Billy Martin's Riddim class: Yoruban Game

This is one of many classes led by Billy Martin, best known as drummer with Medeski Martin & Wood. Clave pattern to follow (on cowbell) is x . x . x x . x . x . x This particular class is focusing on Yoruban rhythms assigned by Billy.
Yoruban Game is part of a series called Stridulations for the Good Luck Feast now available in the score pack at http://www.billymartin.net
The students are encouraged to improvise by choosing any pattern from Billy's list. Students have the option to play, repeat, not play, or group together various combinations as a collective exercise. Students from left to right clockwise: Andrew McAuley, Leif Arntzen, Miles Arntzen, David Freeman and Billy Martin. Riddim classes focus on interplay, polyrhythms and collective improvising. Some of it-not always driven by a pulse. Sometimes the class will focus on textural sounds and form with no metronomic pulse. Often, students get to experiment with Martin's "Stridulations" percussion compositions which includes all of these concepts.

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• medeski martin and wood
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• riddim
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[godzuki444]

Billy,Bill Stewart and Stanton Moore , the best around.

[woutertron]

The only thing that kept going through my head while watching this was: GROWN ASS MEN

[greenfruitface]

So awesome. And I am so jealous.

[milesa]

every type of musician needs to do this!

[kindbeats]

that was a fun session to be a part of!

[ChicWebb]

Very nice; so short!  I wanted more.

[Superfro2]

I dig it!