Hey guys... I am a professional pianist, starting to learn cajon as the band I played with occasionally need some percussionist.To be honest, I didn't want to get "virtuoso" on the instrument because I know I would take many many years! What I want to do is to be able to do some basic beats and provide a nice simple groove to the band.
I checked out some cajon lessons online. There are many of them... (way too many that I didn't know which one i should watch) As I watch these VDOs, I realize people have different techniques in playing cajon. It could be very opposite... For example, one would say we should play the bass tone using flat hand, and once we hit the box, we re-bounce off our hand ; while the other say that we should form a little cup on our hand and stayed surface of the box once we hit it. One would say, hit it 90 degree and one would say " try to use a bit of a slide motion"...
My question is what should I do? Whom should I believe? Or are these just guide line, and I could do what my body feels comfortable?
Sometime for a novice like me, it is very confusing... How can it be so different but yet make good sound?
I would love to hear advice from you guys thanks. (BTW,, this is my first post here!)
I checked out some cajon lessons online. There are many of them... (way too many that I didn't know which one i should watch) As I watch these VDOs, I realize people have different techniques in playing cajon. It could be very opposite... For example, one would say we should play the bass tone using flat hand, and once we hit the box, we re-bounce off our hand ; while the other say that we should form a little cup on our hand and stayed surface of the box once we hit it. One would say, hit it 90 degree and one would say " try to use a bit of a slide motion"...
My question is what should I do? Whom should I believe? Or are these just guide line, and I could do what my body feels comfortable?
Sometime for a novice like me, it is very confusing... How can it be so different but yet make good sound?
I would love to hear advice from you guys thanks. (BTW,, this is my first post here!)