I have not been practicing my drum everyday. But I have finally been able to make progress thanks to the looming deadline of the midterm submission. I have learned the patterns introduced in this book and have also learned the breaks. Then on to sequencing – which, often, are a compilation of the cue, the break, the pattern, and then the break again to finish. changing from a pattern to a break and vice versa has challenged me. Especially, the universal break is challenging on its own for me. Particularly, changing from the Merengue pattern to the Universal break in the Universal-Merengue Sequence forced me to slow down and practice that transition.

I am beginning to enjoy the djembe now. I’m grateful to have time and space to learn this intriguing instrument.

 

Cheerio!