How to play a Salsa montuno (tumbao) on the piano - tutorial #1
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This video demonstrates the basic rhythmic building block of the salsa montuno/tumbao piano pattern as it relates to the 2/3 clave. (different examples using various chord progressions)
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I’m so happy to find such an authentic tutorial of the salsa pattern. I hear it all the time in music but never really understood how it works. So thank you, now I can play the real thing on the piano!
Wonderful! I'm so glad to hear you found it so useful. That's why I do this :) Cheers
Your explanations, examples, the way you use the technology, and your joyful presence make this is a great lesson. You are a gifted teacher.
I loved your teaching... I saw many others, but I stuck myself onto your pedagogy
as you managed to put difficult concepts into simple logical demonstrations!
Hola y muchas gracias por sus comentários. Soy canadiense y vivo en Brasil, entonces mi español no es muy bueno ahora ... pero de verdad, mis videos son principalmente para explicar a gente de paises del norte (USA, Inglaterra etc) que no crecieron con la música latina ... pero estoy contenta de saber que gente latina también piensan que mis videos son útiles!
abrazo
Thanks so much! Playing and dancing are very much related, it is so important to really feel the rhythm of this music inside your core, whether you are playing or dancing ... I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Thanks, Vanessa! You've helped yet another piano player make a break-through into Latin music!
Really glad to hear it :) cheers!
Vanessa, great teaching and really clear explanations. You're a natural teacher.
Thank you for explaining this rhythmic structure. The counterpoint between the comp and the 2-3 clave is so subtle yet so complex. You do a wonderful job showing that in the vid with the Clave insert - Thanks again
Thanks so much for your feedback, I'm very happy to know you've found it helpful. Yes, clave is really the most important aspect of the montuno/tumbao rhythm.
Outstanding - thanks! Great teaching style, perfect pace, helpful addition of the clave in the corner - just perfect. Cant wait to work on this and to learn more.
Thank you for your feedback, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Vanessa, you're awesome! I'm a retired Jazz and Salsa pianist. You do an outstanding job breaking it down. Le deseo mucho exito.
Ok, so I've just discovered Vanessa Rodriguez and I'm already hooked. This is exactly the kind of straightforward, basic instruction any piano student can use to learn the correct way.Your'e awesome Vanessa!!
Thanks so much!! I'm really glad to hear my teaching style works for you. Enjoy!!
i agree with pablo - vanessa you have an infectious way about you - slightly like a learned professor and yet so much passion bubbling through too. very clear also - thanks
will c Thank you very much, I really appreciate your comment, and I'm happy to know that you find my lesson enjoyable and helpful. Cheers!
You are wonderful! I love this video, your explanations are superb, you really have an understanding of these rhythms/chords. Thanks for this, I've learned a bunch!
Dom Ham Thanks so much for your comment, I'm so glad you find my videos helpful :)
Hi Vanessa - a wonderful NYC musician found your tutorial and sent it to me. I am recommending it to other musicians, too. We love the clarity of your explanations; plus, your time is amazing, girl!!
Vanessa - You are a wonderful teacher! Your Joy of Music is so inspiring. You do not look like the MONSTER you are on the Hammond ! Thank-you.
This is by far the best tutorial for keyboards ever. Period.
Wow, thanks so much, I'm so glad it was so helpful for you.
I'm just a guitar player here that's trying to improve my piano playing skills and you're an awesome teacher! I actually used this video in a guitar class that I was teaching last night to explain about Rhythm placement and how it's really important to be consistent to sound right in various genres. Thanks!
Wonderful! So glad to hear that, thanks for sharing.
Olá! Obrigada por seu comentário!
Estou virando brasileira - rs (sou do Canada mas moro no Rio)
Este teclado é um Yamaha Clavinova.
I love your simplicity, you explain very well. thanks for the video.
Im a salsa addict... This tutorial is just pushing me to play some montuno on my piano (obviously I need to learn first). You really seems to feel music on your soul, keep on it!
11 Years later you helped me a lot! Thank you mrs. Rodrigues
Wonderful, I'm so glad you found this helpful. Cheers!
Thanks for your feedback, I'm glad you found it helpful. Cheers :)
I watched this video 2 years ago a gave up my dream of learning salsa science after watching it. But in may 2017 I watched it again and got it, very nice video.
I'm glad to hear you haven't given up! Yes sometimes we need to let things sit and process in our brains for a while ... and then when we revisit them they seem easier than they did the first time. Great news. Enjoy!!
thanks for sharing Vanessa I am a long time pianist just getting into Latin so this is very helpful!
Glad to hear it! Best wishes to you with your new musical project.
This is the first salsa-based piano lesson that made sense to me - I think it is because you started with the explanation of the timing. Thank you!!
:) I'm so glad you found it helpful. Yes, the rhythm is absolutely the most important aspect of this style, followed by the melodic phrases. It's wonderful music! Enjoy! cheers
I like the tutorial, and the vamp and solo at the end, nice right hand work and your timing and feel is impeccable.
Thank you very much :)
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!
excellent, vanessa I liked how you explained everything in detail, I think for that nesecitamos learn, your tutorials is a good alternative to start music lessons .. go ahead
Thanks so much! I've posted a few more videos since, talking about embellishing the montuno rhythm, playing in 3:2 clave, and also putting the right hand together with the bass line ... and I also explain a couple of well-known montunos from popular recordings ... enjoy :)
Thanks Vanessa, I'm a bass player that is starting to learn some piano and play a lot of Latin bass. Always wanted to learn montuno's on piano. Thanks for great instruction.
Great help with the beat! Thanks Vanessa! xx
Freekin' cool, awesome video, sure takes years of agony away from trying to learn that from a jazz piano textbook. Thank you !!
Hahaha!! Yes well. I actually put an ebook out as well, also with the aim of being as agony-free as possible. In any case, I'm very happy you found this video helpful. Cheers
Thank you so much! I saw this about maybe 4 years ago. and enjoyed it then. Glad I found it again so I can learn how to put that "ritmo" tumbao in my fingers.
Hi Richie, thanks for your comment, and for finding this video again, I'm glad it's useful for you :)
The drumming is good but it's a process like many things in life. I wanted to tell you that I love the organ trio video's. You guys are great! You are fun to watch! Looks like you're having a lot of fun! Best to you!
Awosome Vannesa... thanks for this tutorial... Soy mexicano y me encanta la musica de tumbao!!
Muchísima gracias! Enjoy!!
Wonderfully instructional, muchas gracias Vanessa
Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Absolutely fantastic video and what a great presentation!! Thanks so much!!
Thanks for posting this video. It helped me a lot. I've always wanted to try to play salsa rhythms on the piano!
+Allan K Great! I'm very glad you found it helpful
Thank you Vanessa ! I like your talent to teach us what you like. I'm pianist too (42 year's old), and enthousiastic visiting all your videos very soon. Big kisses from Brittany, France - Romy
Hi Romy, thanks so much for your comment. It's wonderful to see all kinds of different people of different ages from different countries learning and enjoying Latin music :) Have fun!! Beijos do Brasil
Thanks for the feedback, and for the suggestion ... I plan to do a video explaining this in more detail, but the main reason why the first one is a bit off and the second one is more right is that in every 2 bar phrase there's a 2-side bar and a 3-side bar (as in the 2 & 3 side of the clave), and the phrasing of the 3-side should be anticipated by 1 eighth note and not landing on beat 1. (I hope that makes sense)
This is such a great introduction to playing salsa piano! I've been playing piano all my life and always wanted to learn salsa but only just started trying to learn it now. This video was really easy to follow without being too slow like many other videos. Thank you!! :)
Also awesome jam at the end :D
Thank you very much, so glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful!! Cheers!
God blessing you! Congratulations Vanessa !!
+Alberto Tico Cardenas :) thank you
Very Good... You show it in a simple way for the beginers. Thanks so much...
You're very welcome and thank you for your comment, I'm glad you found it useful
You're very welcome, thank you for your feedback
Your instructions are clear and helpful! te agradezco :)
Muchas gracias :)
Young lady you are awesome on that piano. You seem to know your stuff as far as salsa rhythm goes. You can be a great inspiration to the new upcoming salseros salsros. God bless you.
Thank you so much for your kind words, much appreciated. All the best
That smile of yours made my day, eres muy agradable! Very instructional tutorial, muchas gracias bonita!
Thank you very much
Thanks for your teaching, it is very clear. I try this on the guitar ! I love polyrythmic patterns, like in flamenco... Keep going on !
Thanks so much for your comments! Yes this will fit very nicely on guitar, in fact the origin of the tumbao/montuno pattern is from a Cuban 3-string guitar called the 'tres'. Have fun!!
I have had quite a few requests for scores, exercises, and more videos ... so I am working on an e-book to include all of those things ... I'll keep everybody posted!
Thanks so much!
Vanessa
Vanessa, this is great! I finally found your channel.
Welcome! :)
I am learning and applying some of them to my 5-string and 6-string bass guitars (not just playing 1 5 8 tumbao on the "and of 2 & 4"). So much fun ... Thanks for this!
Hi Robert! How wonderful, I'm really happy to hear this! Have you ever checked out bassist Oscar Stagnaro?
@@vrodriguesmusic Of course! I interviewed him as well. I used to be the Assistant Manager for "Bassics" magazine and a contributing writer for "Bass Player." Additionally, I was the Producer/Host/Engineer of "The Global Beat" podcast for "Global Rhythm" magazine (and wrote for several others including "Downbeat," "Modern Drummer," "Jazziz," many other publications and several websites such as abstractlogix.com.) Also interviewed Rebecca Mauleon, Hiromi, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and numerous others.
@@robertkaye5434 Wow that's fantastic!!! Please feel free to reply with URLs to any of your interviews here that are available online, I'm sure a lot of people seeing this would love to read them.
(myself included)
Thank you for your feedback. The clave is a 5-note pattern that happens over a period of 8 beats. cheers!
I really loved the Fsus to F7
Awesome piano player Vanessa, I allways Love playing salsa with my Keyboard.
As a guitar player we've always wanted to know the 'secret of the clave', how to really listen to the technique and structure and then play rhythms along with it. Though I can get around the keyboard very little, but enough to form the chords, hearing and learning the progressions is a very valuable learning experience and inspires me to practice more. Thanks a lot Vanessa~!
+Spyder Logan You're very welcome, I'm glad you find the tutorial helpful :)
Thanks so much! I love Salsa and I always wondered what that wonderful rhythm was called!
musically you sound like a native latina...you got the touch... keep it up we can use role models for our young people who want to follow the traditions of our people.
Excelent , many congratulations.......good pace and swing. I am impressed the way you touch,
well beautiful
Thank you very much :)
Thank you vanessa. That would help me to understand some concepts that I misunderstood. I'm not a piano player but I definitely would like learn how to play. It just that. Coming from Cuba I have been surrounded by a lot of musicians never ever heard such title. However. Tumbaos. Is very well known. When it come to piano players. Here in united States it's different. It's like same thing different names or techniques. To summarize thank you. A fan of your talent.
This has helped me so much! Thank you Vanessa!
Thank you very much for your comment, I'm glad you found this video helpful
You're welcome and thanks for the comment. Have fun with Salsa piano! :)
Hi Steve, thanks for your message!
Very close ... it is indeed an arpeggio, but it's actually going up rather than down ... it might sound like it's descending because of the top C in the pinky, but the octave is doubled in the pinky and thumb, and the melody of the arpeggio goes up from the thumb playing the bottom C, up through Eb, G, then the top C (even though the Cs are always played by the thumb and pinky together) ... hope that helps!
cheers
Thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful.
I love this lesson. I’ve returned to this video many times.
Wonderful, I'm so glad you find it helpful!
@@vrodriguesmusic Wow! Thank you ☺️☺️
WAOOOO!!! Vanessa, que buen tutorial, eres la mejor profesora de piano!!!
There is nothing more beautiful than a young lady playing a musical instrument and smiling at the same time, thanks a lot, you had made my day !!!
Thank you :)
Thank you, very nice tutorial! Like your feel!
Holy smokes that part at 2:58 is really challenging for me to learn.
I literally ripped your video to my PC & placed it on my video compositor and looped that part over and over like 20 times on my portable yamaha and I'm frying my brain trying to get the fingering coordinated.
Hi there, thanks for your comment! This tumbao at 2:58 is very similar to the break in the song Mi Tierra, which I also did a video about: th-cam.com/video/JybMBBQW_Tk/w-d-xo.html
Vanessa Thank you for posting this...I play country/rockabilly piano....However all my life I have been hearing this cuban rhythm from movies to Ricky Ricardo- Lucy TV shows and have always wondered what it was....Thanks to TH-cam you have answered the basic compelling questions that have bugging me for 50 years.....
+Harold Price I love stories like that. TH-cam (amongst other sites and apps - Shazam comes to mind as well) has brought many musical revelations to many people. I'm happy to have helped. Cheers!
Thanks so much for your feedback, I appreciate it :) cheers
Si ya lo he buscado pero no lo he conseguido, quizas no he buscado en los sitios correctos. Lo que pasa es que tu forma de tocar me llamó porque tiene mucho corazón y eso le da un tumbao excepcional. Espero que coseches muchos éxitos en la musica. Saludos.
Sinceramente Luis
Thanks so much! I do teach private lessons in person, and eventually I will offer one-on-one Skype lessons, but my internet connection in Brazil is not very reliable at the moment so for now I will keep posting videos ...
cheers!
Fabulous! Thanks so much Vanessa!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!
Wow!!!!I'm really impressed..your video is really helpful and clear!!!I really like your style..brava!!))
Excellent, I'm happy to hear this! Thank you for your feedback
thank's for your explanation of Montuno's basic Rhytm... it really help me.. :)
Thanks very much for sharing! and keeping it simple 👍
You're very welcome! Yes I try to explain things in a way that is simple and easy to understand ...
Yeah we're having a ball, those guys are great fun to play with! Best to you too! VR
Latin rhythms are definitely challenging for those of us who did not grow up with them, but if you really get into it, it'll gradually become easier.
TH-cam won't let me post the link directly here, but my Salsa Tutorial #4 is all about coordinating the 2 hands; I attempted to break it down and present this tricky rhythmic coordination in a way that's easy to understand ... (look for it in my list of videos). And thank you for your video, I'll check it out as soon as I get a chance.
Thanks!!
Thank you very much! this is very helpful.
Thanks for the feedback!! I'll post soon about 3:2 clave and about some more rhythmic options/variations to build on the basic tumbao. In the mean time, check out my latest video, which is a really close look at the montuno from Yuri Buenaventura's Mala Vida:
beautiful thank you i was looking exactly for this
+Alà Eddin Abugrara Great! I'm glad to hear it. Cheers!
Vanessa you're awesome, I love your video, but I can't learn from it yet because I'm an infant with the piano. Respect!
Thanks so much! You'll get there … get some basic technique happening, but remember the most important thing here is not chops, it's the correct rhythm … it won't take you as long as you think. Have fun :)
Buenísimo el video! Aprendiendo "Sonero Mayor" de Willie Colón, y este tutorial me esta ayudando con el "montuneo" Gracias!
:) que bueno que mi video está auyudándote. Y Willie Colón es fantástico. Disfruta mucho!
that's a great vid :) i dance salsa and also dance&play other generes... that's the first time i try to play the montuno with my fingers rather than my feet ;) and u've been very helpful!
Besides being adorable and cute Vanessa, your video is informative and helpful. Montuno is one of my favorite rhythms for piano. I play drums and I love to solo over this rhythm. Thanks.
This is very helpful. Thanks for making this!
You're very welcome! :)
Thanks so much, and enjoy!!
Thanks for your feedback ... yes it's true, this video is definitely aimed at more intermediate players; I will be publishing a salsa instructional e-book covering more basic material. cheers!
Very good Vanessa you play fantastic....
Thank you! Cheers
Me gusta, lo explicas muy bien. Voy a aprender contigo. Saludos desde Catalunya-España.
Very Clear. No confusion! (I like what you said about not getting yelled at by the Cuban guys! Nothing like a scowling Cubano!)
Thank you! great tutorial, here's my like 🙂👍
Cheers
Thank you very much. Stay tuned for more ...
Thanks so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it :)
Excellent, tutorial sessions Vanessa Rodrigues my skill's are most definitely going to improve. Aim totally grateful and thankful as well. Most of all (El talento que tienes, proviene de un regalo de Dios en el cielo.)
I totally remember you! Congrats again on running the marathon!! And I hope you find my tutorials helpful :) abraços do Rio!
Another great introduction. Thanks.
Thanks so much for your comments, I'm glad you enjoy the videos and find them helpful. Cheers!