a look on my page. thanks watching and ill chat to you soon

***** It's just a joke, you fucking arrogant a-shole

😭😂😭😂😭😂

Hey , yes it is hard at the beginning but worth it. Take it slow and build it up,

Yeah, sometimes you split the skin on your finger

Can you please remake the entire video without the gooey blood?

Blood in the skin

What my paws?

@@BrendrumJones oh never mind I like the video. And still practicing this one..

@@Misterdandamanify 😂😂 lol thanks

@@BrendrumJones your paws 🤣

@@Misterdandamanify lol, big ,chunky, red paws

losuni2 what

yesh

You might get lucky, they may only turn green

the result of what ?

Lol

ModeDickson Yeah, the tips of the fingers dry up and crack

thanks for youre input

Im not doing the basic tones, Im playing doubles, clearly you're looking at the wrong video if you are seeking for an explanation of the tones, and I am implementing one of the 5 tones, its called the opentone.

I stopped smoking and they stopped being pink, however i still have pink knuckles....... Pink power

+Fernando Renau Ferrer well you're not colour blind anyway. well done.

+West Coast Drum School Ha ha! People say the dumbest things, sometimes, don't they?

+DrummerGrrrl they sure do!!!!

You said it bro

sorry J im only seeing this now, yeah just buy what you can and then buid from there

No, this method is fine to use guys, if you take my advise on this video your understanding and technique will improve without question. But do remember that in all aspects drumming is very vast and there are many way to approach this area.

It is ok to screw a prostitute raw.....it's just not advisable.....so yes, one can use your method....it's just not advisable because it fundamentally wrong. Just look at the greats and you will see you are not teaching the correct application for doubles. Don't take this personal....I am just saying if you are gonna teach....you have a duty to teach correctly.

TheBeatSmith personally I'm not bothered about criticism, I welcome it, but I just don't undersatand your concept, you say the second note on the double should be softer? That would make it sound uneven, why would anyone do that? Maybe it's a language barrier, but your statements have not convinced me. Also I'd appreciate if you were not so vulgar in the comment section next time, people come here to learn, not to be shocked.

First of all Mr. Jones let me state I am sorry for the vulgarity.....I am trying to get your attention and I felt you were not listening.....Secondly...when plan doubles on the Conga.....the first note is with the palm and the second note is with the fingers. This technique actually makes your doubles not only faster but very even. Your technique make the doubles choppy and uneven. The palm should lead and the fingers should fall. I compared this to doubles on a snare because you said you were a drummer. To get a more powerful sounding roll on the snare.....you want to play the second note louder by snapping the stick in the the palm. .....this is easy on the snare because you use sticks.....but on the Conga....you make the first note louder because the palm is heavier than the fingers. Thusly the fingers or second note is naturally softer because the fingers are not as heavy as the palm....this part is just physics. One stroke ....two notes.........Just watch the greats.....and you will see what I am talking about...... Check out these videos.....and you will see. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SALb_ijASjY.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rv0JbdgTA3Q.html

I think you are talking about different techniques - Brendan is demonstrating open doubles and Beat Smith's videos show closed palm/tip doubles.

what do you think smartass?

They are pink because he used automatic settings. The white balance with the light coming in from the window messes with the color.

Big, fat red hands ✋

Not that I'm aware of. It would be if youre a drummer that plays with sticks 😏🤷🏻‍♂️

yeah maybe, sorry it was moving to fast for you