Bones Solo & discussion (pitch change, triplets)

Greg Burrows/Bones. Here I present a segment from interview/performance footage, shot by Greg Deliso in 2006.

The rhythmic feeling here is similar to what I would play to accompany a medium or uptempo bluegrass type rhythm. At the time of this video I was subbing for Larry Eagle w/ Andy Statman and playing a lot of improvised bluegrass-type things.

I offer lessons and workshops in rhythm bones, drums, percussion, and Taketina rhythm workshops for private, community, and corporate groups. Available in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, nationally and internationally.

More info on Greg: http://homepage.mac.com/greg_taketina

Taketina Web site: http:www.taketina.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• rhythm
• bones
• drum
• percussion
• old
• time
• bluegrass
• jazz
• improvisation
• Taketina
• tuscany
• bonobo

[rhythmvortex]

awesome grooves Greg! we enjoyed this very much. with respect, Justine and Nick

[gregoryburrows]

whoa - some thunder from Down Under - nice to hear from you! -gb

[BusterTwilightPrince]

thanks for the tips and I like seeing you play the bones using the thumb position as this is most comfortable for me but most videos show the first bone between the index and pointer.

[numofan]

hmm... as for this being anything like a set performance, you could've fooled me. Sounds like a mixture of various Indian and Middle Eastern things...

[numofan]

hmm... as for this being anything like a set performance, you could've fooled me. Sounds like a mixture of various Indian and Middle Eastern things...

[drownedinsect]

thanks man!!

[gregoryburrows]

nope, that's an old-school way of playing the bones, especially if you play w/ 3 or even 4 bones in each hand, you need to develop holding it between any/all the different fingers! There's no such word as "wrong" in bones playing.

[drownedinsect]

yo!! greg!! like what ur doing man...i play drumkit firstly but find bones to be so useful due to the portability factor.. i hold them differently with the top bone under the index finger instead of on top of it...is that wrong?