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	Claves - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Claves is a percussion instrument (idiophone), consisting of a pair of short (about 20-30 cm), thick dowels.
		Claves are sometimes hollow and carved in the middle to amplify the sound.
		So the claves are very important in many latin music styles as the Son and Salsa as they build the rhythmic basis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Claves (202 words)

	Clave (rhythm) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The clave serves as a tool for temporal organization, and essentially all Afro-Cuban music of Yoruban descent (including Cuban popular music such as salsa) is based around the clave rhythm.
		“Claves” is also the name of the percussion instrument that plays the clave rhythm, consisting of two small wooden sticks that are hit together to produce a high-pitched sound.
		The son clave rhythm is also used in the catch phrase "Shave and a haircut, two dimes" (inflation turned it into "Shave and a haircut, two bits").
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clave_(rhythm) (751 words)

	Encyclopedia: Clave (rhythm) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Claves is a percussion instrument, consisting of a pair of short, thick wooden dowels.
		The most common type of clave rhythm in Cuban popular music is called the âson claveâ, named after the Cuban musical style of the same name: Arsenio Rodríguez initially developed son montuno from son.
		son clave rhythm in musical notation This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Clave-(rhythm) (1322 words)

	Fan's Corner: Timba 101
		Clave and clave changes are among the most misunderstood and heatedly debated topics in all of music.
		The idea behind naming clave patterns with numbers like 2:3 and 3:2 is that the clave rhythm tends to sound as if it has two halves, or two "sides", one with three notes and one with two notes.
		Rhythms 1 and 2 are one family and 3 and 4 are another.
	www.timba.com /fans/clave_debates.asp (2992 words)

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		While there are various clave rhythm patterns, the "Son Clave" is the one used in the classic, mainstream New York Caribbean-style salsa music preferred by New Yorkers for ON 2 dancing.
		There are two son clave rhythm patterns: the 3/2 clave and the 2/3 clave.
		The clave creates a complex, syncopated, unevenness in the rhythmic structure that builds a tension in the group of 3 taps, and then releases or resolves that tension in the group of 2 taps, once in each of the 2 measures.
	www.mambocity.co.uk /mambo2.htm (1394 words)

	Bararumba
		Clave rhythm is the basis of Afro-Latin musical styles and is considered the key, the identity, the root, and the "soul" of the music.
		In the Son parallel of the Afro 6/8 clave, the rhythm is a literal triplet.
		In the Son clave it is an interpretive triplet.
	www.bararumba.com /glossary.html (4262 words)

	Der Salsaholic - Afro-Cuban Folkloric Rhythms
		The two families of rhythms discussed here, rumba and Congo, are all performed on three separate drums usually with clave and catá and are not complete until performed with singing and dancing.
		Clave refers both to the sticks that are played against each other and the rhythms they play.
		This clave rhythm is at the heart of all Cuban music and must be completely internalized to be able to play any of the parts.
	www.salsaholic.de /curtis1.htm (1699 words)

	Chris Washburne
		The clave used in guaguancó appears to be an adaptation of the clave rhythm found in rumba colombia to fit the new metric feel (example 3).
		The rhythm of son tends to be much less complex, less syncopated and polyrhythmic, than the rumba styles requiring the modification of the clave rhythm.
		However, the similarities of the clave rhythm and its function to African bell patterns is worthy of note and may demonstrate the origins of the clave concept found in salsa today.
	www.chriswashburne.com /articles.html (2811 words)

	Hips On Fire ~ Latino Dance Instruction, Performances & DJ Services
		Claves are played holding the larger stick in your non-dominant hand, with the fingers cupped to form a sound chamber behind the stick (and keep your fingers out of harm's way), and it is struck with the smaller stick.
		Clave is phrased in what is known as a 3/2 or 2/3 feel (three beats then two beats or two beats then three beats).
		You may not hear the clave pattern outwardly, but it is explicit in the music-- the rhythm moves in and through the clave beat.
	www.hipsonfire.com /HistoryInfo/clave.htm (1792 words)

	Clave Theory, Part 3 - The Clave Rhythm
		Notice that the clave pattern extends over two bars of the music (a measure) and that there are 5 accentuated beats over eight counts - three beats are accentuated in the first bar and two beats are accentuated in the next bar.
		The reverse clave is often referred to as the 2/3 clave and the forward clave is referred to as the 3/2 clave.
		Irrespective of whether the forward or reverse clave pattern is being played, a dancer picks moves based on whether there are two or three clave beats in a bar.
	www.geocities.com /sd_au/clavetheory/clavetheory3.htm (1084 words)

	Salsa Music, Rhythm, Phrasing & Timing
		For most salsa music, the clave has two notes in the first bar (called the 2 part, or 2 side of the clave) and three notes in the second bar (called the 3 part, or 3 side of the clave).
		The expression of this clave is considered the 2-3 (two-three), or reverse, clave.
		To better make sense of how the rhythms of dance and the rhythms of music relate to each other we must bear in mind that, typically, we do not dance the exact pattern of the clave but use aspects of the clave rhythm to keep us synchronized.
	www.mambofello.com /new_smrp&t.htm (2257 words)

	GuitarPeople.com - Lessons
		The clave rhythm is in 4/4 time and takes two measures to complete.
		The clave rhythm may also be strummed on the guitar.
		Example 10 is another samba rhythm which is very popular and uses the picking of the bass string with the right-hand thumb and the pulling of three strings with the first three fingers of the right hand.
	www.guitarpeople.com /jazz/jazzprog.asp (834 words)

	Clave: The African Roots of Salsa. A University of Salsa Study. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Claves are two wooden sticks hit together to produce a high piercing sound.
		If no clave player is present in a salsa band, timbale players will often attach a hollowed-out, hard plastic, open-ended box to their cowbell stand and strike it with their sticks to produce a clave sound.
		The clave found in salsa, also known as son clave is notated in example 4.
	www.planetsalsa.com /university_of_salsa/clave/clave_roots.htm (1655 words)

	Salsa & Merengue Society – Salsa: The Music
		In the diagram a chachachá rhythm, played by a number of percussion and bass instruments (including the conga) is used as an example [1].
		The clave is a rhythm that is played by striking one wooden stick against another.
		The 2-3 clave has two beats in the first bar of the phrase, and three beats in the second bar: beats 2, 3, 5, &, 8 (where & is equidistant between beats 6 and 7) [2].
	www.salsa-merengue.co.uk /revealit/musicsal.html (1314 words)

	LP: Play Like a Pro: Lessons from the Pros
		The clave rhythm, played with two wooden sticks, is the pulse of rumba.
		Clave is more than just an instrument or a rhythm.
		The clave phrase is comprised of the five accented beats shown in the rhythmic matrix below - 1, 1a, 2a, 3+, and 4.
	www.lpmusic.com /Play_Like_A_Pro/Lessons_From_Pros/intro_guag.html (1709 words)

	Conversations with Horacio El Negro Hernandez (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The clave is played with the right hand, hi-hat is played with the foot on the initial downbeat of each measure, and they're both played against left hand variations (using one-note to seven-note patterns).
		This section follows the same structure as the prior clave and cascara sections except that it concentrates on the Afro-Cuban 6/8 clave.
		Afro-Cuban 6/8 clave is played with the right hand, the hi-hat is played with the foot on the initial downbeat of each measure, and they're both played against left hand variations (using one-note to five-note patterns).
	www.tigerbill.com /features/da010515b.htm (1132 words)

	CAFS-About US
		One of a pair of cylindrical hardwood sticks that are used as a percussion instrument; a kind of rhythm.
		Once they are familiar with the clave rhythm, students can be sgin to identify this rhythm in popular music.
		Students can also bring in their own examples of the clave rhythm from their personal collections of music.
	education.indiana.edu /cas/tt/v2i2/african.html (402 words)

	PulseWave Percussion - Speaking Of Rhythm
		Speaking of Rhythm is a multi-volume set of instructional CDs covering a range of common ensemble dance rhythms from the Caribbean, Brazil and Africa.
		Speaking rhythm is the most ancient, widespread and effective method for learning, remembering and accurately transmitting drum music.
		The clave pattern may or may not be played litterally as one of the parts of the ensemble, however the clave feeling is the guiding principle in all of the rhythms I present as part of Speaking of Rhythm.
	www.pulsewave.com /catalog/pr_SOR.html (716 words)

	Rhythm Reminder by Dance In Time Productions - Shows (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the 3-2 clave rhythm, there are 3 clave beats that are hit in the first measure and only two in the second measure.
		This is sometimes referred to as "going with the clave." This coordination is essential because the clave is (literally) the "key" or foundation of the Salsa rhythm.
		The Rumba clave is the same except you strike the clave on the "and" of the 4th beat instead of on the 4.) Dancers and music students can listen to the rhythm patterns and become familiar with their sounds.
	www.danceintimeproductions.com /percussion.htm (2397 words)

	An Introduction to Clave Theory (Breaking on Two)
		In the clave based dances you respond to the call of the pulse beats that occur on counts one and three by stepping on counts two and four.
		The simplest approach to finding the clave is to listen for a strong down beat on the first and third counts, these are the pulse beats that keep the band in time.
		In Part II - Understanding the clave, we will investigate some more information about finding the clave, discuss a bit about the origins of the clave, a bit about how the music works, and provide you with a bit of dance imagery that is intended to help you understand how to move to the music.
	www.geocities.com /sd_au/clavetheory/clavetheory1.htm (942 words)

	Our Dance & Music
		The rhythm structure is based on either the 2/3 or 3/2 son clave, and the sound is one very much associated with Puerto Rican or NewYorican bands, such as El Gran Combo and Tito Puente.
		The greatest "push" or "action" in the music's rhythm (the 1 and 5 downbeats) empower the greatest "action" in the dancer's body (the initiation of a move).
		One can dance in many ways, and in connection with many different aspects of the music: rhythm, melody, mood, meaning of the words, tempo, harmony, intensity, etc. What matters most is what each dancer prefers.....and that they don't smash into their neighbors on the dance floor.
	www.salsanewyork.com /ourdancemusic.htm (8178 words)

	Performance guidelines
		Then find the regular rhythm that moves four times as fast as the beat -- choked rhythm guitar and percussion instruments are good places to listen for it.
		Listen for the clave rhythm -- or a subtle variant of it -- in the three RandB examples, then tap/clap along with the pattern as you listen to the recordings.
		If you're unsure of the rhythm, review the clave rhythm glossary example until it's locked in again, then go back to the examples.
	www.wiu.edu /users/mfmic1/mus195/perfguide.html (1305 words)

	Afro-Cuban
		The son clave is the clave heard most often with mambo bell patterns.
		Notice that on the 2-part of the clave only one note is played on the middle of the bell.
		This rhythm can be played on the hi-hat with either hand or the foot at slower tempos.
	www.zen30989.zen.co.uk /chap4.htm (1332 words)

	Clave: Key to Cuban Music. A University of Salsa "internet exclusive" to Planet Salsa. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		I thought I knew what clave was and could clap the 3-2 or reversed 2-3 rhythmic pattern flawlessly.
		And I knew that clave was the focal point, the key or “llave” which moves most Cuban music.
		Clave is the obscure code which unravels a secret language.
	www.planetsalsa.com /university_of_salsa/clave/jose_conde.htm (856 words)

	PulseWave Percussion - Mozambique Project
		The rhythm and dance (by the same name) was created in Cuba by Pello el Afrokan in the 1960's and has been obscured due to politics.
		Atkinson counts each rhythm out loud, both in eighth notes and sixteenth notes, and the accompanying booklet provides written versions of the rhythms using conventional notation as well as the Time Unit Box notation that was developed at UCLA as a way of notating African rhythms.
		The rhythm is then played in combos of three, four, eight and nine players, and is further illustrated in a Songo style with snare drum, and a Bata style, both with large combos.
	www.pulsewave.com /catalog/moz/pr_moz.html (3722 words)

	Professional Drummer - 321 Free Drum Lessons Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The choice of the direction of the clave rhythm is guided by the melody, which in turn directs all other instruments and arrangements.
		Generally son clave is associated with dance styles, while rumba clave is associated with folkloric rhythms.
		Traditionally the rhythm is performed using bomba drums; barrell shaped hand drums similar to the Cuban conga drums but slightly shorter, cuá; a pair of sticks on the side of a drum or log drum, and a single maraca.
	www.professionaldrummer.com /List.asp (3891 words)

	ipedia.com: Clave (rhythm) Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Clave is a rhythmic pattern which originated in Cuba.
		Essentially all Afro- Cuban music is based around the clave rhythm.
		Essentially all Afro-Cuban music is based around the clave rhythm.
	www.ipedia.com /clave__rhythm_.html (243 words)

	Tomás Howie Drumming Web - Monthly Drum Lessons - #15: Ethnic Rhythms #1
		So, for some of you these rhythms may look a bit different than you're used to seeing, or they may even appear wrong.
		I highly encourage further study of these rhythms if you are even remotely interested in pursuing them.
		This is probably the most basic rhythm is all of latin music.
	www.drummingweb.com /lessons/lesson15.htm (704 words)

	AUGUST, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		2) The "Clave Rhythm" is a five-note syncopated rhythm across two measures of music which serves as the foundation for all of the rhythmic styles in Salsa music.
		The most common variation is the 3/2 (Son Clave); 3 beats in the first measure and 2 beats in the second measure.
		The trick is to be able to hear the difference between the "Clave Rhythm" and the constant 1-2-3, 5-6-7 beat.
	home.att.net /~kellens/aug02.html (436 words)

	UNIVERSITY of SALSA - Glossary of Terms (A-E) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		drum rhythms popularized in Cuba in the 1940s, and often used to interpret lullabies.
		Rhythm - A five-note, two-bar rhythm pattern which generates rhythmic measurement and is the foundation and backbone of Salsa (and all Afro-Cuban based music).
		clave and a 6/8 (or "Afro") variation of each.
	www.planetsalsa.com /university_of_salsa/glossaryae.htm (1874 words)

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