MasterClass Sheila E Teaches Drumming and Percussion

MasterClass – Sheila E. Teaches Drumming and Percussion

Born into a legendary music family, Sheila E. was drawn to drumming and percussion from a very early age. Her father, Pete Escovedo, led bands that opened for The Temptations and other greats, and her uncles were Santana member and Azteca founder Coke Escovedo and The Dragons’ frontman Mario Escovedo. She performed her first onstage solo at age 15 and knew from that moment that performing music was her calling.

Sheila has played with Gloria Estefan, Beyoncé, and Jennifer Lopez. Her hit songs “The Glamorous Life” (nominated for two Grammy Awards) and “A Love Bizarre” garnered her even more acclaim and recognition as a multitalented musician: a drummer, percussion player, songwriter, singer, dancer, and dynamic performer. Rolling Stone counts her among the greatest drummers of all time, and now she’s teaching you how she claims the stage.

In this online class, you’ll learn about:

• Basic and complex drum beats
• Types of drums
• Finding your rhythm
• Solos and fills
• Leading a band and jamming
• Warm-up and practice routines
• Singles, doubles, and paradiddles
• Training for performance
• The Escovedo family
• Experimenting with percussion
• Timbales and conga drums

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